Speaking of Sinclair….

The Huffington Post says that staff members at Gerstell Academy, a private school in Carroll County, Maryland, were told this week that they would either have to come back to work in person or they may no longer have a job.

The sources who spoke to HuffPost say they believe this idea came directly from the school’s founder and chairman of its board of trustees, Frederick G. Smith, a leader of Sinclair Broadcast Group. 

“We know what we bring to the table whether Fred Smith realizes it or not, but we also deserve to live and be safe,” one of the school’s teachers, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of retribution, told HuffPost. “This has created a tremendous risk in our community that didn’t exist a few weeks ago, and unfortunately it’s falling along political lines.”