Teachers' union boss Randi Weingarten was slammed on Twitter this week after claiming her critics are focused on the past and ignoring her current strides bettering U.S. education.
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten was forced to defend herself Thursday after she was pressed on her support for school lockdowns.this week after she claimed her critics were fixating on positions she held in 2020 and ignoring her current work to make America’s education system better.
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks during the American Federation of Government Employees Legislative and Grassroots Mobilization Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 2020.blasted the American Federation of Teachers president to her face for her pro-lockdown policies during the pandemic.
On Twitter, Weingarten attempted a new line of deflection against critics making these and similar points – saying they were stuck in the past, while she and her colleagues were blazing ahead and making strides for public education. Twitter users did not hold back in their criticism of Weingarten. Some even called her a"child abuser."
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