{"id":7082,"date":"2025-02-28T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T23:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/polehanki\/?p=7082"},"modified":"2025-02-28T18:10:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T23:10:59","slug":"targeting-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/polehanki\/2025\/02\/28\/targeting-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Polehanki Calls Out Trump Administration\u2019s \u201cSnitch Portal\u201d for Targeting Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><p>LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 28, 2025) \u2014 Yesterday, the U.S. Dept. of Education <a title=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/trump-education-department-opens-snitch-line-against-diversity\/ar-AA1zWj2E?\" id=\"LPlnk\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/us\/trump-education-department-opens-snitch-line-against-diversity\/ar-AA1zWj2E?\" data-linkindex=\"1\">launched a so-called \u201csnitch portal,\u201d<\/a> inviting parents to \u201creport illegal, discriminatory practices at institutions of learning,\u201d according to its website. Responding to the weaponization of the federal government against teachers, Sen. <b>Dayna Polehanki <\/b>(D-Livonia) issued the following statement:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur teachers, school administrators, and staff work tirelessly \u2014 often without fair pay \u2014 to educate our children and prepare them for success. Their jobs are already difficult enough without the federal government putting a target on their backs. This will not only make it even more difficult to recruit new teachers, but it will also make it harder to retain the great teachers we already have. Don\u2019t be deceived \u2014 this is a thinly veiled witch hunt against educators who dare to acknowledge the full scope of American history and the diverse experiences of their students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear this isn&#8217;t about ensuring every student gets a meaningful education. It\u2019s about censorship. It\u2019s about silencing viewpoints that challenge the Trump administration&#8217;s narrow and exclusionary agenda. It\u2019s about punishing educators for doing their jobs \u2014 teaching the truth \u2014 and will ultimately create a culture of fear in schools. This is nothing more than government-sanctioned harassment of teachers, and we cannot sit by while they ban books, whitewash history and attempt to turn parents against teachers.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center;\">###<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. 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