Thread by @ternary_logic

Last night a group of people identifying as "007 parents" descended on the Chesterfield School Board threatening legal action against Board members in response to, in part, masking policy. They are fueled by a national campaign designed to target and harass public officials.

The scam they're involved in is called "Bonds for the Win" and is based on a relatively convoluted argument that any individual citizen can serve any elected official claims against surety bonds designed to create financial protection for the public.

Details on that scam are detailed here:

https://twitter.com/pinealdecalcify/status/1486166540672245764

If you set aside the utterly bizarre legal jargon, here is what the scam encourages: approach Board members on mass at public meetings (and out in public, and at their home), accuse members of violating the Geneva Convention, threaten them.

Chesterfield participants made the following accusations: unconstitutional use of CRT in schools, violation of human rights by denying the public the right to refuse health interventions, including vaccination and masking, enforcing a "LGBTQ agenda," declaring war on religion.

Nationally these mobilizations accuse schools of insurrection and communist conspiracies. The same accusations were made last night.

https://twitter.com/2022_Karma/status/1486163844372516865

Today is #RedForEd Wednesday, and in lieu of a selfie I'm here to remind all of us that attacks on school boards and teachers have their roots in McCarthyism. They are witch hunts. They target unions.

slate.com/human-interest…

People participating in this are explicitly advocating the defunding of schools and the full cessation of school activities. They reject democratic governance of public goods entirely. They are targeting queer and trans students, students with disabilities, and workers.

They are funded by the wealthiest people in the country, including—but not limited to—the Koch dynasty.

truthout.org/articles/many-…

They do not represent parents. They are not the majority. They present themselves as fighting oppression. They are advocating for minority rule.

This is why truthful teaching of history is essential. This is why teachers need unions. This is why School Boards must be protected. This is why we need statewide policy on trans student protections.

zinnedproject.org/if-we-knew-our…

@ChapPetersen, this is who you voted with last night: homophobic, transphobic Q-Anon conspiracy theorists who harass and threaten some of our least protected public servants.

What happens in Chesterfield affects all of us. @ChesterfieldEa will need our support in the coming months, as will CCPS students, parents, and reasonable members of the Board.

This is the messaging we need to support as we engage with parents who are vulnerable to misinformation campaigns: parents are not empowered by dark money witch hunts, they are empowered by local, democratic control.
chesterfieldobserver.com/articles/lette…

Reactionary conspiracy cults don't represent the public. They don't represent parents. They don't represent students.

They represent consolidated wealth, looking to increase its hoard.