Teachers are bringing ICE into the classroom

A wave of school protests sweeping the US in response to the fatal shooting of two anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota has revealed how teachers’ unions have weaponized classrooms for their own left-wing agenda. The unions have revealed themselves as political operatives more concerned with indoctrinating kids than teaching them reading, writing and arithmetic.

These disruptions didn’t materialize out of thin air. The teachers’ unions fired the starting gun by blasting out anti-ICE propaganda to teachers, urging them to rally against immigration enforcement and turn schools into battlegrounds for their partisan fights. The National Education Association is also pushing teachers to print out immigration-related political propaganda posters and put them in their classrooms. Teachers’ unions across the country, including the Iowa State Education Association, posted on their official social media accounts a call for teachers to wear blue at school on January 23 to protest ICE and “stand with Minnesota.” And the Washington Education Association pushed teachers to attend an anti-ICE training hosted by the NEA last month.

The unions’ fingerprints are everywhere. They organized and promoted the “No Kings” protests, railing against immigration enforcement and tying it into their broader anti-Trump hysteria. And let’s not forget their support for the anti-ICE rioters in Los Angeles. In June, protests against mass deportation raids escalated into full-blown riots, with clashes between demonstrators, LAPD, and ICE agents. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten released a statement attacking Trump’s decision to deploy troops and NEA President Becky Pringle even rallied the anti-ICE protesters in Los Angeles.

At their annual convention in Portland, Oregon, last year, the NEA passed resolutions explicitly pledging to combat Trump’s “fascism” and his agenda. One gem even misspelled “fascism” as “facism” while labeling the president a fascist – talk about irony from supposed educators. They declared support for a “mass democratic movement” against Trump’s so-called authoritarianism and human rights violations. The NEA also passed a resolution supporting the “No Kings” movement.

It’s high time Congress revokes the NEA’s federal charter. Granted in 1906, over a century ago, this special privilege makes them the only union with such status, lending a false veneer of legitimacy and juicy tax benefits in DC. They’ve abused it shamelessly, by proving themselves an arm of the Democratic Party. In the last election cycle, over 98 percent of their campaign contributions flowed to Democrats. Their president – an at-large member of the Democratic National Committee – just spoke on a Sunrise Movement panel titled “Roadmap to Political Revolution.” At their annual convention, the NEA’s “Teacher of the Year” brazenly declared her job is “deeply political” and always has been. They’ve let the mask slip.

Ironically, one of the original arguments for public schools was to foster a cohesive society, uniting diverse Americans under shared values. But the teachers union cartel has hijacked the system and flipped it on its head. They’re using taxpayer-funded classrooms to indoctrinate kids with their political pet projects. The radical left realized they don’t need to have kids of their own to shape the nation’s future – they can infiltrate government schools and mold millions of other people’s children into their socialist worldview.

These unions hypocritically call conservatives “fascists” while demanding a monopoly on education to pump Marxist propaganda into every classroom. They’re drunk on power, emboldened to the point they’re not even concealing their agenda anymore.

It’s time for parents to fight back and save our country from this indoctrination machine.

First, dismantle the unions. Revoke their federal charter outright or use it against them by passing a law barring political activities if they want to keep it.

Second, decentralize education to shatter their monopoly. Let funding follow the child, empowering families to choose schools that align with their values – not the unions’ radical playbook. Thankfully, President Trump’s top education priority – nationwide school choice – passed in the Big Beautiful Bill. Already, 27 governors, including Democrat Jared Polis of Colorado, have opted into the federal tax credit scholarship program. This initiative puts power back in the hands of families.

Parents can also fight back by homeschooling their own children. They must do everything they can to stop sending their kids to people who hate them and their values. The enemies of parental rights will turn their own children against them.

Finally, good teachers should opt out of the union. Teacher exits will starve the beast, forcing bosses to refocus on education over activism. The Teacher Freedom Alliance already offers free personal liability insurance to those who escape their left-wing unions.

The anti-ICE school walkouts expose the truth. Teachers’ unions aren’t about kids – they’re about control. Let’s hold them accountable, break their grip and reclaim education for America’s future.