If parents don’t like how public school teachers instruct their children, they should take them and leave, the head of a local teachers’ union in Maine said during at an official community meeting.
Third-grade teacher Erin York, president of the Hermon Education Association (HEA), passionately addressed parents during a Hermon School Committee meeting on Oct. 3.
“Those of you that don’t trust us—you can take your children elsewhere,” the 18-year teacher said during her three-minute speech. “If you think there’s a better fit for your family, do it.
“But please don’t think that you know what’s best for all children,” York admonished parents. “And don’t try to run out our amazing educators and administrators that we have in our district.”…