School district thumbs its nose at 'radical anti-American’ teachers' union for rejecting capitalism

A Colorado school district recently took a stand against the state's largest teachers' union for releasing a "radical anti-American" resolution rejecting capitalism.

Last month, the Colorado Education Association passed a resolution denouncing the free market system.

The union's final declaration read, "The CEA believes that capitalism inherently exploits children, public schools, land, labor, and resources. Capitalism is in opposition to fully addressing systemic racism (the school to prison pipeline), climate change, patriarchy (gender and LGBTQ disparities), education inequality, and income inequality."

CEA, which represents more than 39,000 education professionals, told Fox News Digital, "Our members reflect our state's diverse views and perspectives, these resolutions reflect our members' aspirations in our collective endeavor to create a safer and more equitable world for Colorado students, educators and communities, and do not require any action from the organization."

Woodland Park School Board Vice President David Illingworth told "Fox & Friends First" on Thursday that he found the "radical anti-American" resolution "stunning."

"I was pretty much in shock from that statement. As vice president of the school board in Woodland Park, it was just pretty stunning to see the biggest teachers union in the state of Colorado openly adopt a radical, anti-American resolution like that and be really open about it," Illingworth stated.

"The mask has come off in Colorado," he continued. "This union thinks they're too big to fail. They don't think they have to hide their anti-American, radical political agenda any longer. And they're determined to push it not just on the government and the people, but on their kids."

In response to the leftist resolution, Woodland Park School Board passed its own declaration supporting the free market.

"We're very pleased to take a stand for freedom, whether that's in capitalism, through the economics, or whether that's through constitution and equal opportunity. That's what people can do," Illingworth added.

Since news of the CEA's radical resolution broke, Illingworth says the union has been doubling down on its stance.

"You can call it Marxism, socialism, but when they start actually putting it into practice and implementing it in all the misery and ugliness that comes with it, it's communism, no doubt about it," he stated.

"In Colorado, like in many states, the school board is locally elected by the community. And so we represent Woodland Park values. And we're not going to be intimidated, bow or take a knee to a big teachers union that's there to launder money through our teachers into the pockets of special interests and politicians," Illingworth concluded.

Republican Representative Scott Bottoms also spoke out against the CEA's resolution. Bottoms told the Lion earlier this month that he is used to the "attacks on capitalism on a daily basis."

"The CEA believes that capitalism, constitutional rights and parental rights are the problem," he stated.

Republican Senator Mark Baisley stated that he "will be demanding answers from the leadership of the CEA."

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