And that's what this is: a federal government intent on bullying states into compliance. So I ask this Board what transparency and moral calling really means in practice? Is MSDE is unaware of any legal authority obligating it to comply with USDE's request, as the letter stated, what's next? 8/12 - ThreadSky

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melissaschober.bsky.social • 3 days ago

And that's what this is: a federal government intent on bullying states into compliance.

So I ask this Board what transparency and moral calling really means in practice? Is MSDE is unaware of any legal authority obligating it to comply with USDE's request, as the letter stated, what's next? 8/12

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melissaschober.bsky.social•3 days ago

Will we comply with with other federal initiatives that lack legal authority? Which ones? Will we allow ICE into our schools to take members of our beloved community away? Will we next agree that children "suffer the toxic normalization of transgenderism," that disparate impacts 9/12

melissaschober.bsky.social•3 days ago

Of school discipline don't matter, or that colorblindness requires us to jettison classes like AP African American lit -- all proposals in Project 2025? 10/12

melissaschober.bsky.social•3 days ago

In closing, I request this body affirm its commitment to transparency by telling families exactly what is legal charge entails and whether, going forward, written comments to the US Dept of Education will match press releases and videoed statements. 11/12

melissaschober.bsky.social•3 days ago

Families and children deserve to know exactly how this body intends to honor and fulfill its moral calling in the weeks and months ahead. Thank you. 12/12

melissaschober.bsky.social•3 days ago

(oof, excuse typos.)

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