US Vice president Kamala Harris in Chicago, Illinois, USA
CHICAGO (77WABC) — The White House refused to comment on the National Education Association’s proposal this week to replace the word “mother” with “birthing parent,” while defending the First Lady and the Vice President.
First Lady Jill Biden, a teacher, is a member of the NEA. Vice President Kamala Harris also spoke at the National Education Association 2022 Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly at the McCormick Convention Center in Chicago on Tuesday.
The White House, however, wouldn’t comment on it.
The NEA’s resolutions, called new business items (NBI), represent the teachers’ union’s opinions and beliefs. Many resolutions were voted by the representative assembly, comprised of 6,000 educators who attended the meeting in Chicago and virtually this week.
The resolution on the language change, though, was ultimately not brought to a vote.
