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It Proves We Needed My Book
A Graver Danger is part memoir, part exposé, and part call to arms that argues that corruption and abuse within America’s schools is the hidden engine behind many of our deepest social fractures, from the rise of authoritarian politics to the epidemic of school shootings. Why was this an important book for you to write?
I was aware that what’s going on in our schools is the best-kept secret ever because people are terrorized within the system and are not going to talk about it. Proof of that is Randi Weingarten, President of the AFT Teachers’ Union, who has just published a book touting the fact that teachers are called to uphold democracy, just as my book did, left out the fact that the fascist-like dictators running way too many of our schools don’t let teachers do what they were called to do. Only my book explains why no one talks about that. It proves we needed my book.
Her book is on the New York Times Best Selling Books List, and she is all over TV, so someone had to get what’s really going on out, or democracy stands little chance of being restored. Thus, it was an important book for someone to write.
That someone had to be from the set of teachers who could afford to lose their jobs and spend thirty years collecting evidence, writing books, spending money to do so, and who would also care enough to do this work. This is not a large set.
I felt I could not leave this earth without exposing this, and although I might not get past the cover up in my lifetime, one day my book will be an intellectual time capsule that explains what happened to America, the way World War One explains what happened to Germany, which is the other nation that fell for a strongman due to despair.
The political right is correct that there’s a deep state of corruption, but has yet to identify that it’s our schools. The political left is also correct that we need to restore democracy, but has no clue what unraveled it. If my book goes viral, since most people want authentic and safe schools, we can work together to take our schools back and end the toxic divisiveness that has replaced democracy.
Can you explain how you came up with the term “White Chalk Crime” and how it has contributed to the current state of the educational system?
I thought of white collar crime, but with a twist, so I used chalk to identify corruption unique to our schools. The self-serving power mongers who break laws at their pleasure are parallel aspects. While business leaders must ensure that workers succeed or they’ll go out of business, in the tax-supported education world, they can and do replace competent teachers, who’d report their wrongdoing, with loyal puppets. Schools can continue to fail and remain in business until someone figures this out, which is not likely to happen without a book like this.
White Chalk Crime™ has ended schools that produce citizens and replaced them with schools that are treasure chests for those running them. All but the White Chalk Criminals are sickened by what they’re doing, but are too afraid to speak out. This never-before-identified corruption needs a strong name, since it works hand in hand with teacher abuse, an act few would understand without knowing the depth of corruption in our schools.
What advice do you have for parents who want to help fix this broken system, specifically at the local level in their school districts, to support teachers fighting for democracy?
Although they need to check laws that vary from state to state, in many districts, the school board members hold all the power. Superintendents have been grooming their boards because, as a society, we trust our schools, since, to most, our schools are closer to motherhood and apple pie than to the mafia, a more fitting descriptor for many of them.
I appeared before my board with a binder of issues that included my principal’s law-breaking acts, and the board responded with “investigation is not what we do” when they are the only watchdog that exists for our schools. That’s what must change.
My superintendent was able to send me to a biased psychiatrist for “imagining harassment,” a psychiatrist who violated my agreement with him despite the law saying he must be an unbiased psychiatrist, because four board members rubber-stamped my superintendent’s wishes.
So, first, parents must learn to be watchdogs, not lapdogs, for our schools.
I recommend they run for a school board on a democracy platform in groups of four—or a number that holds power on that board—so they can control in favor of democracy. They can then insist on hiring quality teachers and replace administrators incapable of working with quality teachers.
I also warn parents that if their administrators are fanning the flames of an extreme right or extreme left political issue, it is to divide people, not because they care about that issue. They use controversial issues to distract from their wrongdoing. Those leaders need to be voted out. Our boards are to make sure our schools do their job as the foundation of democracy. They must be run as the democracy they’re trying to uphold.
What is one thing that you hope readers take away from A Graver Danger?
I hope readers take away the fact that teachers are the spiritual force given to us so people can live in harmony; they make our schools the soul of our nation. Plus, they must understand that school shootings are the universe’s red flags, saying, “Look inside your schools.”
Since 2002, at WhiteChalkCrime.com and at EndTeacherAbuse.org, whistleblowing teachers have been trying to expose that those in power have eliminated this spiritual force, yet this entire nation—media and politicians alike–ignored them because those running our schools forced teachers to behave in ways that turned parents, the media, politicians, and the courts against our teachers.
Our schools weren’t perfect before they became corrupt, and our universities let us down when it comes to education, but people must take away that our schools are our soul, and we must empower our called-to-teach teachers to lead our schools, not self-serving or overly business-minded administrators. Education is not a business. It is the spirit of this nation, and because we trampled our spirit, we’re living in dark times.
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These are not ordinary times; this is no ordinary book. This book is essential to understand how fascism infiltrated the US and learn what actionable steps can be taken to combat it.
In 1995, a teacher discovered and began exposing that our schools are plagued by what she terms the Harvey Weinstein syndrome—a culture of abuse and exploitation where the powerful get their way — unchecked until someone musters the courage to bring the truth to light. She wrote this book with a singular purpose: to do what the brave actress who testified against Weinstein did — end wrongdoing.
She invested her heart and soul into this book as a contribution to save our country from the clutches of fascism. In light of our nation’s deep divisions, it is imperative to recognize that she believes the selection of a dishonest individual as president—one who is both a criminal and a sexual predator—demonstrates our educational system’s complete failure. Brace yourself for the inevitable wave of negative reviews from MAGA supporters.
Within these pages, she leads those who treasure democracy on an unprecedented examination of our schools. She calls out the pervasive corruption that has transformed our educational institutions from esteemed pillars of society into hollow shells. Introducing the term “White Chalk Crime,” she describes the systemic, mafia-like corruption that is intrinsic to the education system. This fraud, coupled with the teacher abuse used to cover it up, dismantled democracy.
Abraham Lincoln: “The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.” We are witnessing this prophecy unfold before our eyes.
She exposes administrators’ active sabotaging of school reform and unveils a bold plan to revolutionize education parallel to the shifts Jeff Bezos brought to marketing and Steve Jobs to technology. Her solution focuses on empowering and revitalizing passionate educators, the very people the crooks who hijacked education wanted out! Her book is the first to include whistleblowers’ voices!
The lack of exceptional teachers to guide troubled students is directly linked to school shootings. In 2002, a dedicated Florida Teacher of the Year attempted to prevent a Columbine by reporting a student who had brought guns to school. Rather than support this teacher,the districtcriminally indicted him, accusing him of complicity. He eventually proved his innocence, but who would willingly face such a fate? Most teachers have stopped noticing the needs or acts of disturbed students.
Furthermore, the unions perpetuate this alarming trend, assisting in ending the careers of exceptional teachers nationwide, while pretending that our teachers have power. Called-to-teach teachers were the government’s only spiritual force. We now live with the chaos their absence caused.
Her plan: teach citizens to vote for members who’ll maintain democracy and/or run for school boards. She provides a clear understanding of our schools, exposes school boards’ contributions to the downfall of democracy, and details how you can make a difference.
This democracy-loving teacher takes you on a journey of repair, not revenge, through the bowels of democracy – our schools, showing how our schools’ gatekeepers have failed us. You will end up hopeful about both our schools and our democracy. In contrast to the school board, which shamefully claimed, “Investigation is not what we do,” this book empowers you to create and support school boards that will actively restore democracy.
A Graver Danger: White Chalk Crime, The Stunning First-Ever Explanation for School Shootings & How We End Them
When I picked up A Graver Danger, I didn’t expect to be dragged so quickly into a whirlwind of ideas that felt both raw and unsettling. The book is part memoir, part exposé, and part call to arms. At its heart, it argues that corruption and abuse within America’s schools, what Horwitz calls “White Chalk Crime,” is the hidden engine behind many of our deepest social fractures, from the rise of authoritarian politics to the epidemic of school shootings. Horwitz stitches her own story of being pushed out of teaching into a broader narrative about how education has been hollowed out and how that void has rippled across society. It’s heavy, sometimes overwhelming, but undeniably urgent.
Reading her words, I felt a mix of frustration and admiration. The writing is blunt, even fiery, with no attempt to soften edges or hide her anger. At times, the writing felt especially intense, but then I’d pause and realize that intensity might be the most honest way to tell a story like this. She’s lived through years of being ignored, gaslit, and punished for speaking out, and that bruised persistence bleeds through every chapter. The book isn’t polished in a literary sense, but it’s alive. It jolts you. I found myself underlining sentences, not because they were poetic, but because they resonated with me.
What stuck with me most was her refusal to back down. There’s a loneliness to her fight, and it seeps through the pages. Sometimes I felt exhausted keeping up with the intensity, but then I thought about how exhausted she must be after decades of pushing this rock uphill. That gave me a deeper respect for the work. There were moments when the book revisited similar points from different angles. It’s a way of pressing important truths that have often been ignored.
By the time I finished, I wasn’t left with neat answers. I was left with unease, but also a spark of responsibility. I’d recommend this book to anyone who cares about schools, democracy, or just understanding why our culture feels so broken. It’s for people willing to consider that the roots of our national crises may be closer to home than we think. Teachers, parents, and citizens who still believe democracy is worth saving, this is for you.
Pages: 420 | ASIN : B0DHWJ944H
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