President Biden is coming under fire for claiming during a 2022 Teacher of the Year ceremony that it's as though children don’t belong to their parents “when they’re in the classroom.”
“They’re all our children,” he said. “And the reason you’re the teachers of the year is because you recognize that. They’re not somebody else’s children. They’re like yours when they’re in the classroom.”
Joe Biden says to teachers about their students "they are not somebody else's children. They're yours when you're in the classroom."
— American Principles ???? (@approject) April 27, 2022
No, Joe, they are not "somebody else's children."
They are OUR children. pic.twitter.com/A5wW3ytRQk
He also took shots at the increased involvement of parents in their local school districts over concerns about class material that promotes progressive sexual, gender, and racial ideologies.
“There are too many politicians trying to score political points trying to ban books, even math books. Did you ever think when you’d be teaching you’re going to be worried about book burnings and banning books all because it doesn’t fit somebody’s political agenda?” Biden said.
Former Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe (D) made similar remarks about parental involvement in schools, which ended up playing a big factor in the race.
The Democratic candidate declared during a debate that he will not “let parents come into schools and actually take books out and make their own decisions” because he doesn’t believe “parents should be telling schools what they should teach.”
Republican Glenn Youngkin, now governor, immediately jumped on his then-opponent’s response, saying, “You believe school systems should tell children what to do. I believe parents should be in charge of their kids’ education.”
While most conservatives blasted the president for the remarks, some cheered on Biden's comment given its electoral implications.
Our children are our children. Not Joe’s. Not the government’s. And, not the teachers’ children. They are ours.
— Trish Regan (@trish_regan) April 28, 2022
We are NOT a communist nation. Try to remember that, Joe. https://t.co/S0l9G2Sxoz
Yes, Democrats, continue with this messaging. Continue right into the midterms. Please. https://t.co/IK4LuFIcAT
— Best Selling Biologist Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) April 28, 2022
Democrats believe your children are theirs, and theirs to indoctrinate in their image.
— Dr. Roger Marshall (@RogerMarshallMD) April 27, 2022
American families need to send a message in November that parents will always trump teachers. https://t.co/uBLP2pj22O