Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan recently referred to the New York State United Teachers union, or NYSUT, as the “forces of evil!” It is outrageous how completely out of touch Senator Flanagan is with the hard working people of his district, and even more so, how he feels it is acceptable to outright disparage the dedicated educators of New York! Shame on John Flanagan! We deserve leaders who will show our teachers the respect they deserve.
The Kathleen Cleary campaign, parents, educators and members of the NYSD2 community demand a public apology from the Majority Leader to the teachers of New York State. By signing this petition for said apology, we will show the Majority Leader that his divisive politically motivated rhetoric is unacceptable and that our communities stand with our teachers!
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This guy is totally out of touch with what really goes on in our classrooms. My wife is a teacher and she works harder than any politician in Albany ever will. Apologize now.
I stand with the teachers and the unions rights to be be active in their own destiny. They see the outrageous words of the Majority Leader and see he does not stand for all of the hardworking teachers growing our leaders of tomorrow.
Educators are the front line against counter-democratic charlatans like you, Sen. Flanagan. Don't complain about campaign finance when you have more than $1 million in your campaign fund while Kathleen Cleary has less than $30K. Instead of calling teachers evil, perhaps you can stop shilling for charter schools while empowering school shooters and maintaining the test-and-punish agenda. Use public money for public schools; pass the Red Flag law; and pass a bill that permanently decouples test scores from teacher evaluations so kids and hardworking educators can get back to real learning.
Teachers are heros, Senator Flannigan. They go above and beyond for our children on a daily basis. They have the right to protect their own children and families with a strong union. You owe teachers an apology.
I stand with our unions and our teachers! Senator Flanagan has gone too far and should apologies for his disrespectful comments !
I’m sure Flanagan’s teachers are very proud of him.
NY
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Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan recently referred to the New York State United Teachers union, or NYSUT, as the “forces of evil!” It is outrageous how completely out of touch Senator Flanagan is with the hard working people of his district, and even more so, how he feels it is acceptable to outright disparage the dedicated educators of New York! Shame on John Flanagan! We deserve leaders who will show our teachers the respect they deserve.
The Kathleen Cleary campaign, parents, educators and members of the NYSD2 community demand a public apology from the Majority Leader to the teachers of New York State. By signing this petition for said apology, we will show the Majority Leader that his divisive politically motivated rhetoric is unacceptable and that our communities stand with our teachers!
16 Comments
Teachers care for, educate and support families on a daily basis putting them before their own needs. They deserve all our respect and support.
This guy is totally out of touch with what really goes on in our classrooms. My wife is a teacher and she works harder than any politician in Albany ever will. Apologize now.
I stand with the teachers and the unions rights to be be active in their own destiny. They see the outrageous words of the Majority Leader and see he does not stand for all of the hardworking teachers growing our leaders of tomorrow.
Educators are the front line against counter-democratic charlatans like you, Sen. Flanagan. Don't complain about campaign finance when you have more than $1 million in your campaign fund while Kathleen Cleary has less than $30K. Instead of calling teachers evil, perhaps you can stop shilling for charter schools while empowering school shooters and maintaining the test-and-punish agenda. Use public money for public schools; pass the Red Flag law; and pass a bill that permanently decouples test scores from teacher evaluations so kids and hardworking educators can get back to real learning.
Teachers are heros, Senator Flannigan. They go above and beyond for our children on a daily basis. They have the right to protect their own children and families with a strong union. You owe teachers an apology.
I stand with our unions and our teachers! Senator Flanagan has gone too far and should apologies for his disrespectful comments !
I’m sure Flanagan’s teachers are very proud of him.
NY
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Teachers care for, educate and support families on a daily basis putting them before their own needs. They deserve all our respect and support.