Unearthed DOJ emails expose turmoil over Biden-era memo urging crackdown on parents

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Internal DOJ emails obtained by Fox News reveal officials' serious concerns about the Merrick Garland memo from 2021. One employee suggested renaming the directive the 'Anti-MAGA Task Force,' highlighting its perceived political nature. The memo targeted parents who spoke out at school board meetings regarding COVID-19 rules and critical race theory. A controversial memo issued by then-Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021 aimed at addressing the alleged threat posed to school boards by dissatisfied parents caused an internal revolt at the Justice Department, according to documents obtained by Fox News. As parents across the nation took to school board meetings to vent their dissatisfaction with COVID-era learning restrictions as well as how race and gender were being taught in classrooms, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) appealed to