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TheRealThelmaJohnson@TheRealThelmaJ1 · Sep 18, 2024

For those who are new here, this is Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne. He is 900 years old and…

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Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has caused significant damage to public schools in his 1.5 years in office through promoting universal vouchers that bankrupt districts, partnering with controversial figures, removing counselors and LGBT resources, and continuing his decades-long opposition to bilingual education. The thread criticizes his numerous scandals, mismanagement, and anti-public education policies that have contributed to Arizona's schools ranking 50th nationally.

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    For those who are new here, this is Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Horne.  He is 900 years old and lives in a castle in Transylvania.  He ran on an anti-CRT platform.  He has done an incredible amount of damage to public schools in 1.5 years in office.🧵

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    Tom is a Relic and corrupt politician with many scandals who has haunted Arizona politics for 50 years.  More than a decade ago he tried to kill Mexican Studies.  So when CRT became the hot topic this old fool was ready to go. 👇

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    This is third time in this role.  He has also been our Attorney General twice and in the state legislature.  He just won't go away.  Arizona is giving away the farm with universal school vouchers.  Our public schools are suffering as a result. 👇

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    During his time in office Tom has poorly administered and spent millions to promote a universal school voucher program that is bankrupting Arizona. Recipients have spent over a million dollars just on expensive LEGO sets while public school teachers beg for crayons 👇

  5. #5

    Tom Horne has continuously promoted private and religious schools over public schools. Including promoting a school run by Mike Tyson. 👇

  6. #6

    Tom made a deal with PraegerU for education materials and Dr. Oz for a student health regimen, working with seemingly every grifter out there in the realm of public education. 👇

  7. #7

    Tom removed counselors from schools and drastically increased funds for security guards, roles that the school system can't fill. 👇

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    Tom has been incredibly anti-LGBT since taking office, removing resources for LGBT students and getting in front of every camera he could to involve himself in the controversy surrounding trans school athletes.👇

  9. #9

    Tom created a phone line that parents could use to report things like teachers teaching CRT. It was a colossal waste of money, with no actionable reports but hundreds of prank and protest calls.👇

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    Tom has continued his fight against bilingual education, suing school districts. When his lawsuit was tossed out, he started helping parents he encouraged to sue 👇

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    Tom has been involved in notorious scandals including hit and run, FBI surveillance, you name it. When he campaigned the first person he thanked on Twitter was his friend David Stringer, a man convicted of child sex crimes👇

  12. #12

    Pay attention because if a Tom Horne is not in your state now, I promise one may be coming. I hear Oklahoma has a Tom Jr. You must vote against these people. Tom is trying to kill public schools.👇

  13. #13

    There are more Tom Hornes out there, and they take over states like the vampires in that movie '30 Days of Night'

  14. #14

    Arizona public schools now rank 50th, dead last. Tom Horne is killing public education.