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Linda McMahon: “I don't think that's the role of the government to help…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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Buckley Institute Speaker Series: The Roadmap for Restoring American Education

Published | Video Starts at 25:16

I'm wondering what you think the role of the Department of Education should play in changing the culture on college campuses so that these sorts of views perhaps become more obsolete. Is there a role the department can play in this sort of change? I don't think that's the role of the government to help change that kind of culture on each campus. As a parent, teaching my children as they were growing up, you can have disagreements with people, but you have no right to physically attack them for their beliefs. (25:16–25:24)

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Asserts that it is not the government's role to change campus culture.

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