The Jeb Bush Nobody Knows -- Part 4 (Another PRO-Jeb Editorial)

Link is to a Deceptive, False Billboard Ad against Gov. Bush; photo by: The FL Teachers Union ^ | November 11, 2001 | summer

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FYI -- here is the outstanding bill signed into law by Gov. Bush in June 2001 -- for which he received no national press or credit, as usual:

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FL House 0279: Relating to Barry Grunow Act

H279 GENERAL BILL/CS by Education Appropriations (FRC); Lynn; (CO-SPONSORS) Atwater; Murman; Wilson; Mayfield; Rich; Justice; Fiorentino; Arza; Gottlieb; Frankel; Bucher; Sorensen; Wiles; Gannon; Baxley; Byrd; Negron; Kallinger; Waters; Bowen; Bennett (Similar CS/S 0866) Barry Grunow Act; creates "Barry Grunow Act"; provides:

death benefits re certain teachers & school administrators; provides for payment of certain health insurance premiums; provides for waiver of certain educational expenses for children of certain deceased teachers & school administrators; provides that teacher & school administrator death benefits are exempt property under Fla. Probate Code; provides for funding, etc. Creates 112.1915; amends 732.402. EFFECTIVE DATE:

06/07/01 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-180

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And, by contrast, here is a subsequent national news article about the miniscule one-time payment now offered by one of the two national teacher unions:

From: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2001/07/25/insurance.htm

USA TODAY 08/13/2001 - Updated 07:55 PM ET

Teachers offered 'unlawful homicide' insurance [by union]

WASHINGTON (AP) - School shootings have prompted the nation's largest teachers' union to offer a special $150,000 benefit for teachers and other school employees slain at work.

While the National Education Association has offered life insurance to members since the 1980s, the new "unlawful homicide" benefit was only approved this year. It will be announced to the union's 2.6 million members in a September newsletter.

The payout for accidental death while on the job is $50,000.

Randy Martin, who handles risk management for NEA Member Benefits, said the new coverage was not the result of any single incident. "It was just the knowledge that these incidents were occurring," Martin said.

"I think it's very good that we're doing this," said Wayne Johnson, president of the California Teachers Association. "I think that it's sad that we need to do it."

The benefit is provided free to NEA members. Families of teachers and other school staff who die accidentally or are killed by an estranged spouse are eligible to receive $50,000.

American Federation of Teachers spokesman Jamie Horwitz said its members have not requested such a benefit, but added that the AFT's benefits historically have mirrored those offered by the NEA. Horwitz said the union would likely consider the homicide benefit.

While recent high-profile school shootings have focused media attention on school violence, few teachers or staff have been slain while on the job over the past decade.

According to the National School Safety Center, which keeps statistics on school violence for the U.S. government, 28 school staff members - including teachers, administrators, custodians and nurses - have been killed violently at work since 1992.

[To FR, from summer: Note -- NO response from the teachers union for the first 28 teacher deaths. NOTHING was done by the union until AFTER Gov. Bush helped teachers IMMEDIATELY.]

Teacher Dave Sanders was among the 13 victims in the 1999 Columbine High School shootings in Colorado. Most recently, Lake Worth, Fla., teacher Barry Grunow was shot in the head by a student he had sent home earlier on the last day of school in 2000.

The 14-year-old boy convicted in the killing faces 25 years to life in prison in his sentencing, scheduled for Thursday.

"Obviously one death is one too many, and I don't want to minimize the importance of those, but violent deaths as a whole are a small, small percentage of overall school violence," said Ken Trump, an Ohio school safety consultant. He said teachers are much more likely to be assaulted at work.

Johnson said school violence has become "sort of a sign of the times."

"It's a sad reality that there is this random violence in the public schools," he said. "I'm glad the NEA is doing it. I hope it won't be used very often, but I'm glad it's there for the families of teachers who will be attacked and killed."

[summer]

FYI. And, BTW, for you or anyone you know who is interested:

(1) www.teachinflorida.com can help you find a teaching position in FL;

(2) www.myflorida.com/subscribe is the address to subscribe to Gov. Bush's weekly e-newsletter, published by the governor's office; and

(3) www.jeb.org is the site for voluteering for his re-election campaign (Note: I've chosen not to be involved with his official campaign staff).

[summer]

FYI. I will bump others later today, when I have more time. :)

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[He Rides A White Horse]

bumpity...

[summer]

FYI. :) (And, kindly freepmail me if you would like to be removed from my distribution list. Thanks, and no problem.)

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Bumping for index.

[Phil V.]

First of all, summer, GET OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO JEB'S PR STAFF!!!

Jeb needs BELIEVERS who will DO his work. (not that your editorials are not work          ;)           )

[WANTED: ALL TEACHERS WHO HAVE DIRECTLY BENEFITED FROM LEGISLATION PASSED BY GOVERNOR BUSH . . . RETURN TH' LOOT or SAY, "THANK YOU GOVERNOR BUSH!!!!"]

[summer]

LOL! Great post. You made my day! :)

[summer]

FYI. :)

[JohnHuang2]

Thanks for the ping, and HAPPY VETERANS' DAY, my friend =^)

[backhoe]

Miss summer, I have included this link in my morning update of tales from the Dark Underbelly of the Beast ( the stories the media either won't talk about, or will mention once so they can never again mention it while claiming, "old news, we already covered that!" )- which will be up shortly.

[Real Cynic No More]

bump, bump, bump!

[summer]

FYI. :)

[summer]

Thanks so much for your support on this thread! I really appreciate it! :)

[summer]

Also, please post a link to that! :)

[JohnHuang2]

You're more than welcome =^)