The National Education Association said they vow to defend members against any backlash, for teaching critical race theory in classrooms. Due to the COVID lockdown, parents had to start homeschooling their children, and they finally got a first-hand look at what is being taught in schools. As Erika Sanzi, Director of Outreach for Parents Defending Education, states, people hesitate out of fear of retaliation, not only against themselves, but their children. We must speak up, speak out, and not be afraid of any backlash because our kids matter, their education matters, our voice matters, and most of all their future matters.