Democrats Have A Teachers Union ProblemEven in many states that have freed adults from Covid restrictions, low-risk children continue to suffer for no reason other than teachers unions.
By Christopher Bedford
March 2, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC — Washington’s mask mandate ended Tuesday morning.
It had been nearly two years, and on its final day, stood as one of the country’s last remaining hold-outs. Texas, in contrast, had ended theirs a full year before, while a number of states across the country never even had one at all.
But back in Washington Tuesday morning, a public school employee closed the door in the face of a five-year-old boy who hadn’t brought his mask. It was 39 degrees outside.
Next door, military vehicles idled, while soldiers, policemen, and city workers stood watch on the roads. That very night, just five blocks away, both houses of Congress would be convening to hear the president’s annual address to the nation — free from arbitrary restrictions attributed to Covid.
When the date for the speech was announced in January, no one knew what Covid rules Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi would demand. As February began, she told the Republican minority leader she might cap the number of guests at 50 — masked.
The politics, however, were already shifting. By mid-February, Democratic governors were pulling back from a hard Covid line by the dozen. The polls were back; the people were done, and a near-empty chamber of masked 80-years-olds would not do.
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The teachers unions, however, remain stubborn. Even in many states that have freed adults from all walks from Covid restrictions, children — the weakest politically, and the least vulnerable to Covid — continue to suffer for no reason other than the teachers unions’ refusal to yield.
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Source:
https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/02/democrats-have-a-teachers-union-problem/
