{"id":951749,"date":"2021-11-01T23:14:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T03:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=951749"},"modified":"2021-11-01T23:14:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T03:14:13","slug":"mcauliffe-makes-final-pitch-to-virginia-alongside-head-of-union-that-kept-schools-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcauliffe-makes-final-pitch-to-virginia-alongside-head-of-union-that-kept-schools-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"McAuliffe Makes Final Pitch To Virginia Alongside Head Of Union That Kept Schools Closed"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fmcauliffe-makes-final-pitch-to-virginia-alongside-head-of-union-that-kept-schools-closed%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=951749&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>On the night before the Virginia gubernatorial election, Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin drew massive crowds in Loudoun County, the Joe Biden-voting locale-turned-hotbed of parent dissatisfaction, while Democrat candidate Terry McAuliffe was with Randi Weingarten, the childless head of the American Federation of Teachers, which played a larger role than anyone else in keeping schools closed for a year.<\/p>\n<p>McAuliffe sent his kids to private school and his wife was on the board of that school. He accepted nearly $1 million from teachers unions in a state where many jurisdictions\u2019 schools were closed to in-person learning for about a full year. Weingarten personally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/parents-union-blasts-teachers-union-influence-on-biden-school-closures-calling-cdc-infected\">lobbied<\/a> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Rochelle Walensky, who incorporated part of the teachers\u2019 union demands into her \u201cscientific\u201d guidance verbatim, even though Walensky had previously said that teachers faced less risk than the general population.<\/p>\n<p>Days ago, new data revealed the devastating academic impact of school closures on all children, and in particular minority and disadvantaged ones. Here is the data for Fairfax County, the state\u2019s most populous school district:<\/p>\n<p>Even as adults resumed normal lives, schools remained closed in Virginia despite children\u2019s lower propensity for spreading the virus. In Fairfax County, the top health official Dr. Gloria Addo-Ayensu said on October 6, 2020, that \u201cschools can be open now,\u201d explaining that \u201cThe entire northern Virginia [area] is currently experiencing low disease burden. Our transmission extent is low, it\u2019s been low for a very long time.\u201d But schools did not open. In fact, the next day, teachers in neighboring Prince William County staged a caravan protest with child-sized coffins propped on the roofs of their cars.<\/p>\n<p>Children have still not returned to normal, as they are still required to wear masks in schools. But as the debate shifted from closed schools to the ideological content that parents discovered \u2014 thanks to their year of \u201cdistance learning\u201d \u2014 consumed much of the school day, McAuliffe infamously said on a debate stage, \u201cI don\u2019t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Weingarten tweeted her approval of a Washington Post column headlined, \u201cParents claim they have the right to shape their kids\u2019 school curriculum. They don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let&#8217;s call in one of the most recognizable villains of the past 18 months to close out the campaign. <\/p>\n<p>Interesting strategy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kTFnEJ03Gb\">https:\/\/t.co\/kTFnEJ03Gb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erika Sanzi (@esanzi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esanzi\/status\/1455357411372453892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mcauliffe-education-plan-could-lead-to-1970s-style-busing\">McAuliffe Plan Could Lead To 1970s-Style Busing: Giving Parents A \u2018Choice\u2019 Leads To \u2018Segregation\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/exclusive-mcauliffe-linked-law-firm-fighting-virginia-student-who-said-she-was-gang-raped\">McAuliffe-Linked<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the night before the Virginia gubernatorial election, Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin drew massive crowds in Loudoun County, the Joe Biden-voting locale-turned-hotbed of parent dissatisfaction, while Democrat candidate Terry McAuliffe was with Randi Weingarten, the childless head of the American Federation of Teachers, which played a larger role than anyone else in keeping schools closed for a year.McAuliffe sent his kids to private school and his wife was on the board of that school. He accepted nearly $1 million from teachers unions in a state where many jurisdictions\u2019 schools were closed to in-person learning for about a full year. Weingarten personally lobbied Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Rochelle Walensky, who incorporated part of the teachers\u2019 union demands into her \u201cscientific\u201d guidance verbatim, even though Walensky had previously said that teachers faced less risk than the general population.Days ago, new data revealed the devastating academic impact of school closures on all children, and in particular minority and disadvantaged ones. Here is the data for Fairfax County, the state\u2019s most populous school district:Even as adults resumed normal lives, schools remained closed in Virginia despite children\u2019s lower propensity for spreading the virus. In Fairfax County, the top health official Dr. Gloria Addo-Ayensu said on October 6, 2020, that \u201cschools can be open now,\u201d explaining that \u201cThe entire northern Virginia [area] is currently experiencing low disease burden. Our transmission extent is low, it\u2019s been low for a very long time.\u201d But schools did not open. In fact, the next day, teachers in neighboring Prince William County staged a caravan protest with child-sized coffins propped on the roofs of their cars.Children have still not returned to normal, as they are still required to wear masks in schools. But as the debate shifted from closed schools to the ideological content that parents discovered \u2014 thanks to their year of \u201cdistance learning\u201d \u2014 consumed much of the school day, McAuliffe infamously said on a debate stage, \u201cI don\u2019t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach.\u201dLast week, Weingarten tweeted her approval of a Washington Post column headlined, \u201cParents claim they have the right to shape their kids\u2019 school curriculum. They don\u2019t.\u201dLet&#8217;s call in one of the most recognizable villains of the past 18 months to close out the campaign. Interesting strategy. https:\/\/t.co\/kTFnEJ03Gb\u2014 Erika Sanzi (@esanzi) November 2, 2021Related: McAuliffe Plan Could Lead To 1970s-Style Busing: Giving Parents A \u2018Choice\u2019 Leads To \u2018Segregation\u2019Related: McAuliffe-Linked Law Firm Fighting Virginia Student Who Said She Was Gang-RapedRelated: McAuliffe-Linked Law Firm Billed $700 An Hour Fighting Parents Of Special-Needs ChildrenThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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