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'They are all our children': Biden sparks fury from parents by telling teachers that kids are 'yours when they're in the classroom' as he takes aim at Republican efforts to stop sexually explicit lessons and books
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...izes-making-teachers-target-culture-wars.html
President Joe Biden defended teachers Wednesday, decrying GOP-led efforts in some states to ban books and shape curriculum
'Today, there are too many politicians trying to score political points banning books,' Biden said in the East Room as he hosted the Teachers of the Year
'All because it doesn't fit somebody's political agenda,' Biden said
He added of teachers, 'We have got to stop making them the target of the culture wars'
In comments that quickly incensed conservatives online, Biden told the group representing the best teachers in the nation, 'They are all our children'
'They are not somebody's else children. They're like yours when they're in the classroom,' the president said
By Natasha Anderson and Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com and Associated Press
Published: 18:58 EDT, 27 April 2022 | Updated: 22:44 EDT, 27 April 2022
President Joe Biden has reignited the fire among already outraged parents after claiming their children don't belong to them 'when they’re in the classroom.'
'They’re all our children,' he said Wednesday, addressing educators at the 2022 Teacher of the Year ceremony hosted by the White House. 'They are not somebody's else children. They're like yours when they're in the classroom.'
Biden also took aim at parents and Republican legislators who have spearheaded efforts to ban books and bar sexually explicit or overly politically correct curriculum.
'Today, there are too many politicians trying to score political points banning books, even math books,' the president said. 'Did you ever think when you’d be teaching you’re going to be worried about book burnings and banning books all because it doesn’t fit somebody’s political agenda?'
He added, speaking of teachers: 'We have got to stop making them the target of the culture wars.'
Biden's comments echoed the now-infamous declaration from former Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe who, while on the campaign trail last year, blasted the role parents were playing in his state's education system.
'I’m not going to let parents come into schools and actually take books out and make their own decisions,' he said during a September debate. 'I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.'
McAuliffe's opponent, now-Governor Glenn Youngkin, hit back, saying: 'You believe school systems should tell children what to do. I believe parents should be in charge of their kids’ education.'
Youngkin, who swept to victory in Virginia, had made parental rights in education a staple of his gubernatorial campaign, with his surprise victory largely-credited to his laser focus on Democrats' woke education policies.
Unlike Biden, who seemingly seeks less parent involvement in schools, the GOP is leaning on parental education rights as a wedge ahead of the midterm elections, hoping to mobilize Republicans and appeal to independent voters.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...izes-making-teachers-target-culture-wars.html
President Joe Biden defended teachers Wednesday, decrying GOP-led efforts in some states to ban books and shape curriculum
'Today, there are too many politicians trying to score political points banning books,' Biden said in the East Room as he hosted the Teachers of the Year
'All because it doesn't fit somebody's political agenda,' Biden said
He added of teachers, 'We have got to stop making them the target of the culture wars'
In comments that quickly incensed conservatives online, Biden told the group representing the best teachers in the nation, 'They are all our children'
'They are not somebody's else children. They're like yours when they're in the classroom,' the president said
By Natasha Anderson and Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com and Associated Press
Published: 18:58 EDT, 27 April 2022 | Updated: 22:44 EDT, 27 April 2022
President Joe Biden has reignited the fire among already outraged parents after claiming their children don't belong to them 'when they’re in the classroom.'
'They’re all our children,' he said Wednesday, addressing educators at the 2022 Teacher of the Year ceremony hosted by the White House. 'They are not somebody's else children. They're like yours when they're in the classroom.'
Biden also took aim at parents and Republican legislators who have spearheaded efforts to ban books and bar sexually explicit or overly politically correct curriculum.
'Today, there are too many politicians trying to score political points banning books, even math books,' the president said. 'Did you ever think when you’d be teaching you’re going to be worried about book burnings and banning books all because it doesn’t fit somebody’s political agenda?'
He added, speaking of teachers: 'We have got to stop making them the target of the culture wars.'
Biden's comments echoed the now-infamous declaration from former Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe who, while on the campaign trail last year, blasted the role parents were playing in his state's education system.
'I’m not going to let parents come into schools and actually take books out and make their own decisions,' he said during a September debate. 'I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.'
McAuliffe's opponent, now-Governor Glenn Youngkin, hit back, saying: 'You believe school systems should tell children what to do. I believe parents should be in charge of their kids’ education.'
Youngkin, who swept to victory in Virginia, had made parental rights in education a staple of his gubernatorial campaign, with his surprise victory largely-credited to his laser focus on Democrats' woke education policies.
Unlike Biden, who seemingly seeks less parent involvement in schools, the GOP is leaning on parental education rights as a wedge ahead of the midterm elections, hoping to mobilize Republicans and appeal to independent voters.
(Rest at link)
