A 15-second commercial by the New Jersey Education Association sparked a parody video by state Republican lawmakers. They say its removal from YouTube over a copyright claim is censorship.
The images quickly cut from color footage of smiling students and teachers to black-and-white still photos of people standing up among assembled crowds and looking angry.
The written response from NJEA after the verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial prompted hundreds of online responses, overwhelmingly upset with the 'politicized' statement.
The recommendation for returning to indoor masking amid a spike in COVID cases comes amid a federal lawsuit filed by NJ families, saying such rules violate their kids' rights.