Teachers union president shares misinfo about banned books in Florida schools, apologizes

by ALEC SCHEMMEL | The National Desk

Mon, August 22nd 2022, 6:55 PM UTC

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 5, 2018, file photo, Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers president, speaks during a news conference in New York. Weingarten said the competition in the crowded Election 2020 field has amplified workers voices and issues. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Randi Weingarten tries to deliver a teddy bear and other items for children to federal agents at the port-of-entry, Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in Fabens, Texas, along the international border where immigrant children are being held. The group tried to deliver items to the children housed in tents at the facility but were turned away. (AP Photo/Matt York)

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten speaks as Chicago Public Schools teachers picket Thursday morning, Oct. 17, 2019, at Lane Tech High School in Chicago. Chicago teachers went on strike Thursday, marching on picket lines after failing to reach a contract deal with the nation's third-largest school district in a dispute that canceled classes for more than 300,000 students. (Colin Boyle/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

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FILE - In this Tuesday, June 5, 2018, file photo, Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers president, speaks during a news conference in New York. Weingarten said the competition in the crowded Election 2020 field has amplified workers voices and issues. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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