Lauren Moye, FISM News
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A Pennsylvania school teacher and board member of the National Education Association (NEA) has attracted attention after a violent rant in which she advocated that those who receive a religious exemption from the vaccine should lose their jobs, die from contracting virus, or be shot.
Mollie Mumau is an English teacher in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, which is part of the General McLane School District. Shockingly, she is also one of seven listed Pennsylvania board of directors for the National Education Association (NEA).
During the weekend, Mumau posted her tirade against a person opposed to the COVID-19 vaccine due to religious grounds. Mumau wrote, “Screw this guy and screw them all who are hiding behind religious exemptions because they don’t want anybody to tell them what to do.”
It didn’t take long for the comment to delve into harsher sentiments, as Mumau felt that “his ilk deserve whatever is coming their way.” According to Mumau, actions deserved by the religious exemption individual included a loss of income, contracting Covid-19, and possibly dying from the virus.
Mumau then repeated the common talking point that a non-vaccinated individual places everybody in danger, including the vaccinated population. Finally, her comments took a violent turn as she said the GOP should take “those guns they profess to love so much and just start shooting all of their constituents who think this way,” adding that the execution of unvaccinated individuals would “ultimately [be] safer than putting me and my friends and family at risk.”
The rant was captured by the Libs of TikTok Twitter account, where has received nearly 2,500 retweets:
https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1467950217802575877
General McLane released the following statement on Sunday: “The district is aware of a potentially inappropriate social media comment by a staff member. The district will investigate the matter and act accordingly. In all situations, the district’s utmost concern is the safety of our students and staff.”
More concerning is the apparent contradiction of the NEA’s core values, which share a belief that students have a “human and civil right” to develop their “independence” among other areas of growth. Yet, Mumau’s comments advocate for blind obedience to being told what to do and that those who dare hold an independent viewpoint should be harshly punished.
The NEA also advocates for the “worth, dignity, and equality” of all in a just society and promotes skills to equip students to be “engaged in” the U.S.’s representative democracy, all of which stands in apparent contradiction to their board member’s own words.
The NEA has not responded to requests for comments.