Local outlet NewsChannel 5 has obtained pretty damning hidden camera video from a private reception with Tennessee’s Republican Gov. Bill Lee. Per this video, Dr. Larry Arnn, who serves as president of the super conservative Hillsdale College in TK, Michigan, and who hosted the reception, mocked public school teachers.
How so? He repeatedly doubted their intelligence by suggesting they’re trained in the “dumbest” parts of the “dumbest” colleges in the country. He questioned how committed they actually are to teaching their students. Probably unsurprisingly at this point, he also ridiculed efforts to make higher education more inclusive and diverse.
Per the outlet, the video is close to two hours. Lee praises Arnn. He doesn’t offer up a drop of protection for the public school teachers in his state. And this is about the place where it’s good to know Lee has offered Arnn the change to set up at least 50 charter schools in the state—and he originally hoped for Arnn to establish 100.