(CNN) Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a measure giving teachers a $6,100 pay raise and then compared their demand for more education funding to "a teenage kid that wants a better car."
"Teachers want more," Fallin told CBS News on Tuesday, referring to teachers rallying for higher teacher and support staff raises, as well as increased funding for education.
"But it's like kind of having a teenage kid that wants a better car."
Last week, Fallin signed a bill that included the pay raise for teachers. But the state teachers union said the deal fell short and teachers walked out of the classroom on Monday. Support staff are getting a $1,250 pay boost.
House Bill 1010XX was described as "the largest teacher pay raise in the history of the state."
tokenwander on April 5th, 2018 at 13:35 UTC »
Something tells me that comparing teachers to whiny teenagers is not a great plan.
But hey... who the fuck am I?
CHJFK on April 5th, 2018 at 12:51 UTC »
That’s interesting, I was just about to compare Oklahoma’s governor to a spoiled kid trying to blame other people for problems she helped create!
western_red on April 5th, 2018 at 12:22 UTC »
Yeah, someone working for a living is totally the same as a teenager asking their parents for a car...