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Tide Turning? CNN Host Blasts Teachers Union Leader For Pushing Pandemic School Closures

by Will Jones
29 April 2023 1:00 PM

Randi Weingarten, one of the most powerful teachers union bosses in the U.S., was admonished Thursday on CNN for supporting school lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fox News has more.

CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings told off Weingarten in a conversation on school lockdowns and America’s Covid response. 

“Speaking on behalf of millions of American parents,” Jennings said as he began what would be a lengthy rebuke of Weingarten’s pro-lockdown rhetoric.

“I had to teach them at home,” he added, referring to his four children. “My wife had to teach them at home. I am stunned at what you have said this week about your claiming to have wanted to reopen schools,” Jennings said, speaking directly to Weingarten…

“I think you’ll find that most parents believe you are the tip of the spear of school closures,” he said. “There are numerous statements you made over the summer of ’20 scaring people to death about the possibility of opening schools. And I hear no remorse whatsoever about the generational damage that’s been done to these kids.” 

Jennings explained that two of his children need extra help in the classroom, and so were especially affected by Weingarten’s policies. 

“I have two kids with learning differences. Do you know how hard it is for them to learn at home and not in a classroom that was designed for them? And for you to sit in front of Congress and the American people and say, oh, ‘I wanted to open up them the whole time’, I am shocked. I’m stunned. I’m stunned,” Jennings said again. 

“And there are millions of parents who feel the exact same way,” he added. 

Mainstream U.S. news channels taking union leaders to task over pandemic closures – is this a sign of the tide turning? Let’s hope so.

Worth reading in full.

Tags: CNNCOVID-19LockdownReckoningSchool ClosuresSchoolsTeaching UnionsUnited States

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Dinger64
Dinger64
2 years ago

The tosser!

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LaptopMaestro
LaptopMaestro
2 years ago

17 quid will get me four pints of best bitter ……..choices, choices!!

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Mogwai
Mogwai
2 years ago

Purely in the spirit of livening up a non-thread, because the article is evidently uninteresting AF to everyone, I will unapologetically do another off-territory dump here.

This is a cracking round-up of memes and links, old and new. Something for everyone, which I hope is a tad more interesting than ’50 shades of drab’ Harry;

https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/mikes-antivax-grab-bag-memes-blurbs-and-links/

Last edited 2 years ago by Mogwai
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huxleypiggles
huxleypiggles
2 years ago
Reply to  Mogwai

Wow! Thanks for the link Mogs. What a library. I’ve bookmarked it.

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Mogwai
Mogwai
2 years ago
Reply to  huxleypiggles

YW 🙂

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Lockdown Sceptic
Lockdown Sceptic
2 years ago

Spare me Prince Harry

Stand in the Park Make friends & keep sane 

Sundays 10.30am to 11.30am
Elms Field 
near Everyman Cinema & play area
Wokingham RG40 2FE

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godknowsimgood
godknowsimgood
2 years ago

“99.9% of us on planet Earth are carrying round some form of grief, trauma or loss – the sooner we realise that, the sooner we can all get along.”

– One of whom is his own brother, with whom he can’t get along.

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HicManemus
HicManemus
2 years ago

Guess the book isn’t selling too well?

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LaptopMaestro
LaptopMaestro
2 years ago
Reply to  HicManemus

South Park got it about right.

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Marcus Aurelius knew
Marcus Aurelius knew
2 years ago

What a desperately silly boy.

If he’d called his biography “Up Yours, Ma’am”, I would’ve bought that. And a few more for Christmas presents.

Last edited 2 years ago by Marcus Aurelius knew
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Martin Frost
Martin Frost
2 years ago

Are people really still interested in this drivel? A slimmed down monarchy after the death of the Queen was always on the cards. We can do without the hangers on.

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Dwain
Dwain
2 years ago

load of drivel.

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RTSC
RTSC
2 years ago

I’ve analysed Harry as well. My conclusion is “he’s got a screw loose.”

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LaptopMaestro
LaptopMaestro
2 years ago
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The hewitt genes?

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