House passes GOP education bill that aims to provide additional oversight for parents
CNNMar 20, 2023
The Republican-led US House on Friday fulfilled a campaign promise and passed the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act by a 213-208 vote, with five Republicans joining Democrats in voting against it.
The bill calls for schools to make their curricula public, mandate teachers to meet with parents, and provide parents with information about any violence on school grounds.
Republicans are promoting this bill under the banner of parents’ rights, but it’s nothing more than red meat for their base, which wants to curtail vital school debates about race, gender identity, and sexuality. Rather than wasting time on manufactured "problems," the House should focus its attention on the real issues that American students face, such as teacher shortages and rampant gun violence at schools.
This is much-needed legislation to remove the political wedge that the increasingly woke school system seeks to impale between families. Despite claims to the contrary, there’s no book ban or mechanism for revealing a student’s gender identity in this bill, it merely provides a route for parents to rightfully know what’s going on in their children’s lives and participate in molding their learning experience.