{"id":322698,"date":"2021-03-27T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T04:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=322698"},"modified":"2021-03-27T00:00:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T04:00:34","slug":"in-aftermath-of-parent-enemies-list-school-committee-pledges-to-silence-the-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-aftermath-of-parent-enemies-list-school-committee-pledges-to-silence-the-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"In Aftermath Of Parent Enemies List, School Committee Pledges To \u2018Silence The Opposition\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-aftermath-of-parent-enemies-list-school-committee-pledges-to-silence-the-opposition%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=322698&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A quasi-official body tied to the Loudoun County, Virginia, public schools on Friday pledged to \u201csilence the opposition,\u201d apparently referring to parents who question the schools\u2019 adoption of controversial racial ideologies, as officials seemed to double down after revelations of a list, the stated purpose of which was to \u201cinfiltrate,\u201d \u201chack,\u201d and \u201cexpose\u201d such parents.<\/p>\n<p>The LCPS Minority Student Achievement Advisory Council (MSAAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LCPSMSAAC\/status\/1375575224675151877\">wrote<\/a> on Twitter and Facebook:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"10\">\n<p><em>There is strength in numbers &amp; we believe wholeheartedly, that united, we can &amp; will silence the opposition. We ask that you please support our call to action by engaging in these 5 small, but impactful actions to help us in our mission of Advancing Equity Through Action!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was followed with a \u201ccall to action\u201d consisting of items such as: \u201crefrain from opening\/clicking or sharing any article\/tweet\/facebook post from any group that seeks to sow seeds of untruths, hate and distrust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/loudoun-teachers-target-parents-critical-race-theory-hacking\">Teachers Compile List Of Parents Who Question Racial Curriculum, Plot War On Them<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MSAAC is an advisory board whose activities are hosted on LCPS property and who operate according to bylaws approved by the school system. Many of the racial policies at the heart of the controversy came from the school board\u2019s Equity Committee, which is comprised of both school board members and citizens, with MSAAC appointing four of the citizens.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cequity\u201d policies, many of which appear consistent with a philosophy called \u201ccritical race theory\u201d (CRT) that is opposed by many liberals and conservatives, have drawn unease from some parents, while some in the school system have responded with efforts at censorship. On March 4, Equity Committee member Tara Hewan called for \u201ca system-wide ruling\u201d banning students from wearing Donald Trump insignia because \u201cit\u2019s a marginalization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beth Barts, an elected school board representative, promoted the \u201csilence the opposition\u201d message.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_204463\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-204463\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-204463 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/20210326-266x576.jpg\" alt width=\"266\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3907.jpeg 266w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3908.jpeg 139w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-3909.jpeg 473w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-204463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loudoun County school board member Beth Barts \/ Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Taxpayer-funded educators echoed the call. Jen Evans, whose twitter handle @JenEvansLCPS lists her as \u201cSupervisor, Student Assistance Services at Loudoun County Public Schools,\u201d retweeted it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SusanMHayden\">Susan M. Hayden<\/a>, a fourth-grade teacher at Mill Run Elementary School who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcps.org\/Page\/229221\">volunteers<\/a> \u201cwith the LCPS Minority Student Achievement Advisory Committee,\u201d did as well.<\/p>\n<p>The enemies list began after Barts was censured by the school board for failing to \u201cwelcome and encourage active cooperation of Loudoun County residents,\u201d and then retreated to a private Facebook group called \u201cAnti-Racist Parents of Loudoun County,\u201d to whose members she wrote, \u201cI am very concerned that this [anti-] CRT \u2018movement\u2019 for lack of a better word is gaining support. It is difficult for me to bring attention to it without calling out specifics which may violate our code of conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Members of the group, which included current or former teachers, listed parents who were critical of, or even \u201cneutral\u201d towards, critical race theory. Leading the charge was mother Jen Durham, who wrote that the goal was to use \u201chackers who can either shut down their websites or redirect them to pro-CRT\/anti-racist informational webpages\u201d and \u201cexpose these people publicly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barts cheered them on. \u201cThank you for the response to my posting this morning,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThank you for stepping up. Silence is complicity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>School public information officer Wayde Byard did not immediately return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>On March 19, Interim Superintendent Scott Ziegler sent a message to all parents saying&nbsp;\u201cIt has come to my attention that individuals, including some identifying themselves as LCPS employees, have made statements across social media about parents and their thoughts about the school division\u2019s equity work. LCPS recognizes the right of its employees to free speech, but does not condone anyone targeting members of the community for their viewpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/loudoun-teachers-attack-parents-protected-free-speech-mulls-banning-trump-flags\">Loudoun Says Teachers Who Attack Parents Protected By Free Speech, Mulls Banning Trump Flags<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In September, Ziegler presented a policy to the school board that would have banned school staff from disagreeing with the school system\u2019s views on \u201csystemic racism\u201d and other racial issues, even off-campus. \u201cAn employee\u2019s First Amendment right to engage in protected speech \u2026 may be outweighed by the school division\u2019s interest in \u2026 [protecting] class equity, racial equity, and the goal to root out systemic racism,\u201d said the draft policy. It was withdrawn following media criticism.<\/p>\n<p>The doxxing of parents who resist the racial ideology promulgated by the school system appears to have continued since The Daily Wire broke the enemies list story on March 16.<\/p>\n<p>After one parent emailed the sheriff saying she was concerned about the activities of Barts and others in the group, and copied school board members and Ziegler on the email, her message \u2014 including contact information \u2014 was shared among activists, according to a screenshot obtained by The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>On March 13, Barts wrote to the Equity Committee to name a parent who she said had donated to a parents\u2019 advocacy group that opposes CRT.<\/p>\n<p>On March 23, \u201cthe School Board met in closed session at the end of Tuesday\u2019s meeting to discuss \u2026 disciplining of a board member,\u201d Loudoun Now reported, but \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/loudounnow.com\/2021\/03\/24\/as-students-return-to-classrooms-school-board-again-under-fire\/\">no action<\/a> was taken after the session concluded.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and&nbsp;<span class=\"il\">counter<\/span>\u2013<span class=\"il\">cultural<\/span>&nbsp;outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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