Biden’s staff asked teacher’s union for school reopening advice before even taking office: Weingarte
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Posted: 4/28/2023 6:31:46 PM EDT
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President Biden's staff asked the American Federation of Teachers union for advice on reopening guidance for COVID-affected schools before the commander-in-chief even took office, union president Randi Weingarten told lawmakers Wednesday. "We were talking to the Biden transition team before he was sworn into office," the 65-year-old testified to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. "Did they reach out to you?" asked subcommittee chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio). "The Biden transition team reached out to us," Weingarten said. "Did that include the next CDC director [Rochelle Walensky], or anybody that went to work for CDC?" Wenstrup followed up. "I don't want to speculate," hedged Weingarten, who later claimed that the union's first conference call with the agency took place on Jan. 29, 2021. The Post revealed Tuesday that the AFT and the National Education Association were in touch with both White House officials and Walensky right up to the eve of the Feb. 12, 2021 issuance of the guidance, which slowed students' return to in-person instruction. moar |
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