Sen. Brian Kelsey of Shelby County took some time today to attack the Shelby County Schools and get in a jab at the teachers union. He never misses a chance to attack public schools or the educators in them.

Here’s the video:

.@BrianKelsey says it's "PURELY OUT OF SPITE" that @SCSK12Unified is keeping their schools closed. @SenAkbari calls that a "truly unfair characterization," pointing out that Shelby is a massive district and that they're "taking care of our most precious cargo – children." pic.twitter.com/u7LscUMp9t

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) February 10, 2021

This is the same guy who sent out a Christmas card crowing about his legal work to voucherize public schools.

This is also the same Brian Kelsey who led efforts to eliminate the Hall Income Tax and $200 million a year in revenue for the state. Then, the issue was what to do with repeated years of surplus revenue. Kelsey’s answer was NOT to invest it in schools, but instead to create a tax giveaway for investors.

Brian Kelsey does not and has not supported our state’s public schools. Now, he’s using his position as chair of the Senate Education Committee to attack public school teachers. In other Kelsey news, he’s the lead sponsor of legislation that would undermine the ability of working Tennesseans to join a union.

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