Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) slammed American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on Wednesday for her comparison of parental rights advocates to Jim Crow-era segregationists.

She claimed white liberals will cry racism to win a fight.

Scott said Weingarten has possibly done the most damage to students in poor communities recently after she claimed school choice and parental rights advocates were similar to segregationists who opposed the historic Supreme Court ruling on Brown v. Board of Education. The ruling ended racial segregation in public schools, reports <a href="http://click1.srnemail.com/rvclgvhhgskpssbhpkkqcpwsygptvyysrvqbyrknngntgn_kvdssltmshdvjlsprddthtt.html">Washington Examiner</a>.

Randi Weingarten likened parental rights and school choice advocates to segregationists: She says the words “choice” and “parental rights” are the same kind of words that were used in reaction to school desegregation by opponents of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

TweetSen. Tim Scott (R-SC) slammed American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on Wednesday for her comparison of parental rights advocates to Jim Crow-era segregationists. She claimed white liberals will cry racism to win a fight. Scott said Weingarten has possibly done the most damage to students in poor communities recently after she claimed school […]{ai:summary}<p>Sen. Tim Scott criticized American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten for likening parental rights and school choice advocates to segregationists who opposed desegregation. He accused her of causing harm to students in poor communities. #education</p>

Randi Weingarten Suggests Parental Rights Advocates Are Racist Segregationists

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