Arne Duncan Calls For School Boycott Until Gun Laws Change

CHICAGO, IL — Former CEO of Chicago Public Schools Arne Duncan is urging parents to pull their children out of school until gun laws are changed to "keep them safe." Duncan, a former education secretary in the Obama administration, tweeted the question, "What if no children went to school until gun laws changed to keep them safe?"

Duncan called the boycott "tragically necessary," and asked parents to join the movement. The former CPS CEO was responding to a tweet by Peter Cunningham, a former assistant secretary of education and the executive director of the Education Post.

"Maybe it's time for America's 50 million school parents to simply pull their kids out of school until we have better laws," Cunningham's tweet read.

Both tweets came after eight students and two teachers were killed at Santa Fe High School in Texas on Friday.

Duncan's tweet received more than a thousand responses. Many people showed support, but others said the "U.S. Constitution will not be changed over a boycott." The tweet also received more than five thousand likes.

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