Following America’s latest school shooting in Texas, former education secretary Arne Duncan said it’s time America’s 50 million parents simply pull their kids out of school until we have better gun laws. Duncan, who served under Obama, has been pushing for tougher gun laws since leaving the administration. Take a look here to read why the former secretary thinks boycotting schools is the only way to bring change to the country’s gun laws.
America’s former education secretary calls on parents to boycott schools
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