Bevin cited a teacher 'sick-out' as the cause of an accidental shooting that sent a 7-year-old to the hospital.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin's opponents have pounced on his suggestion that teacher protests led to a 7-year-old girl getting shot. By Tim Elfrink Tim Elfrink Editor of the Morning Mix Email Bio Follow April 26 at 4:27 AM The question was about reducing gun violence in Kentucky. The state’s governor, though, wanted to talk about a favorite pet peeve: The thousands of public school teachers who have called in sick to protest legislation they complained weakened education and their pensions.
Bevin didn’t offer evidence that the shooting, which happened last month, was linked to the protests, as opponents swiftly condemned the governor, who is battling slumping poll numbers and has already apologized once for lurid allegations about the teacher protests. — Adam Edelen April 25, 2019 Although Bevin didn’t go into detail about the shooting, he appeared to be referring to a March 12 incident in Shively, Ky., a city just southwest of Louisville. Around 3 p.m. that day, a 7-year-old girl was accidentally shot in the head by her 11-year-old brother after they found a handgun in a home while their uncle was outside, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported. In an update on March 27, Shively police said the girl was recovering and in “good condition.
Bevin has previously aimed his fury at the protesters. Last spring, the governor claimed that the sickouts would expose children to sexual assault and drug abuse. Despicable. Matt Bevin is unfit to govern. Kentucky families, teachers, and kids deserve so much better than this governor. https://t.co/X8jeqCicyE
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