Too many educators in government schools have crossed a line from teaching to mobilizing. Reporting shows teachers and school staff not only discussing contentious current events, but actively organizing and promoting student protests, distributing political materials in class, and using instructional time to recruit or endorse outside causes. These actions matter because classrooms shape civic norms; when teachers model protest as an imperative rather than a subject for critical study, they risk encouraging children to view direct action—sometimes even dangerous or violent action—as their duty to “remedy” perceived public injustices.

There are painful, concrete examples.

In November 2023, reporting showed a Brooklyn parent/teacher coalition that promoted and helped organize a 700-student walkout for Palestine involving 100 schools and provided antisemitic signs proclaiming, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” Recommended chants included “Resistance is justified when people are occupied” and “Say it loud, say it clear, we don’t want Zionists here!” Some students were captured on video yelling, “F**k the Jews!”

After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, national coverage documented numerous educators whose social media posts were met with disciplinary action. Facebook comments by post-secondary faculty in response to Kirk’s death included “You reap what you sow,” and “This isn’t a tragedy. It’s a........

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