reprimand a fourth grade teacher who had kept an anti-racism book in her class library, and one day after school administrators emailed teachers directing them to close their classroom libraries, quote, until they can be vetted. now a secret audio recording of the meeting taken by one staff member has been obtained by nbc news. take a listen to some of the shocking guidance from executive director for curriculum and instruction, gina peddy. >> we are in the middle of a political mess, and you are in the middle of a political mess, and so we just have to do the best that we can. we're going to do -- you're going to do what you do best and that's teach kids. >> i think we're all just really terrify. >> i think you are terrified, and i wish i could take that away. i do. i can't. i can't do that. >> just try to remember the concepts of 3979 and make sure that if you have a book on the