Second Lady Takes Part-Time Art Teaching Gig At Christian Elementary School

Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence speaking with New York National Guard spouses at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, June 19, 2018. Image courtesy Spc. Andrew Valenza / New York National Guard. (Pho... Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence speaking with New York National Guard spouses at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, June 19, 2018. Image courtesy Spc. Andrew Valenza / New York National Guard. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) MORE LESS

Karen Pence, the second lady, has a new job: teaching art at a nearby Christian elementary school, according to a statement from her office.

Pence accepted the position in December and will teach twice a week at Immanuel Christian School in Virginia, where she taught for 12 years while then-Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) was working on the Hill.

“I am excited to be back in the classroom and doing what I love to do, which is to teach art to elementary students,” Pence said in the statement. “I have missed teaching art, and it’s great to return to the school where I taught art for twelve years.”

Pence has been an art educator for years, is an artist herself and has advocated for art therapy since her husband joined the administration.

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  1. Hell, if De Vos ever leaves the Department of Education, Mother Pence can take over and extend homophobia/transphobia/et cetera phobia to all schools across the land.

    And our next AG would support that. And so, most likely, would McConnell courts up to and including SCOTUS.

  2. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    Oh Dog! Think of the children!

  3. I had no idea the Veep’s wife was called Second Lady, that just sounds so insulting. LOL

  4. Wonder if the first graders got the assignment to paint a picture of when dinosaurs lived among people…

  5. I cringe thinking about this woman teaching art. I imagine it is all about coloring within the lines.

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