New York City Council Member Julie Menin has proclaimed that she is a “long-time critic of co-locations for charter schools” – opposing the ability for public charter schools to use empty classrooms or school buildings to teach public charter school students.

While standing loudly and proudly against basic charter school operations, Council Member Menin also told the Gothamist in a candidate questionnaire that she sends her three kids to private schools.

While New York City working class families seek better school options for their kids, Julie Menin stands in their way.

What’s it to her? Menin’s kids are already safely tucked away at elite private schools, like The Dalton School, where she sent one of her kids.

It seems the louder that a politician shouts their opposition to school choice options for working families, the likelier it is that their own children are already enrolled in the most elite private institutions that money can buy.

New York State Assemblymember Grace Lee is an avowed opponent of school choice, telling special interest groups she supports keeping the restrictive charter school cap in place, which denies working-class families on waiting lists the ability to access their schools of choice.

She takes those positions hoping to get the backing of powerful political interests that oppose charter schools like the New York State United Teachers.

While that has surely benefited her political career, it’s hurt New York families seeking better options for their children’s education.

But what does it matter to Assembly member Lee, when she sends her own kids to elite NYC private schools like the Blue School?

Grace Lee has proudly posted on her own social media about her kids attending elite private schools, while at the same time denying those very same opportunities to New Yorkers who can’t afford to shell out the over $50,000 in annual tuition.

School choice for Grace Lee, but none for thee.

While Siegrist has personally reaped the benefits of private education, he continues to deny the same opportunities to Iowa families. In fact, he’s the only member of GOP leadership to oppose such bills. In an interview with KMA Land Radio, Siegrist openly admitted, “Both of my children graduated from St. Albert in Council Bluffs,” yet in the same breath, he opposed expanding access to private schools for working-class families, stating, “I don’t think going to an educational savings account system is probably the best way to go.”

The hypocrisy is glaring: Siegrist supports private education for his own family but works to block other families from accessing the same choice.