House Republicans Demand Answers From Education Secretary on ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter, School Closures

House Republicans Demand Answers From Education Secretary on ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter, School Closures
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona departs from a meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building on August 03, 2021 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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House Republican leaders are demanding that Education Secretary Miguel Cardona explain, among other things, his involvement in a letter that advocated for the use of the FBI to quell parents protesting at local school board meetings.

“From the very beginning, the targeting of concerned parents has been nothing short of a witch hunt orchestrated by partisan demagogues in the White House, Department of Justice, and the Department of Education,” said Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), the top Republican on the House Education Committee.