Teachers Union Head Says Parental Rights Bills Are ‘The Way in Which Wars Start’

American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten visits with striking Chicago teachers at Oscar DePriest Elementary School in Chicago, on Oct. 22, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images

The American Federation of Teachers has doubled down on opposition against Florida’s efforts to affirm parents’ role in their children’s upbringing, with its leader claiming the newly-signed education law would spark hatred and wars.

“This is propaganda. This is misinformation,” AFT President Randi Weingarten said during an interview on the Rick Smith podcast last week. “This is the way in which wars start. This is the way in which hatred starts.”