- CBN's Tara Mergener joins us now.

Tara, today, A.G. Garland also declined

to disband a task force formed

to investigate threats parents make

against school board members,

and this is only adding fuel

to the fire of criticismand terror that he faces,

including allegations that he's tapped

the Justice Department tointimidate vocal parents.

- Right, John. Lots ofdrama on Capitol Hill today.

Garland says he did not usethe word domestic terrorist

when he wrote a memo tothe Justice Department,

asking them to investigatethreats or violence,

and GOP lawmakers are amongthose very upset with him.

- Did you consider-

- [Merrick] I do not-- the chilling effect

that this sort of threat offederal prosecution would have

on parents' exercise oftheir constitutional rights

to be involved in theirchildren's education?

- [Tara] Pushing back at pointedcriticism from Republicans,

Attorney General MerrickGarland defending his memo,

asking the Justice Department

to respond to threatsaimed at school officials.

- I don't believe it's reasonable

to read this memorandum aschilling anyone's rights.

It's about threats of violence

and it expressly recognizedthe constitutional right

to make arguments aboutyour children's education.

- [Tara] Garland's memo followed one

by the National School Board Association,

asking the feds to step in,

and included a referenceto domestic terrorism.

While the group hasapologized, Garland has not.

As this drama plays out, aprotest not far from the Capitol,

Moms for America

and other organizationsrepresenting mothers

from across the US.

- And I take full offense to the NSBA

and the DOJ referring toconcerned parents like myself

as domestic terrorists.

- [Tara] Demanding parentsbe included in curriculum

and policy decisions likecritical race theory.

- CRT is also Marxist ideology.

It is used to divide Americaand silence the oppression.

- [Tara] Meantime, tensions ran high

at the Loudoun County SchoolBoard meeting, Tuesday.

- You have failed our students.

- Two young ladies were scarred forever.

- [Presenter] You were clearly aware

of the sexual assault at Stone Bridge.

- [Presenter] Her lifehas forever been affected.

- [Presenter] I have lostalmost all confidence I've had

in this system that I havechampioned for so long.

- [Tara] Parents accusingSuperintendent Scott Ziegler

of covering up two sexual assaults

by a 14-year-old student on school grounds

and calling for Ziegler'sand the board's resignation.

The boy found guilty thisweek in the first case

to be heard by a judge.

Earlier this week,students staged a walkout.

- [Presenter] Resign or be removed.

- [Presenter] Shame on you.

- [Tara] Garland wasconfronted on this issue too.

The victim's father arrestedat a June school board meeting

while trying to tell theschool board what happened.

- That refers to Scott Smith,

who's 15-year-old daughter was raped.

She was raped in a bathroom

by a boy wearing girl's clothes,

and the Loudoun CountySchool Board covered it up

because it would have interfered

with their transgenderpolicy during Pride month.

- And in another developmentin Loudoun County,

parents have been reportedly asked to sign

a nondisclosure to see a newcurriculum reportedly based

on critical race theory.

John, it's like onedevelopment after another.