‘His educational record is the worst in the country’: The Stanford medical professor slams Gavin Newsom for ‘keeping kids out of school for almost a year and a half’ – as the California governor’s wife claims he gives kids the ‘best start to life Life”.
- A Stanford University medical professor has criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his COVID-19 policy on public schools
- dr Jay Bhattacharya criticized Governor Newsom’s suspensions on Twitter, saying the governor’s policies kept his children out of school for a year and a half
- California has had some of the toughest lockdowns in the country, and Newsom’s state of emergency, first declared in 2020, has yet to expire on February 21, 2023
A Stanford University medical professor has blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his COVID-19 policies – which kept his children out of school for more than a year.
dr Jay Bhattacharya took to Twitter on Sunday to criticize the Democratic lawmaker – whose state was experiencing some of the toughest lockdowns in the country.
‘Reg. @GavinNewsom kept my kids out of their public schools for almost a year and a half with no good scientific or epidemiological justification. His educational record is the worst in the country,” the professor tweeted.
Bhattacharya responded to a tweet from the governor’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, who shared photos of herself and her husband visiting two public schools.
She wrote in the tweet, “By focusing on the whole child, these schools build on CA’s commitment to giving ALL children the best start in life.”
A Stanford University medical professor slams California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his COVID-19 policies, which he says have kept his children out of schools for more than a year
dr Jay Bhattacharya took to Twitter on Sunday to criticize the Democratic lawmaker, whose state has been experiencing some of the toughest lockdowns in the country
Bhattacharya responded to a tweet from Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, who shared photos of herself and her husband at two public schools
Her words resonated with Dr. Bhattacharya, director of Stanford’s Center for the Demographics and Economics of Health and Aging, responded to fierce backlash.
Others on Twitter agreed, berating the liberal politician and his wife for their hypocrisy.
“He turned education into a terrible disaster. Except for his own children, who personally attended a private school in 2020,” one person replied.
“The nerve of @JenSiebelNewsom to post something like this,” the Twitter user continued.
Responses to the tweet sent by the “first partner” were limited only to the people mentioned in the tweet. Some still called out Siebel Newsom by citing her post.
“Narrator in a low voice: They send their children to a private school,” said one person.
According to Politico, Newsom and his wife send their children to a private school in Sacramento County. In the fall of 2020, Newsom confirmed that he and his wife would be sending their children back to school just months after the COVID-19 pandemic began.
“Not pictured: her children, who are not in public school. So not ALL the kids,” another person said in a quote tweet.
“By focusing on the whole child, these schools build on CA’s commitment to giving ALL children the best start in life,” Jennifer Siebel Newsom said in a tweet
Some kids in California schools were required to wear masks in the classroom until March 2022, two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began
Twitter users were quick to call out California’s “first partner” for “hypocrisy.”
Masked students sit in their classroom on the first day of school at the Enrique S. Camarena Elementary School, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Chula Vista, California
Newsom and other liberal lawmakers in California have been heavily criticized for their strict lockdowns and COVID-19 policies, which remained in effect months after relaxation began in other states.
Some kids in California schools were required to wear masks in the classroom until March 2022, two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began.
California’s state of emergency, introduced in March 2020, has yet to officially expire on February 21.
Governor Newsom announced in October that the order would fall on February 28, three years after it was implemented.
“The state of emergency was a powerful and necessary tool that we used to protect our state, and without it we would not have gotten to this point,” Newsom said at the time.
“With the operational readiness we have built and the actions we will continue to apply going forward, California stands ready to phase out this tool,” he continued.