California Teachers Unions Saw Thousands of Public School Employees Opt Out in 2021: Report

A third grade teacher talks with students about their pandemic-related fears on the first day of in-person learning for five days per week at Stark Elementary School in Stamford, Conn., on March 10, 2021. John Moore/Getty Images

The Freedom Foundation has helped approximately 2,000 California teachers and school employees opt out of six major state unions this year—a record high, according to the Orange, California-based national nonprofit.

“There is definitely a movement happening, and it’s very apparent that [teachers and school staff] are fed up,” Rachel Weigel, California outreach director for the foundation, told The Epoch Times.