The infiltration of the Chinese Communist Party into America’s education system, specifically into public grade schools, has sparked outrage from small towns to Capitol Hill.

Nicole Neily, president of Parents Defending Education, addressed the House Education Committee on Tuesday about this alarming issue to lay out her organization’s investigative work to expose the CCP’s invasive actions.

Parents Defending Education has been at the forefront, consistently unearthing evidence of China’s interference in the American public education system. Neily urged congressional lawmakers to act immediately, saying the threat also is a matter of national security.

The CCP’s influence in American classrooms is pervasive and deeply ingrained. The Chinese government’s connection with K-12 schools in the United States materializes in the form of funding, teacher exchanges, and pro-communist curriculum.