Thursday, March 7, 2019

‘It’s So Irresponsible’: Kentucky Governor Chides Teachers Who Staged ‘Sickout’ over School Choice Bill



Link to article from The Lexington Herald Leader:




From the article:


“Bevin has pledged to sign the school choice bill into law.

Bevin, appearing Wednesday on the Leland Conway radio show on Louisville’s WHAS-AM, blamed the Kentucky Education Association and then the Jefferson County Teacher Association for the sickout closing schools. He also touted the bill.

Bevin noted most teachers in Kentucky are focused on students.

“It’s crazy to me,” Bevin said of the Louisville sickout. “It’s so irresponsible that we are not putting families and the children first.”

“The reality is this,” said Bevin. “This tax credit allows those who have been blessed with resources to be able to give those to someone else to help them use for their child a different alternative.””