Texas Democrat Gene Wu said in a video published on Monday that parents were sending their children private school “So, they don’t have to have their children with your children”, even if a previous social media position of him said he had also chosen a private school for his children.
“How do we say to people we are going to take your money and give it to rich people, so that they can send their children to private schoolSo they don’t need to have their children with your children, “Wu told a crowd on Monday during a demonstration against a school choice bill.
On January 24, 2025, the Senator of the State of Texas Brandon Creighton Bill 2 of the Senate filedThe Texas Education Freedom Act, which would give students universal access to the choice of the school and would provide at least $ 2,000 each year to the savings account on the education of students. If a family decides to enroll their child in a private school, each student would receive $ 10,000 per year and disabled students enrolling in a private school would receive $ 11,500 per year. A similar version of the invoice would have failed Three times in 2023.
Wu, who is the president of Texas House Democratic Caucus, has already spoken out against the choice of the school. (Wiki Commons)
Wu, who is the president of Texas House Democratic Caucus, has already spoken school choice, To say it was a gift for republican donors. In a series of messages on social networks in May 2022, WU revealed that he attended a private school and that he had sent his own children to a private school.
“I went to a private school for the school. My family would have loved having money … but they didn’t need it. I would love to get $ 12,000 money for my children in a school . But that doesn’t seem fair at all, “he wrote at the time.
He continued his argument according to which the universal school choice in the form of good was a “scam” and would only be at the benefit of “billionaire mega-donators”.
“Greg Abbott puts its billionaire mega-donters compared to Texas students. Each dollar spent on its good billionaire scam is a dollar taken from our classrooms. “He wrote.
Fox News Digital contacted a comment at the WU office, but did not immediately receive an answer.
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The exterior of Texas State Capitol is seen on September 05, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell / Getty Images) (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
In a press release Announcing Bill 2 of the Senate, Creighton said that “this session, we are fully committed to adopting universal and complete legislation of school choices, guaranteeing that each family in Texas has access to the educational opportunities they deserve. Time for Texas to join the 32 other states which already empowers parents and students with greater educational freedom.
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