‘The Nerve … Posting Something Like This’: Newsom’s Wife Brags About CA Schools

After California Democratic Gov. Jennifer Gavin Newsom, Gavin Newsom’s spouse, posted about two of the California Democratic Gov. “community schools” Critics of her were heard blaming her for her husband’s harsh COVID policies that had caused harm to their children.

“[Gavin Newsom] & I visited two wonderful schools that truly demonstrate the way investments in community schools are transforming education in California,” Jennifer Siebel Newsom boasted. “By focusing on the whole child, these schools build on CA’s commitment to giving ALL children the best start in life.”

.@GavinNewsom We visited two amazing schools in California that really show how community school investments are changing education.

CA’s commitment is to give ALL children the best possible start in life, and these schools focus on the whole child. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/ZUmKlu72gf

— Jennifer Siebel Newsom (@JenSiebelNewsom) February 18, 2023

Her tweet sparked a storm of criticisms that savaged her husband’s record.

“Gov. @GavinNewsom kept my kids out of their public schools for nearly a year and a half with no good scientific or epidemiological justification. His record on education is the worst in the country,” Jay Bhattacharya, professor of medicine at Stanford University, tweeted.

Gov. @GavinNewsom My children were kept out of public schools for almost a year and half without any scientific or epidemiological justification. His record in education is among the worst. https://t.co/4xH8uALdGG

— Jay Bhattacharya (@DrJBhattacharya) February 19, 2023

“He transformed education into an abject catastrophe. Except for his own kids who went to in person private school in 2020. The nerve of @JenSiebelNewsom posting something like this,” A mother of four .

“For an entire school year, California’s public schools were shut while private schools were open,” Another critic Snapped. “Of course, Governor Newsom’s children were attending in-person private school. His hypocrisy knows no bounds.”

Jennifer Newsom’s Twitter account allowed only people she mentioned or followed to reply.

Newsom’s policies were instrumental in keeping California’s public school system isolated for more than one year. But, he announced that he will be retiring as governor in October 2020. admitted His four children, all of whom attended private schools, had returned to school in some capacity. He alternated in-person and remote education.

Newsom published an article in March 2020 Executive order The necessity to adhere to the state health directives (which were ordered) “all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at their place of residence except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors.” Schools were effectively closed down by this order.

On April 1, 2020, Newsom announced Schools would be closed physically for the remainder of this school year.

Newsom Announced iIn July 2020, over 5.5 Million California students were not allowed to attend school for an in-person education in fall 2020.

“Learning is non-negotiable,” He spoke. “Schools must provide meaningful instruction during the pandemic whether they’re physically open or not. We all prefer in-class learning, but only if it can be done safely. I believe that as a parent.”

California Judge Cynthia Freeland was installed on March 15, 2021. issued California was temporarily restraining ordered to stop it from enforcing California’s Safe Schools for All framework until March 30, which would lift the state’s partial shutdown.

EdSource will be available in mid-April 2021 reported, “Across California, schools are opening their doors again, a first step toward rebounding from the pandemic.”

Through March 2022, some California schoolchildren were required to wear masks in class.