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Gina Hinojosa: “We have over 150 whole school districts operating at four…”

Featuring: Gina Hinojosa, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 49

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Gina Hinojosa speaks before James Talarico at Killeen rally

Published | Video Starts at 05:05

Now, now schools are shutting down all over this state and in Killeen in a big way. Right? We have 150, over 150 schools shutting down in this state. We have over 150 whole school districts operating at four days a week because they cannot afford to operate at five days a week. It is wrong. Greg Abbott sold out our kids, our schools and our retired teachers because now that we're spending billions of dollars to pay teachers who aren't paying into the teacher retirement system, it will collapse. (05:05–05:14)

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Asserts that over 150 school districts in Texas have reduced their school week to four days due to financial constraints.

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