Please share this information with your teacher friends. I got this from Renee Courtney who is doing a wonderful job of exposing Mr. Queen for who he is. At one time I respect Mr. Queen. The way in which he has run this campaign has changed that. Ever wonder why Teachers arent so fond of Mike Queen... lets go back to his House Days! October 9, 2014 at 10:14am Publication: THE CHARLESTON GAZETTE Published: Friday, February 16, 1990 Page: P1A Byline: TRINA KLEIST PHIL KABLER Thousands of teachers skipped school Thursday and swarmed the Capitol in a rally often marked by high tempers and frustration on both sides. Teachers packed the entrance to House chambers during the morning session, chanting and pounding on the closed doors. Some delegates, including Mike Queen, D-Harrison, spoke out on the House floor against the teachers behavior. Queen said he was embarrassed that teachers had come to the Capitol. Publication: THE CHARLESTON DAILY MAIL Published: Friday, February 16, 1990 Page: P1A Byline: GINGER THOMPSON Harrison County teachers said they were outraged by comments made by Del. Mike Queen, D-Harrison, on the House floor. They said Queen remarked that the teachers were an embarrassment. What they need to be embarrassed about is the Legislature not funding education, said Norma Taylor, president of the Harrison County Education Association. We are very unhappy. We endorsed Mike Queen last year, said Paige Moccia, vice president of the Harrison County Education Association. Harrison teachers walked off the job Thursday without permission, shutting down the school system. She said Queen had a 13 percent voting record on education issues. Were embarrassed by Mike Queen. The teachers will work hard to replace him, Moccia said. Queen is a candidate for Harrison County assessor. Moccia said this is the first year the Harrison teachers group will endorse a candidate for assessor. They will endorse his opponent, Cheryl Romano, Moccia said. Publication: THE CHARLESTON DAILY MAIL Published: Thursday, August 16, 2001 Page: P1A Byline: JIM WALLACE Queen outraged teachers by calling them an embarrassment when they staged mass rallies at the Capitol in a campaign for higher pay. Queen then lost a bid for Harrison County assessor by fewer than 200 votes. He blamed the teachers unions who spent $11,000 against him after his comments in the Legislature riled them up.
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