I just had to use that headline. Sen. Toomey is one of those Republicans who’s always whining about the evils of federal control. In today’s Morning Call I learned of a bill Toomey introduced to mandate that all school employees undergo state and federal background checks and repeat those checks periodically. States that did not comply would lose some federal dollars. The bill does not provide any money for compliance.
Republican Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee said the proposed bill amounts to a federal mandate and undermines state and local decision-making. He also said that Congress would be constituting itself into a “national school board.”
I personally see nothing wrong with Toomey’s bill, which is also supported by the PA School Board Association. I do like the fact that Toomey is getting a little taste of his own medicine. That’s sweet.
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