School Board Members Face Threats Over Covid Safety Measures And Lessons About Racism

School board members across the nation are facing a growing number of threats from some conservatives over Covid safety measures and lessons about racism in school. Gwinnett County School Board Chair Everton Blair tells Lawrence O’Donnell they’re “forced to deal with the distraction” when they should be focusing on the academic achievement of the students. Jonathan Capehart adds that these outbursts are “about something larger, something more sinister” and predicts we’ll see more of it in 2022 and 2024.

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[billyrubin]

American history should be a part of public education, that is, the real American history.

[SuperKillerdog]

The fact that a grown woman does not want America's history taught is disturbing, and it should set off alarm bells to any rational thinking parent.

[mvvpro]

Look at the segment where one of the crazies asks the real question: "When can we start using the guns?"
Scary times.

[earthzero]

"I'm a parent not an educator." That is a sad statement on multiple levels--especially coming from this woman.

[diannahill]

"I'm a parent, not an educator." Well, there you are, lady!🤷 These type of humans are of utter ignorance!🤦 Thank goodness she isn't an educator! Children would be robbed of a good education.

[williaminfinite]

It would be best to pull your kids out of the Federal school system. It's just social programming NOT an "education".

[annewantschange]

The School board members just need to film all the ridiculous statements.

[danjohnston]

The School Yard Bullies Return For A Final Battle Against Education

[catherinerodriguez]

Banning books now??? These people are out of a horror story. 🗽👵🕵️‍♀️📖📘📚📒📓📔📔📕📖📗📘📑📜📚📚📙

[georgebutler]

humans are like locust they consume everything including each other until nothing is left

[ybor]

I have a guitar with a small sound box and a guitar with a large sound box. The larger and emptier the sound box is, the more sound it produces. It works exactly the same in humans: the emptier the head, the less brain, the more noise comes out.

[ThankGodimstraight]

Telling history and getting called a racist are not the same thing.

[incognito-yjgu]

When teaching about racism in school let's not forget to mention that most slaveholders were democrats.

[samiaint]

Many death threats are from right to life Evangelicals.

[jmajick]

The only way forward is through (our racist past and it's effects today)

[jaysasso]

Merrick Garland is right on point then with his memorandum on Threats of Violence

[davea]

I earned a master's degree in history. It is obvious that a discussion of racism is a necessary part of a discussion about the history of slavery in the western hemisphere from 1492 (Columbus's arrival) to 1886 (emancipation of all slaves in Cuba). The parent interviewed in this video is a fool.

[qwadpj]

How about the american history of native Americans made to go to boarding schools and forced to speak only english and punished for speaking their native language causing them to lose their culture and language.

[gloriawestfall]

Great! Stop this insanity about vaccine and mask mandate! Let’s go Brandon!

[chavo]

I'm sure the interview wasn't edited or cut short to fit a narrative. If not play the unedited interview.