Teachers using sick days to mobilize at the statehouse — forcing some school districts to close — have become a frequent target of Gov. Bevin’s comments connecting the 7-year-old girl’s shooting to a sickout by teachers came as he answered a question about how to reduce gun violence. Public schools in that county were closed on the day of the shooting due to a sickout as many teachers rallied at the Capitol in Frankfort. Bevin’s approval ratings sank last year after he criticized teachers and other public employees who opposed his proposed changes to the public pension system. He noted that his grandmother was a public school teacher who relied on her pension in retirement.

Source: National Post April 25, 2019 18:56 UTC