threats of violence are not protected by the first amendment. those are the things we re worried about here. those are the only things we re worried about here. thank you for that. is the illegal presence for the department of justice to investigate peaceful protests or parental involvement at public school meetings? we are not investigating peaceful protests or parent involvement in school board meetings. there is no precedent for doing that and we would never do that. we are only concerned about violence, threats of violence against school administrators, teachers, staff, people like your mother a teacher. that s what we re worried about. we are worried about that across the board. we re worried about threats against members of congress and threats against police. thank you very much for that. i m a member of the education committee. on october 7th republican members of this committee sent you a letter you and secretary cordona expressing concern about disparaging remarks that
the secretary made against parents. in the letter we request you educate the committee before before your threats to parents lawful expressions of legitimate concerns. have you received that letter and do you plan an testifying before the housed indication committee. let me say this. i appreciate you being here, attorney general. i was aware of the time when our race led our country black men re [inaudible] and aware in 2017 studies that department of education that 75% of the black boys in the state of california cannot pass standard reading and writing test. in those days parents were involved and there was a trust
0 jurisdiction? any understanding is the judge i he held the warden in contempt but we haven t seen improvement. he asked for a review and the justice department is conducting a review. the marshals did an inspection the other day that was reported in the news and the civil rights division is examining the circumstances. this is the district of columbia jail not the prison system. as i explained to members i view the wearing of facemasks as a safety issue and important matter of order and decorum because i m responsible for preserving order and decorum in this committee i am requiring members of staff attending this hearing to wear facemasks. i came to this decision after the office of the attending physician released its guidance requiring masks in committee hearings some time ago. i note that some members are still not wearing masks. the requirement is that members wear masks at all times when not speaking. i will take members in compliance with this ruling to consideration
they can t give us the data. julie: good point. today new jersey governor murphy will announce his state will be joining others in mandating masks for students returning to school as education secretary cordona hit states like texas and florida that already have bans. watch. your message to governor desantis in florida and governor abbott of texas who banned mask mandates. don t be the reason why schools are interrupted. our kids have suffered enough. let s do what we know works. we shouldn t get politics doesn t have a role in this. educators know what to do. we did it last year. i have calls out to those states but at the end day i want to work with florida. julie: shouldn t it be the decision of a parent whether or not their child gets sent to school with masks? so i have two children in new jersey and i m eagerly
on this issue. mike? secretary miguel cordona testified as the biden administration is forcing american schools to pledge taxpayer dollars towards underlying access and opportunity in the wake of the pandemic. some parents worry that is code for requiring teaching of critical race theory a big buzz word for cordona these days is equity. education can be a great equalizer like it was for me and many of you. we have to prioritize, replicate and invest in what works for all students, not just some. we must do more to level the playing field. the department of education has 41 billion remaining from the american rescue plan, covid relief money to access that funding schools must submit plans for how they re going to use it and there s a mention of