{"id":923950,"date":"2021-10-26T09:44:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T13:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=923950"},"modified":"2021-10-26T09:44:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T13:44:43","slug":"ohio-school-board-association-blasts-national-group-for-labeling-parents-as-domestic-terrorists-pulls-membership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-school-board-association-blasts-national-group-for-labeling-parents-as-domestic-terrorists-pulls-membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio School Board Association Blasts National Group For Labeling \u2018Parents As Domestic Terrorists,\u2019 Pulls Membership"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fohio-school-board-association-blasts-national-group-for-labeling-parents-as-domestic-terrorists-pulls-membership%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=923950&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>The Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) Board of Trustees voted to end its affiliation with the National School Board Association (NSBA) after the latter requested a federal crackdown on recent \u201cthreats\u201d to school board members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Board of Trustees\u2019 decision was prompted by NSBA\u2019s recent letter to President Joe Biden requesting federal intervention at local school board meetings,\u201d OSBA Chief Executive Officer Rick Lewis said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioschoolboards.org\/sites\/default\/files\/uploads\/OSBA%20media%20statement%20on%20NSBA%2010-26-21.pdf\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The OSBA\u2019s move is the latest in a wave of criticism and backlash against the NSBA over the letter, which the national organization apologized for last week. The Pennsylvania School Board Association was the first state-level group to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-final-straw-pa-school-board-assn-withdraws-from-national-assn-after-domestic-terrorism-letter\">rescind<\/a> its membership to the NSBA on October 14.<\/p>\n<p>The OSBA slammed the NSBA for sending the letter without first consulting the state organization and for undermining parent and community-centered education in favor of federal control<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOSBA believes strongly in the value of parental and community discussion at school board meetings, and we reject the labeling of parents as domestic terrorists,\u201d the state association said in a letter to the NSBA on Monday. \u201cThere is tremendous value in allowing and encouraging the public to have meaningful input into the decision-making process. However, that participation should not come at the expense of interfering with the board\u2019s ability to conduct its business or subjecting individual board members to threats of violence, abuse, or harassment. That said, dealing with such interference should be dealt with at the local level, not by federal officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NSBA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nsba-apologizes-for-letter-describing-potential-domestic-terrorism-at-school-board-meetings\">apologized<\/a> on Friday for its letter, which Attorney General Merrick Garland said inspired his decision to order the FBI to crack down on \u201charassment\u201d and \u201cthreats\u201d at school board meetings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of NSBA, we regret and apologize for the letter,\u201d the organization wrote in a letter to NSBA members. \u201cTo be clear, the safety of school board members, other public school officials and educators, and students is our top priority, and there remains important work to be done on this issue. However, there was no justification for some of the language included in the letter. We should have had a better process in place to allow for consultation on a communication of this significance. We apologize also for the strain and stress this situation has caused you and your organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we\u2019ve reiterated since the letter was sent, we deeply value not only the work of local school boards that make important contributions within our communities, but also<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA) Board of Trustees voted to end its affiliation with the National School Board Association (NSBA) after the latter requested a federal crackdown on recent \u201cthreats\u201d to school board members.\u201cThe Board of Trustees\u2019 decision was prompted by NSBA\u2019s recent letter to President Joe Biden requesting federal intervention at local school board meetings,\u201d OSBA Chief Executive Officer Rick Lewis said in a statement.The OSBA\u2019s move is the latest in a wave of criticism and backlash against the NSBA over the letter, which the national organization apologized for last week. The Pennsylvania School Board Association was the first state-level group to rescind its membership to the NSBA on October 14.The OSBA slammed the NSBA for sending the letter without first consulting the state organization and for undermining parent and community-centered education in favor of federal control\u201cOSBA believes strongly in the value of parental and community discussion at school board meetings, and we reject the labeling of parents as domestic terrorists,\u201d the state association said in a letter to the NSBA on Monday. \u201cThere is tremendous value in allowing and encouraging the public to have meaningful input into the decision-making process. However, that participation should not come at the expense of interfering with the board\u2019s ability to conduct its business or subjecting individual board members to threats of violence, abuse, or harassment. That said, dealing with such interference should be dealt with at the local level, not by federal officials.\u201dThe NSBA apologized on Friday for its letter, which Attorney General Merrick Garland said inspired his decision to order the FBI to crack down on \u201charassment\u201d and \u201cthreats\u201d at school board meetings.\u201cOn behalf of NSBA, we regret and apologize for the letter,\u201d the organization wrote in a letter to NSBA members. \u201cTo be clear, the safety of school board members, other public school officials and educators, and students is our top priority, and there remains important work to be done on this issue. However, there was no justification for some of the language included in the letter. We should have had a better process in place to allow for consultation on a communication of this significance. We apologize also for the strain and stress this situation has caused you and your organizations.\u201d\u201cAs we\u2019ve reiterated since the letter was sent, we deeply value not only the work of local school boards that make important contributions within our communities, but also the voices of parents, who should and must continue to be heard when it comes to decisions about their children\u2019s education, health, and safety,\u201d the apology continued.In its original letter to the Biden administration, the NSBA did not blame parents, but claimed that outsiders were causing chaos at local school board meetings across the country.\u201cCoupled with attacks against school board members and educators for approving policies for masks to protect the health and safety of students and school employees, many public school officials are also facing physical threats because of propaganda purporting the false inclusion of critical race theory within classroom instruction and curricula,\u201d the letter said.\u201cAs these acts of malice, violence, and threats against public school officials have increased, the classification of these heinous actions could be the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes,\u201d the letter said.Related: State School Boards Blast NSBA Letter Calling On Biden Admin To Crack Down On School Board MeetingsThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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