(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."
kingjoedirt on April 5th, 2018 at 14:10 UTC »
Keep in mind that these teachers are not on strike because they want to get paid more, they already got the pay raise approved. They are on strike because the schools here in Oklahoma are falling apart and the funding they are supposed to get seems to keep disappearing.
wezli333 on April 5th, 2018 at 14:05 UTC »
"Could I maybe have a car with working headlights, a windshield, seats, a floorboard, and all four wheels?"
"No you certainly may not, you self-entitled little brat!"
fatcIemenza on April 5th, 2018 at 13:17 UTC »
Isn't she the douche who told everyone to pray for oil fields