Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan accused Republicans on Tuesday of attempting to distract voters with the problem of specific materials being allowed in public faculties.
Whitmer, who’s searching for a second time period as Michigan’s chief govt this 12 months, mentioned throughout a gubernatorial debate that Republicans had been enflaming the problem for political acquire.
“I see how politicians attempt to wedge communities in opposition to each other,” mentioned Whitmer. “It’s harmful and it’s egocentric.”
The governor accused her GOP challenger, Tudor Dixon, of utilizing the problem to obscure a conservative agenda and ties to former Trump-era Schooling Secretary and Michigan political heavyweight Betsy Devos.
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FILE – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses enterprise leaders, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photograph/Carlos Osorio, File)
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“Do you actually assume that books pose a higher hazard to our youngsters and gun violence does? She’s attempting to divert consideration from the truth that she is bankrolled by Betsy DeVos.”
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Dixon, who has gained floor in current polls, mentioned in the course of the debate that Whitmer was unwilling to face with mother and father involved about specific materials in faculties, together with LGBTQ books.
“We’re speaking about pornography in faculties. Mother and father have risen up throughout the state,” mentioned GOP gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon.
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“We’re speaking about pornography in faculties. Mother and father have risen up throughout the state,” mentioned the Republican nominee. “They’ve requested Gretchen Whitmer to remark and she or he’s been silent on this difficulty.”
Whitmer mentioned there was a center floor to be staked out on the problem by permitting mother and father to specific their considerations to native faculty boards, whereas concurrently guaranteeing kids really feel secure and accepted.
The problem of specific content material in Michigan’s faculty libraries has garnered nationwide consideration
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The problem of specific content material in Michigan’s faculty libraries has garnered nationwide consideration. Earlier this month, Muslim Individuals in Dearborn turned out in excessive numbers to protest the college district’s resolution to incorporate LGBTQ books in school libraries. The mother and father claimed that lots of the books had been sexually specific and inappropriate for younger kids.
“We’re not apprehensive about [LGBT] individuals,” mentioned a Dearborn dad or mum, who attended the college board assembly. “We’re apprehensive about our youngsters. In the event that they wind up homosexual at 18, who cares? However the faculty library should not be letting 10-year-olds learn books that element sexual acts.”
Gov. Whitmer additionally addressed the state’s closure of public faculties in the course of the COVID pandemic.
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