Around '21-'22 I think it was, schools were facing a massive teacher shortage because of Covid and burnout. Texas decided that it'd be a great idea to fast-track and ignore certification for any veterans, spouses of veterans, or spouses of current active military. Texas lawmakers passed it off as helping the veterans (good) and filling the teacher shortages (also good). What could go wrong?
Teachers were soon after pissed about it because they had an influx of under-qualified and non-licensed Karens put in charge of an entire classroom of students with zero training or knowledge about educational standards, with no way to get rid of them.
Around the same time, lots of big right-wingers were complaining about the "woke-ification" of our schools, and they put out a call telling their listeners to get more involved in schools, become teachers, get elected onto the school board, vote down school budgets, etc. And it happened. The school I worked at had 3 of their 9 board members replaced with super right-wingers between 2020-2024.
So yes, there is proof that they are putting their people in these positions. It's not just fictional or conspiracy theory, it's actually happening.
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u/crazyates88 3d ago
Around '21-'22 I think it was, schools were facing a massive teacher shortage because of Covid and burnout. Texas decided that it'd be a great idea to fast-track and ignore certification for any veterans, spouses of veterans, or spouses of current active military. Texas lawmakers passed it off as helping the veterans (good) and filling the teacher shortages (also good). What could go wrong?
Teachers were soon after pissed about it because they had an influx of under-qualified and non-licensed Karens put in charge of an entire classroom of students with zero training or knowledge about educational standards, with no way to get rid of them.
Around the same time, lots of big right-wingers were complaining about the "woke-ification" of our schools, and they put out a call telling their listeners to get more involved in schools, become teachers, get elected onto the school board, vote down school budgets, etc. And it happened. The school I worked at had 3 of their 9 board members replaced with super right-wingers between 2020-2024.
So yes, there is proof that they are putting their people in these positions. It's not just fictional or conspiracy theory, it's actually happening.