Attorney General Merrick Garland opened an investigation on Oct. 4 into violence against educators, declaring that there has been a “disturbing spike” in threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff in recent months.
However, according to information revealed on Oct. 21 during a House Committee on the Judiciary oversight hearing, Garland’s assertion of a “disturbing spike” was based not on law enforcement intelligence or academic studies, but by a letter the National School Boards Association (NSBA) had sent to the Biden administration days earlier.
