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Know whether they should follow the federal rules or the state rules. but its not good policy. its not good leadership. especially at a time like this when were dealing with a pandemic. >> when are you expecting your lawsuit to be ruled on? >> well, we originally teed this up to the texas supreme court months ago because we were trying to get an order before school started but they have since punted on the issue and it was put back down to the lower courts. were now in the appellate courts in th...

You, basically because you want some say in what your own children are taught by government schools, you have been likened to a domestic terrorist. where does this leave you? >> it leaves me frustrated but not surprised. over the summer, the teachers union signals -- actually, they didnt signal, they said explicitly that they were going to invest money in investigating parent groups so we knew that something like this might be coming and it is clear that school board and school boards are not us...

The parent groups. so many people have these on their shelves and putting them on their kids. so people are still going to put sunscreen on their kids. now what do we buy? >> by the way, sandra, youre a great parent. >> sandra: john is too, by the way. >> john is too. for sure. listen, heres the deal with this. if you have been lathering your kid with this stuff, dont worry at all. the risks are zero. now i wouldnt use it. any time that recall a product, leigh it on the shelf until they figure i...

Major backlog where we wont have enough people to teach our students. >> we have now gone through the jen, like my moms generation where she became a teacher, taught for 29.5 years. that was the profession that was available to her. in this day and age, she could have been a ceo. so the women who went into teaching in the 70s, they basically retired in the 90s. we saw a huge shortage in the 90s. and now we are seeing another huge shortage. at the end of the day we want people, you know, who want...

There used to be jobs for people with out of high school education. there are no more. in this new 21st century, high school education is mandatory. and even education beyond that point. we have to prepare our children for the challenges of the 21st century. and education is one of the primary ways that we do that. >> how do you engage the teachers, public school teachers and get around past tensions that other communities have had between teachers unions and associations who feel somewhat threa...

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There is some talk about how committed the national democratic party has been. they are saying they are being supportive but i dont think progressives force one instance let up their focus on this fight. >> youre on the thick of the fight, tell me, has the jury been there? has the support you need been there? >> the energy here in wisconsin is incredible and the energy and support from a lot of our parent groups in washington and across the country have been incredible. but i want to say one thi...