While promising cooperation, the president of the nation's largest teachers' union is also pledging to "vigorously defend our constitutional right to speak to our members about the role of politics in public education."
Back up man, no one said that you cannot speak to members about politics, what they said is that you have to report obvious support of cannidates, etc. You can say you do not do that but:
The Associated Press reviewed the NEA's filings from years 1993 through 1999, reporting in a series of stories that the NEA has said on its tax returns that no union dues were spent on politics despite extensive internal memos laying out numerous union-funded political activities.
You got your hand caught in the cookie jar, now do not say it is not there, and take the puishment like you should. After all, would you not expect your students to....
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