Actor Matt Damon, who is an outspoken advocate for many liberal causes, recently stirred controversy when it was revealed that he is sending his kids to private school despite the fact that he has positioned himself as advocate of public education.
As The Hill reports:
Damon first publicly displayed his passion for the public school system at a “Save Our Schools” rally in 2011, when he got into a contentious exchange with a conservative reporter over teacher pay following his speech at the event.
“I was raised by a teacher,” Damon said in his speech. “My mother is a professor of early childhood education. And from the time I went to kindergarten through my senior year in high school, I went to public schools. I wouldn’t trade that education and experience for anything.”
On Monday, former Florida governor Jeb Bush weighed in on the controversy, posting the following comment on his Twitter account:
Matt Damon Refuses to Enroll Kids in Los Angeles Public Schools. Choice ok for Damon, why not everyone else? http://t.co/yHrTbakeIW
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) August 6, 2013
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