In many parts of the country, the public school system has spent the past year showing parents just how little it cares about them and their students. Some officials are just more brazen than others.
Members of a school board in Northern California were caught belittling concerned parents during a portion of an online meeting they thought was private. One school board trustee, Kim Beede, used profanity to describe a parent who shared a letter about school reopenings on social media.
“Bitch, if you’re going to call me out, I’m going to f— you up,” Beede said. “Sorry, that’s just me.”
Another school board member, Lisa Brizendine, said parents don’t understand how difficult this process has been for them.
“They don’t know what we are behind the scenes, and it’s really unfortunate that they want to pick on us. They want their babysitters back,” Brizendine said.
School board trustee Richie Masadas suggested parents just want their children to return to school so they can smoke marijuana all day.
“My brother had a delivery service for medical marijuana, and his clients were parents with their kids in school. When your kids are at home …,” he said.
BREAKING: Oakley, CA school board members caught on tape mocking parents who desperately need their kids back in the classroom.
“Are we alone?” one says. “Bitch, if you’re going to call me out, I’m going to f*** you up!” Another adds, “They want their babysitters back.”
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— Reopen California Schools (@ReopenCASchools) February 18, 2021
Parents, this is what they think of you. Which raises the question: What must they think of your children?
The past few months have revealed most public schools don’t care about your students at all. School officials across the country continue to refuse to open their classrooms despite scientific evidence proving in-person learning can happen safely. They’ve caved to the political demands of malicious teachers unions, and they’ve ignored concerns about remote learning.
Families who can afford to do so should consider leaving the public school system. Students deserve better than this. They deserve teachers who will put the educational needs of their students ahead of their own. They deserve a school that will work to make sure every student has the chance at academic success. They deserve educators who understand that their job isn’t to babysit but to teach and nourish young minds.
Unfortunately, many public schools have proven that they think just like Oakley’s school board members — most are just much better at hiding it.
