Latest News and Comment from Education

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Teachers union president to Chris Christie: Apologize for bullying teacher - Stephanie Simon - POLITICO.com

Teachers union president to Chris Christie: Apologize for bullying teacher - Stephanie Simon - POLITICO.com:

Teachers union president to Chris Christie: Apologize for bullying teacher

Chris Christie (left) and Randi Weingarten are shown in this composite image. | AP Photo
Christie, according to Weingarten, was acting 'in such a hostile and intimidating way.' | AP Photo
It didn’t slow his triumphal march to reelection. But the image of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie jabbing his finger at a teacher who asked him a question on the campaign trail infuriated educators in the state and across the nation.
This afternoon, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten called on Christie to apologize for acting like a “bully” and turning on public school teacher Melissa Tomlinson “in such a hostile and intimidating way.”

Text Size

  • -
  • +
  • reset
In a sharply worded letter, Weingarten reminded Christie of his election-night declaration that leadership requires listening. “I couldn’t agree more,” she wrote. “But a picture tells a thousand words. And many wonder why you chose to publicly demean and vilify Melissa Tomlinson, a public school teacher and director of


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/11/new-jersey-governor-chris-christie-teachers-union-randi-weingarten-99482.html#ixzz2juuuAFVa