Wisconsin Lawmaker Says School Choice Advocates Are “Rapists” – And Racist Too!
Robert Gehl
June 1, 2015
A Democrat lawmaker in Wisconsin told school choice advocates they’re “raping” schoolchildren in Milwaukee for wanting change in the Milwaukee school system.
Sen. Lena Taylor lashed out after changes to the system were suggested, including a private takeover of the city’s failing schools.
“For years, individuals who sit on this committee and in this building have known that they have been raping the children of MPS,” said Taylor.
One of the reform’s strong supporters, Rep. Dale Kooyenga (R-Brookfield), was offended with the comparison to rape.
“This is the second time in the conversation of these issues… that we use the word ‘rape,’” he said. “I mean I just find that sick, absolutely sick.”
But rather than apologize, Breitbart reports, Taylor responded by tossing race into the mix.
“I get it,” Taylor responded. “The word ‘rape’ sounds offensive, but when you consider the fact that 15 out of 100 kids can read on grade level while $89 million have been skimmed from the education of kids, and that you don’t invest it, in even the crisis areas, who are you fooling?”
Taylor also referred to the proposal to require students to pass a civics exam as analogous to Jim Crow laws.
So, for some reason, being called a racist rapist makes people unhappy.
“Sen. Lena Taylor’s remarks are despicable for two reasons,” said Heather Kays, a research fellow for The Heartland Institute and school choice advocate. “First, comparing the cutting off of educational funding to the ‘raping of children’ is disrespectful to the children she speaks of and to every survivor of sexual assault. Being a survivor herself, you would think Sen. Taylor would have more tact, empathy and understanding than that.
“Second, she is just flat-out wrong about the policy issue she is discussing. If throwing more money at a broken public education system worked, we’d see better graduation rates and testing scores every year as we spend more and more money per pupil.”
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