{"id":1720703,"date":"2022-11-01T21:33:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T01:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1720703"},"modified":"2022-11-01T21:34:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T01:34:12","slug":"second-largest-teachers-union-boss-slammed-after-agreeing-with-pandemic-amnesty-plea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/second-largest-teachers-union-boss-slammed-after-agreeing-with-pandemic-amnesty-plea\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Largest Teachers Union Boss Slammed After Agreeing With \u2018Pandemic Amnesty\u2019 Plea"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsecond-largest-teachers-union-boss-slammed-after-agreeing-with-pandemic-amnesty-plea%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1720703&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>American Federation of Teachers president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/randi-weingarten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Randi Weingarten<\/a> faced heavy scrutiny after publicizing her support for an article published Monday, which called on its readers to declare \u201camnesty\u201d for spreading misinformation during the COVID pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Brown University economist Emily Oster penned the article for The Atlantic, dubbed \u201cLet\u2019s Declare A Pandemic Amnesty,\u201d on Monday, urging everyone to \u201cforgive one another\u201d for their words and actions over the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Weingarten, who used her influence to ensure schools kept their doors closed to children during the pandemic and forced mask mandates on children that led to disastrous consequences for students, retweeted the author sharing her latest article, saying, \u201cI agree with @ProfEmilyOster on this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I agree with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ProfEmilyOster?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ProfEmilyOster<\/a> on this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lXLjxRcj0E\">https:\/\/t.co\/lXLjxRcj0E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Randi Weingarten \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udcaa\ud83c\udfff\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udf93 (@rweingarten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rweingarten\/status\/1587180773186015232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, asking for a pardon has fallen on deaf ears for those who suffered the consequences of Weingarten\u2019s previous words and actions \u2014 among many others who enacted destructive policies during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from governments forcing businesses to shut down, teacher unions locking up their classrooms, and friends and families becoming divided over wearing masks or how easily the virus would spread \u2014 an entire generation of students has been left with academic deficiencies.<\/p>\n<p>The Nation\u2019s Report Card published the 2022 Mathematics and Reading Report Cards for Grades 4 and 8 last week, which showed average scores in both subjects and grades for most states \u2014 and students\u2019 confidence in their mathematics and reading skills \u2014 declined.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationsreportcard.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>, the average mathematics score for fourth graders fell five points since 2019, while the score for eighth graders dropped eight points.<\/p>\n<p>In reading, average scores for both grades fell three points.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe results show the profound toll on student learning during the pandemic, as the size and scope of the declines are the largest ever in mathematics,\u201d Peggy G. Carr, commissioner of the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s National Center for Education Statistics, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ted-cruz-puts-aft-president-randi-weingarten-blast-pandemic-amnesty-hell-no\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a> that the Department of Education published a report in September that showed school closures and online learning contributed to a dramatic decline in test scores.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAverage scores for age 9 students in 2022 declined 5 points in reading and 7 points in mathematics compared to 2020,\u201d the report said. \u201cThis is the largest average score decline in reading since 1990, and the first ever score decline in mathematics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The union president tweeted on Friday that her camp is \u201cnow focused on the urgent need to help kids recover and thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bottom line is everyone suffered in the pandemic [\u2026] because of the pandemic,\u201d Weingarten <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/rweingarten\/status\/1586731593703559168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe disruption was everywhere, and it was bad regardless of whether schools were remote or in person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears slammed the union boss Tuesday on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/winsome-sears-levels-randi-weingarten-calls-pandemic-amnesty-forget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox &#038; Friends<\/a>,\u201d saying she was one of the major proponents of closing schools that most Democrat governors followed her advice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow they\u2019re saying, oh, you know, just forget about it,\u201d Sears said. \u201cNo, the problems are existing where our children did not learn.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Redfern, a spokesperson for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, said, \u201cRandi, of all people, doesn\u2019t get anything resembling \u2018amnesty.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust like the children she wanted to keep out of school don\u2019t get amnesty from their learning loss,\u201d Redfern said.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Randi, of all people, doesn\u2019t get anything resembling \u201camnesty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just like the children she wanted to keep out of school don\u2019t get amnesty from their learning loss. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jq1HJ42e2Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/jq1HJ42e2Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeremyRedfernFL\/status\/1587196999148912642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Matt Whitlock, a Republican strategist, called Weingarten the \u201cgrim reaper of COVID school lockdowns,\u201d adding she \u201cwon\u2019t admit she did anything wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m dying over this. <\/p>\n<p>The grim reaper of COVID school lockdowns won\u2019t admit she did anything wrong. <\/p>\n<p>NEVERTHELESS she\u2019d like a pandemic amnesty. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x85BKBxD8a\">https:\/\/t.co\/x85BKBxD8a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GfMsyBIJVP\">pic.twitter.com\/GfMsyBIJVP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattdizwhitlock\/status\/1587211227310211075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten faced heavy scrutiny after publicizing her support for an article published Monday, which called on its readers to declare \u201camnesty\u201d for spreading misinformation during the COVID pandemic. 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