
Leo Terrell slams Randi Weingarten: Teachers union plans seek to 'keep schools closed'
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Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell, a former Los Angeles schoolteacher, ripped American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten's latest remarks about COVID-19 and the fall semester, telling Fox News her comments belie an intent to keep the schools closed once again.
He said teachers unions simply want to find a way to keep their jobs and get paid while staying out of the classroom, no matter the social or educational repercussions for students. "I'm bothered by [Weingarten]," Terrell lamented. "I used to teach in the L.A. school district. I want to be very clear: This is a designed plan to keep the schools closed and have online education. The teachers unions do not want to go back to school." Terrell said teachers unions in his state donated $2 million toward efforts by Gov. Gavin Newsom to rebuff a gubernatorial recall this September – and that they are asking for added layers of testing and vaccination recommendations that exceed even Newsom's current policies.More Related News