Teachers Union Leader Who Pushed School Closures During COVID Now Says Republican Are Making It Up

American Federation of Teachers (ATF) President Randi Weingarten, a leading force in keeping schools closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Thursday that her opposition to reopening schools is a “Republican talking point.”

Prolonged school closures and remote learning had a detrimental impact on students’ skills in core subjects, prompting President Donald Trump’s plan to return 🎓Education to the states by making major changes to the Department of 🎓Education (DOE). Weingarten claimed on “CNN News Central” that Republicans are attempting to mislead the public on her role in school closures, claiming that she fought to reopen school as early as April 2020.

“COVID was a terrible time for us and as you know, because I was on our show a lot and other shows, I wanted schools to be reopened as early as April 2020, the issue was the fear and the issue was the safety issues,” Weingarten said. “COVID has really hurt in so many ways. But this has been a Republican talking point for a long time and in fact, during in the last couple of years, it was routinely put up in the Congress and 60 Republicans voted against it the last time it was put up. The real issue is how do we make sure that kids have the funding that they need and make sure that every single kid has a safe and welcoming environment and is one that is engaging and relevant.”

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Weingarten appeared to be backtracking on her previous statements regarding school closures during the pandemic. She openly