{"id":1936677,"date":"2023-05-24T03:33:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T07:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-union-triggered-after-republican-lawmaker-brings-educators-donuts\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T03:35:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T07:35:49","slug":"teachers-union-triggered-after-republican-lawmaker-brings-educators-donuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-union-triggered-after-republican-lawmaker-brings-educators-donuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers&#8217; Union Upset Over GOP Lawmaker&#8217;s Donut Gesture."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fteachers-union-triggered-after-republican-lawmaker-brings-educators-donuts%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=1936677&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--><h2>Virginia Teachers&#8217; Union Meltdown Over Donut Donation<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A Virginia teachers&#8217; union had a meltdown after a Republican state legislator dropped off hundreds of donuts for educators in her district.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican delegate Amanda Batten delivered 83 dozen donuts to 19 schools in her district to thank teachers for their hard work during Teacher Appreciation Week. However, when teachers noticed a &#8220;Paid for and Authorized by Friends of Amanda Batten&#8221; message on the boxes, Batten began to receive blowback for using campaign funds to feed the educators.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Batten&#8217;s explanation that she used campaign funds to avoid using taxpayer money, the controversy led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-union-triggered-after-republican-lawmaker-brings-educators-donuts\/\" title=\"Teachers' Union Upset Over GOP Lawmaker's Donut Gesture.\">upset teachers drafting<\/a> a letter that &#8220;addressed concerns about Batten\u2019s presence in the school district.&#8221; The situation escalated to the point where school officials told Batten that future food donations would be turned away due to their &#8220;political nature.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Transparency or Inappropriate Use of Funds?<\/h3>\n<p>Batten defended her decision to use campaign funds and put the campaign disclosure on the boxes to &#8220;err on the side of transparency.&#8221; She questioned whether leaving off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-to-file-fec-complaint-over-dems-alleged-illegal-activities-in-colorado\/\" title=\"GOP To File FEC Complaint Over Dems\u2019 Alleged \u2018Illegal Activities\u2019 In Colorado\">legally required disclaimer<\/a> would have made the situation more acceptable.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t know if that\u2019s an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars or not. We had the campaign funds to do it,&#8221; Batten said. &#8220;Had I left off what I think is a legally required Disclaimer, that somehow would have been more acceptable? That\u2019s odd.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This incident is not the first time Virginia teachers&#8217; unions have clashed with Republican officials. Earlier this year, another Virginia teachers&#8217; union encouraged its educators to defy Republican governor Glenn Youngkin&#8217;s ban on &#8220;woke&#8221; education. The Virginia Education Association published a &#8220;Black Lives Matter at School Toolkit,&#8221; which violated Youngkin&#8217;s executive order that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-readers-upset-by-editorial-board-penning-support-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"NY Times Readers Upset by Editorial Board Penning Support for Free Speech\">prohibits teaching critical race theory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Lesson Learned?<\/h3>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether this incident will lead to any changes in policy or attitudes towards political donations in schools. However, it serves as a reminder that even small gestures of appreciation can have unintended consequences in today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-in-n-out-burger-is-what-vibrant-conservatism-tastes-like\/\" title=\"Why In-N-Out Burger Is What Vibrant Conservatism Tastes Like\">politically charged climate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Always be transparent about the source of donations.<\/li>\n<li>Consider the potential political implications of any actions or statements.<\/li>\n<li>Focus on the positive impact of appreciation gestures, rather than the potential for controversy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By keeping these principles in mind, we can work towards a more harmonious and productive educational environment for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Virginia teachers&#8217; union was upset when a Republican state legislator delivered hundreds of donuts to educators in her district. The union&#8217;s president, Alynn Parham, said they felt the need to respond as the legislator&#8217;s presence triggered some members and employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1613,"featured_media":1936678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[27459,10541,6203,3673,4605,4701,14968],"class_list":["post-1936677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon","tag-donut","tag-gesture","tag-gop","tag-lawmakers","tag-teachers","tag-union","tag-upset"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1936677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1936677\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1936678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1936677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1936677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1936677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}