In 2023, Eye on Jacksonville reported on a disturbing Duval County School Board meeting where parents were treated with open hostility during public comment.
(Read: “Duval County School Board Blew It Last Night”)
Those who questioned curriculum, policies, or the board’s tone were dismissed outright. At the time, many believed it was just “local politics.” But we now know it was part of a national pattern to marginalize parental voices and politicize public education. It’s all coming out now thanks to America First Legal where they have uncovered that infamous October 4 memo from Attorney General Garland labeling concerned parents as “domestic terrorists” that set in motion a political operation of weaponized government, not the normal, lawful execution of federal laws by Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ). You can read all the gory details here:
In Nassau County, concerned parents have been documenting similar issues. For over two years, parents and taxpayers have been asking to see what’s being taught to their children through a taxpayer-funded mental health software program. The response?
- Delayed and denied public records
- Disappearing digital content
- A school district that continues to operate in the shadows—even after a court ruled the curriculum was a public record
It is all laid out here: “Taxpayer-Funded Secrecy” – Read the full exposé
The pattern is undeniable…
| National Level | Local Reflection |
| White House + DOJ branded parents “threats” | Duval shut down public comment from conservative parents |
| Federal suppression of dissent | Nassau blocked access to curriculum paid for by taxpayers |
| Narrative control over open discussion | School boards behaving more like political gatekeepers |
This isn’t paranoia—it’s policy, and it’s happening all around us.
With a new school year starting soon it’s clear that trust in our local education leaders is at an all-time low. If school boards want to rebuild that trust, it starts with transparency—not intimidation. And the last administration is gone – and a new one will not tolerate tagging parents as “domestic terrorists” anymore!
We hope local school boards will take on this new attitude:
They will welcome questions, not squash them.
They will respect parents, not ridicule them.
They will serve students, not agendas.
Let’s make it cool again for Parents, Teachers and Administrators to work together to create an excellent education for our children. Our children deserve the best we can give them and working together is the best way to make that happen.
2 responses to “Parents Knew Something Was Off In Their Kids Schools —And They Were Right”
I’ve attended almost all of the Nassau County School Board meetings from 2020 until May of this year. The School Board members, for the most part, are intimidated by both the Superintendent and the School Board attorney. They take everything at face value, don’t do any research and almost always unanimously rubber stamp the Superintendent’s agenda. They frequently are handed critical documents only a few hours before Bosrd meetings and workshops. For example, the Board was convinced by the Board Attorney to settle a lawsuit based on a complete fabrication and blatant misstatement regarding a purported change in the criteria for removal of books from school libraries. The Board swallowed the attorney’s lie and returned books to the libraries that were still subject to removal by the criteria still in place.
Lawyers scare school board members and commissioners all the time. This is not new to Nassau County. It happens across the country. Lawyers have more power than they should. Not sure how to fix that either.