Culture
Massachusetts public library hosting after-school âPride Club for KidsâA public library in western Massachusetts plans to host an after-school club where children can discuss sexual orientation and gender identity without parental consent. The South Hadley Public Library advertises… Read More
Public Education
Florida Board of Education chair outlines principles to create âinformed, virtuous citizenryâEducation shouldnât just transmit knowledge â it should form character and cultivate âcivic virtues essential to freedom,â argued the Florida State Board of Education chair in a recent address. âWe… Read More
Public Education
Federal investigation launched against Massachusetts school district for disregarding parental consentThe U.S. Department of Education opened an investigation into Burlington Public Schools (BPS) on Monday for violating parent rights. The Massachusetts district allegedly administered a survey… Read More
Culture
Massachusetts police training calls Moms for Liberty âhate groupâThe group that trains police officers in Massachusetts names parental advocate Moms for Liberty on a list of hate groups that also includes neo-Nazis and violent, black-clad leftist Antifa. The… Read More
Government
New Jerseyâs legislative efforts to regulate homeschooling raise concerns over educational freedomsThe New Jersey Legislature is considering two bills by Democrat lawmakers to âheavily regulate homeschooling and restrict parents’ and students’ educational freedom,â warns a Reason news… Read More
Courts
Supreme Court set to decide landmark case on parentsâ rights in educationWhere do parentsâ rights begin and end in public-school classrooms? The Supreme Court will consider this and other questions in Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case in… Read More
Opinion
100 years after landmark case, federal programs continue to violate parentsâ constitutional rights(The Daily Signal) â June 1 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Courtâs landmark parental rights decision in Pierce v. Society of Sisters. 100… Read More
Government
âUnder siegeâ: Washington governor signs bill limiting parents’ rights in schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Democratic Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill Tuesday eroding a citizen-backed initiative that had protected parentsâ rights. House Bill 1296 made heavy revisions to… Read More
Government
Rights for parents in childrenâs medical care nears floor vote(The Center Square) â Mandatory consent from parents for several medical treatments is poised to reach a floor vote in the North Carolina House of Representatives. As lawmakers return from… Read More
Courts
Maryland parents âoptimisticâ as Supreme Court weighs whether they can opt their children out of LGBT storybooks in schoolâQueer farmers,â âdrag queen,â and âpride puppyâ are just a few of the controversial LGBT themes in childrenâs books at the center of a case before the Supreme Court. The… Read More
Opinion
Blushing Bolsheviks! Not even fathers of Soviet communism did what Colorado may do to parents by sanctifying transgenderismFirst they came for the teachers. Then they came for the counselors. Now theyâre coming for everyone â most notably parents. Already, teachers across the country have been coerced into using… Read More
Public Education
North Carolina bill would give parents greater say over public-school librariesThe North Carolina Senate is poised to vote on a bill establishing new guidelines to monitor media in public-school libraries â which includes giving parents more leeway in adding and… Read More
Public Education
Milwaukee Schools among 1,200 districts with secret student gender transition plans, prompting federal complaintThree parental rights groups have filed a federal complaint against Milwaukee Public Schools for making secret plans to transition studentsâ gender without informing parents. The Wisconsin Institute for Law &… Read More
Government
Texas Senate passes Parental Bill of RightsTexas lawmakers want parents, not the government, to have more control over their children’s education. The Texas Senate passed a Parental Bill of Rights last week… Read More
Courts
KC-area mom banned from school property for taking viral photo of sex-related poster wins her freedom back in courtA Kansas City-area mom banned from all school property and events for taking and sharing a photo of a school poster had her ban overturned Thursday in federal court. Carrie… Read More
Courts
Federal court rules parents had no right to know school was socially transitioning daughter(The Daily Signal) â A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit recently determined that the efforts of a Florida middle school to help a minor… Read More
Courts
Federal court allows school to keep parents in the dark about student gender identity; Supreme Court appeal on the tableA federal appeals court has ruled that a Massachusetts school district can conceal a studentâs gender identity from the childâs parents â setting up a potential legal clash before the… Read More
Courts
Parents’ rights victory: California school district to keep parental notification policyA California school district will continue being able to notify parents when students request changes to their official or unofficial records after a lengthy legal battle over the districtâs policy… Read More
Government
Hundreds rally at WA Capitol to protect parental rights: âEnough is enoughâ(The Center Square) â The battle over parental rights took center stage Saturday at the state Capitol in Olympia as several hundred people showed up in frigid rain to rally… Read More
Government
Ohio governor signs parents’ rights billOhio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill affirming parental rights in education. The Republican DeWine signed HB 8 Wednesday, which âmaintains… Read More