LEGISLATORS: Should defend public schools
In March, I attended a town hall meeting hosted by KCRCC. Legislators in attendance were Rep. Mark Sauter, Sen. Jim Woodward, Rep. Jordan Redman, Sen. Ben Toews, Rep. Tony Wisniewski, Rep. Elaine Price, Rep. Ron Mendive, Rep. Vito Barbieri, Rep. Dale Hawkins and Rep. Doug Okuniewicz. They were there to give updates on what they had been working on in the 2026 session and an overview of what was to be expected budget-wise. The meeting was well attended and questions from the audience were welcomed.
I submitted a question on the topic of school choice legislation that had been passed earlier. One of the speakers spoke up immediately on the subject stating he was “all for school choice because of what was being taught in school rooms across the state of Idaho.” In my opinion, that remark threw every public school teacher and every public school under the bus.
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