(The Center Square) – U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi warned states and school boards on Tuesday not to trample the rights of parents when they speak out about education issues in a memo.

"The First Amendment guarantees the right of every citizen to speak freely, assemble peaceably, and petition the government for redress of grievances, including at public school board meetings," she wrote in a memo to all 93 U.S. Attorneys. "These rights do not yield to political trends or bureaucratic convenience. While schools must maintain order, such authority cannot be used as a pretext to silence dissent or punish parents for expressing their views."

Bondi said that in recent years school officials and others "have ignored, dismissed, or even retaliated against concerned parents." She specifically

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