The Justice Department announced last week it would send in federal law enforcement as part of a task force to deal with parents and others who threaten public school staff and board members.

While no one, including parents, should be threatening school faculty and board members, the DOJ’s memorandum isn’t really about dealing with threats. That is a matter that should be left to local law enforcement. Instead, the DOJ appears committed to intimidating parents and others who vociferously, but peacefully, express dissent.