Allison Sorensen, the executive director of Education Opportunity for Every Child, said she wanted to 'destroy public education' with vouchers. She is now apologizing after her remarks were made public, but teachers aren't buying it. 1/2
But the bill sponsor, Rep. Candice Pierucci, R-Herriman, told The Tribune earlier this week she wasn’t sure who was running the campaign, which includes a customized website, social media pages and branded T-shirts.
In the recording, Sorensen talks about HB215. Logan said on Twitter that the audio came from a training session about the scholarship, but didn’t offer details on when that took place, who ran it or who captured the recording. Logan didn’t respond Monday to an email request for comment. “I have a chance to win this year because there’s been a grand compromise, and I have whipped some butts,” she says. “… You give those damn parents their rights.”in the bill, to make the increase contingent on passing vouchers. But she argues that she’ll hear complaints no matter what.
At that point, she said: “Then let’s actually take the money out of the public school system. Stop putting a line item” for vouchers.
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