'Mark my words: Our union will defend any member who gets in trouble for teaching honest history,' Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, told members Tuesday in a virtual address at the union's TEACH conference
"Mark my words: Our union will defend any member who gets in trouble for teaching honest history," Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers told members Tuesday in a virtual address at the union's TEACH conference. "Teaching the truth is not radical or wrong," Weingarten added.The union's president said the organization has"a legal defense fund" and was preparing for litigation.
"This harms students. These culture warriors want to deprive students of a robust understanding of our common history. This will put students at a disadvantage in life by knocking a big hole in their understanding of our country and the world," she added.