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Inside teachers’ union May Day ‘dress rehearsal’ critics warn will ‘groom’ students into Dem ‘foot soldiers’
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A recent webinar hosted by some of the top teachers’ unions in the United States that pushed a curriculum focused on the upcoming May Day protests is prompting education experts and watchdogs to sound the alarm about alleged political indoctrination inside classrooms.
The Chicago Teachers’ Union and the National Education Association collaborated with the Zinn Education Project on an April 2nd seminar referred to as a «curriculum build» to «bring «social justice into the classroom» ahead of May Day, the traditional May 1st holiday that has long been embraced by communist and socialist movements as a day of mass political action.
«There’s probably gonna be a lot worse things that Trump does, and so May Day is a dress rehearsal for maybe there’s a random day in, you know, June that we all are, like, no work, no school, no shopping, because of something Pete just did, right?» Dave Stieber, a history teacher in Chicago Public Schools, said during the presentation.
«So this is a continuation and a buildup of that.»
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Students across the U.S. protested immigration enforcement, causing some districts to close for the day in light of the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Student coalitions held a «National Shutdown» on Jan. 30 and continued to protest through Feb. 3. (Getty Images)
The webinar also included guidance on how educators could bring activism into the classroom, including with very young students, with speakers who encouraged lessons centered on activism for children as young as three, presenting such engagement as a way to build early awareness and participation.
«I did want to say I really encourage teachers of young children not to feel like this is stuff that’s way beyond their students, not to be afraid of raising up social justice issues, including workers’ rights, anti-racism, pro LGBT, LGBTQIA plus issues, immigration and immigrants rights,» Kirstin Roberts, a pre-school teacher in Chicago Public Schools, says in the seminar.
The North American Values Institute (NAVI), who first posted the seminar online, argues that the unions are attempting to «groom» students to push social justice platforms in protests across the United States including on May Day.
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«The webinar demonstrates clearly that our teacher unions view students as foot soldiers in their political and ideological battles and the classroom as an appropriate venue to wage their war,» Mika Hackner, director of research at NAVI, told Fox News Digital.
During the seminar, one of the lessons on «May Day curriculum building» focuses on making the upcoming protest look less «scary» to children.
«In this lesson, we really want to introduce the idea that there’s going to be marches and protests on Mayday,» Roberts says.
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Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, and Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, are pictured together. (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for March For Our Lives)
«Sometimes those are made to look really scary on the news and so we, or in social media, and so we want to share images with our children of protests that lifts up the beauty and the humanity of the people involved.»
The Chicago Teachers’ Union, which has been pushing for schools to be closed on May Day, has long faced criticism for pushing far-left political agenda items in the classroom and encouraging teachers to take to the streets in opposition to the Trump administration.
Earlier this year, Fox News Digital reported that CTU appears poised to spend a substantial amount of money on «political activities» to the tune of $3.1 million dollars.
In January, CTU members filmed themselves protesting federal immigration enforcement and anti-DEI measures at a local Target, sparking criticism both online and from experts.
«It’s very clear that teachers unions seek to destroy our country by turning our students against it,» Teacher Freedom Alliance CEO Ryan Walters told Fox News Digital.
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«The Chicago Teachers Union is one of the worst. The fact that they are targeting students as young as 3 years old with this anti-American propaganda should be criminal. The teachers unions will continue to use students as Marxist pawns until we have driven them out of our schools.»
The NEA has found itself facing criticism over political activism in recent months as well which Fox News Digital has extensively reported on, including federal labor filings in January that showed the nation’s largest teacher’s union funneling millions to far-left activist groups, ballot initiatives and social justice organizations.
«They don’t care about the students, they care about pushing these leftist, liberal Democrat people [politicians] so that they can get more money and just fund all these stupid initiatives,» an NEA whistleblower told Fox News Digital in January.
Fox News Digital reached out to the NEA, CTU, Chicago Public Schools, and Zinn Project for comment.
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Blanche turns the tables on Comey indictment critics: ‘Rest assured’ case goes beyond Instagram post
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche insisted Sunday that the indictment against former FBI Director James Comey rests on more than just an «8647» Instagram picture, saying new evidence would come to light in court to support the government’s claim that Comey’s post amounted to a criminal threat against the president.
Blanche provided the remarks during a «Meet the Press» interview as he was grilled about the credibility of the high-profile case and whether it was politically motivated. The charges hinge on whether prosecutors can prove the former FBI director’s intent, a key legal threshold. Blanche signaled the Department of Justice will present broader evidence in court to support the charge while rejecting claims the prosecution was driven by Trump’s past clashes with Comey.
«You prove intent like you always prove intent,» Blanche said. «You prove intent with witnesses. You prove intent with documents, with materials. … This is not just about a single Instagram post. This is about a body of evidence that the grand jury collected over the series of about 11 months.»
The term «86» is understood as slang to get rid of someone or something, rooted in restaurant usage for an unavailable item or refused customer. Prosecutors allege that, paired with «47» — a reference to Trump as the 47th president — Comey’s post amounted to a threat.
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Former FBI Director James Comey is vowing to fight the charges against him, with his attorney saying the former FBI director «vigorously denies» the allegations and plans to contest the case in court. (Cheriss May/NurPhoto)
Blanche noted that threatening the president was a common criminal charge. But he said the DOJ does not prosecute everyday mentions of «8647,» such as paraphernalia featuring the numbers being sold on Amazon, and that other factors were in play in Comey’s case.
«Rest assured that the career assistant United States attorneys in North Carolina, the career FBI agents, the career Secret Service agents that investigated this case didn’t just look at the Instagram post and walk away. … So I am not permitted to get into the details of what the grand jury heard or found,» Blanche said. «But rest assured that it’s not just the Instagram post that leads somebody to get indicted.»
The DOJ brought two charges against Comey in federal court in North Carolina last week alleging an Instagram post he made last year of seashells on the beach amounted to a threat to harm or kill Trump.
The post prompted an outcry from social media users, who accused Comey of threatening Trump, his longtime political nemesis, leading Comey to immediately delete the image and issue an apology. Comey said at the time he did not realize the number «86» was associated with violence.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche spoke during a press conference alongside FBI Director Kash Patel at the Department of Justice on April 21, 2026, in Washington, D.C., following the indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Then-Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem responded by announcing that U.S. Secret Service would investigate the post, and Comey voluntarily met with federal agents at the time for an interview, though no charges were brought.
The case marks the Justice Department’s second recent prosecution of Comey, after a separate indictment alleging he lied to Congress was tossed on procedural grounds. The DOJ is appealing that decision.
Blanche was also questioned over whether Comey was charged because Trump explicitly called for the DOJ to bring criminal charges against him and other political foes in a Truth Social post last fall, calling them «guilty as hell» and saying «JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!»
«Do the American people think that nothing was done on those cases until President Trump posted that Truth in September?» Blanche asked. «No, these are ongoing investigations.»
James Comey posted a photo on Instagram showing him standing on a beach. (Fox News)
The latest indictment against Comey has faced widespread criticism as Democrats and some Republicans argue the charges present a free speech problem and do not rise to the «true threat» standard established by the Supreme Court. Comey’s attorney said in court that he plans to ask the judge to toss out the charges because they were selective and vindictive. Still, the DOJ and Trump allies are standing firmly behind the charges as they warn critics to wait to hear evidence before jumping to conclusions.
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Comey’s arraignment is slated for May 11 in Greenville.
Fox News Digital reached out to the DOJ and Comey’s lawyer for comment.
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La Corte de Constitucionalidad ordena ajustes inmediatos en procesos de acogimiento y adopción infantil en Guatemala
La Corte de Constitucionalidad (CC) de Guatemala estableció un nuevo hito jurídico al declarar, mediante el expediente 7745-2024, la inconstitucionalidad de dos disposiciones clave del Reglamento 40-2010 sobre el acogimiento familiar.
La resolución exige a los Juzgados de Niñez priorizar que los menores permanezcan en un entorno familiar y ordena al Consejo Nacional de Adopciones (CNA) adaptar sus procedimientos para favorecer la permanencia de los niños en vínculos afectivos ya consolidados. El objetivo central de este fallo, según la CC, es fortalecer el derecho de niñas, niños y adolescentes a crecer en familia y evitar la institucionalización que afecta su bienestar integral.
La Corte de Constitucionalidad, en su análisis del Reglamento 40-2010, eliminó dos restricciones fundamentales. En primer lugar, consideró inconstitucional el plazo máximo de seis meses para el acogimiento familiar.
Este límite temporal, al ser rígido, impedía un análisis individualizado y contravenía el principio del interés superior del niño. Con ello, no se consideraban las necesidades y el contexto concreto de cada menor, lo que podía conducir a decisiones que no favorecían ni su estabilidad ni su salud emocional. De acuerdo con el Diario Soy2502
En segundo lugar, la resolución suprimió la prohibición de adopción por parte de las familias de acogida. El fallo reconoce que los lazos afectivos generados durante el periodo de acogida constituyen un elemento esencial en la garantía de una familia permanente para los niños declarados en situación de adoptabilidad.
La Corte de Constitucionalidad sostuvo que ignorar estos vínculos resultaba en una restricción injustificada y que su eliminación era imprescindible para asegurar el pleno ejercicio de los derechos de la niñez guatemalteca.
Según la publicación de Soy502, la decisión obliga de manera inmediata al Consejo Nacional de Adopciones a suprimir cualquier barrera administrativa que impida que las familias de acogida participen en los procesos de adopción y exige a los juzgados de niñez evaluar cada caso de forma individual, asegurando así que los menores permanezcan en familia y evitando su institucionalización prolongada.
Referencia a estándares internacionales y desarrollo infantil
Lo resuelto por la Corte de Constitucionalidad se enmarca en los compromisos asumidos por Guatemala en materia de derechos de la niñez, recogidos en la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño y las Directrices de las Naciones Unidas sobre modalidades alternativas de cuidado.
Según estos instrumentos, el acogimiento familiar debe ser priorizado sobre cualquier forma de institucionalización, y toda medida de protección ha de basarse en el interés superior del niño mediante evaluaciones caso por caso.
Especialistas en desarrollo infantil citados en la normativa internacional respaldan plenamente esta orientación. La evidencia muestra que una infancia en entorno familiar favorece la construcción de un apego seguro y reduce los riesgos de ansiedad, depresión y afectaciones emocionales.
También se observan mejoras en el desarrollo cognitivo y en la salud física respecto a los menores que permanecen en instituciones. Por el contrario, la institucionalización prolongada se correlaciona con consecuencias adversas en el desarrollo integral de niñas, niños y adolescentes.
Con este precedente, el sistema de protección de la niñez en Guatemala se enfrenta a la exigencia de eliminar toda restricción normativa o administrativa que dificulte la integración de los menores en familias de acogida con posibilidad real de adopción.
El Consejo Nacional de Adopciones debe modificar con carácter urgente todos los procedimientos implicados, mientras que los juzgados de niñez deberán fundamentar sus decisiones en evaluaciones individualizadas.
El fallo de la Corte de Constitucionalidad redefine el marco del acogimiento familiar y obliga a una transformación inmediata en los procesos administrativos para que el derecho de la infancia a vivir en familia tenga prevalencia absoluta sobre cualquier criterio procedimental o temporal. *Con información del Diario Soy502
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