Teachers Union Boss Denies Comparing Parental Rights Advocates to Racial Segregationist

It’s not the first time AFT’s Randi Weingarten has come under fire for making such a comparison.

Randi Weingarten, President American Federation of Teachers, speaks during a press conference in Tamarac, Fla., on May 03, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The president of the nation’s second-largest teachers’ union has denied likening parents wanting to direct their children’s upbringing to those who wanted racial segregation in public schools after her comments sparked outrage from supporters of the movement.

“I never made the comparison. I said I was gobsmacked that the same language was used. I was shocked by it precisely because I don’t see today’s parents that way,” Randi Weingarten, who heads the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), told Fox News Digital. “I believe that parents and teachers are each other’s partners.”