We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned about the presence of Turning Point USA’s “Club
America” chapters being launched in New York public high schools

Club America is an extension of a highly partisan political group, Turning Point USA, which has a documented history of divisive rhetoric and targeting educators and students who hold differing views.

We believe that public schools should be safe, inclusive, and nonpartisan environments that
support critical thinking, respect, and factual learning—not political recruitment or
ideological influence.

Our concerns include:

� Turning Point USA maintains watchlists of teachers and professors based on political
beliefs.
� The organization promotes partisan political agendas that have no place in taxpayer-
funded schools.
� Club America’s presence could undermine trust between students, educators, and the
broader communities

We urge all New York Boards of Education to:

1. Ensure that all student clubs follow their districts' Student Code of Conduct/School Board/After School Activities Policies, in particular if they require written principal approval before distributing or posting any written materials, pamphlets, buttons, or posters, or prohibit unlawful student group mobilization.

2. Ensure all student clubs adhere to policies prohibiting political or partisan organizing on campus.

3. Promote civic education programs that teach students how to think critically rather than what to think.

Our schools should foster unity, respect, and informed dialogue—not division and political
manipulation.

We respectfully request that the Board take immediate action to keep partisan organizations
out of our schools. Intimidation and fear does not belong in the classroom. The promotion of conspiracy theories, the openly racist, homophobic bigotry, and the rhetoric espoused by this group in relation to our communities of color and our LGBTQ+ community, is certainly not appropriate for a school setting.