Today's article comes from Epoch Times and was written by TYLER DURDEN: What Type Of Society Will We Become? | ZeroHedge Is this coming to your district and state? “Each teacher shall endeavor to impress upon the minds of the pupils the principles of morality, truth, justice, patriotism, and a true comprehension of the rights, duties, and dignity of American citizenship, and the meaning of equality and human dignity, including the promotion of harmonious relations ... to teach them to avoid idleness, profanity, and falsehood, and to instruct them in manners and morals and the principles of a free government,” according to California Education Code 233.5. California’s Education … [Read more...]
Do children need parental approval or notice for medical services in Washington State? (Updated 11-5-2023)
The Washington State Legislature, under the control of Democrats for the past 40 years, has chosen, in their infinite wisdom, to allow a number of healthcare procedures that do NOT require parental notice nor permission. This article shares details from State websites. There are districts who have rolled out and/or are in the process of rolling out, dental and medical services on campus. You may want to be aware of this in case you have thoughts you want to share with your legislators and school district leadership. Let's start out with a snapshot of services and notice (or lack of) to parents: The chart on the left: Emergency services - No parental notice … [Read more...]
What is 5599 and why should you sign the petition?
Seems like education has gotten more and more political. Today we ask that you share the information and links in this article with every voter you can in the State of Washington. Deadline for signatures: July 15th. It's imperative that this initiative moves forward and time is of the essence. First, here's a link to the website: https://www.reject5599.com/ So what is 5599? The article in this link does a good job outlining what's happening: https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/washington-residents-submit-referendum-to-reject-5599/ In essence, under certain circumstances, the State has the ability to allow "gender affirming" surgery and treatments without notification or … [Read more...]
Washington State Senate Bill 5020 – Immediate Action Required
Parental choice alert! Another attempt to take control of our children. Currently parents can wait until their children are 8 years old before required to participate in formal education. In 2022 an effort was made to change that 8 year old requirement to 5 years old but it failed. Not to waste a good opportunity for more control they are coming back shooting for Age 6 as the new standard. Summary of SB 5020: This bill will bring the mandatory age of attending school to 6 years of age. - it removes the parental decision of when a child should be placed into public or private school or home-based instruction - it is another step in allowing government to dictate decisions on … [Read more...]
Are you happy with what your children learn in school?
Today we share an article published at the Pew Research Center written by JULIANA MENASCE HOROWITZ The article discusses parents views of what should and should not be taught in schools and comes to the conclusion that while unhappy most parents won't rock the boat. Saying that, the number of students being removed from public schools continues to accelerate so their conclusions may not be totally accurate. Give the article a read either at the original site or by reading below...then...share your thoughts. Note: The full article is REALLY long so grab something to drink and plan on spending 10-15 minutes reading and pondering. Parents Differ Sharply by Party Over What Their … [Read more...]
November is Parents’ Rights in Education Month!
Email the proclamation (embedded below) to your school board and ask them to put it on the agenda and declare that they support parents rights. In 2005 the 9th Circuit stole Parents’ Rights. Presiding over Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, and Hawaii, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found in Fields v. Palmdale School District “that the Meyer-Pierce right [of parents to direct the upbringing of their children] does not exist beyond the threshold of the school door.” The court stated, “We conclude that the parents are possessed of no constitutional right to prevent the public schools from providing information on the subject [of sexuality] to … [Read more...]
85,000 Moms for Liberty Take on School Boards Across the U.S: Our Mission Is to Save America by Empowering Parents
Moms have power (so do Dads...but Mom's really have power). Todays article can be read in it's original form at: 85,000 Mom's Tina Descovich has been fighting for parental rights since she was elected to the Brevard County, Florida school board in 2016. But her mission is now shared by 85,000 other mothers in 34 states who joined Moms for Liberty and who now show up at school board meetings to hold officials accountable. These moms are also running for school board spots and other local offices — and winning. They’ve honed their skills by scouring websites and requesting public records to uncover the radical sexual and racial agenda being pushed in public schools across the … [Read more...]
Georgia advances legislation that outlines a ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ in education
Remote learning may have been a disaster during the Covid lockdown but one thing positive that has come out is an increase in parental awareness of where schools have moved to. The focus on basic education wanes while the social emotional aspects are on the rise. Should parents have a say in what their children are taught and if so how much? Do educators know whats best for children such that parents should be told to go quietly into the night? The State of Georgia is taking some steps that may get traction in other states. Give this article a read. It comes to us from the Conservative Review and is written by Samuel Langold-Lenett. In Georgia, lawmakers advanced legislation that, … [Read more...]
Is it Time We Stopped Viewing Schools as the Best Parent?
So many working families either single parent or both. So little time to keep track of everything...including education. It appears there has been a trend of schools taking over some of the parental responsibilities. Today's article was originally published at Intellectual Takeout and written by Annie Holmquist. The article is 5 years old...but if you didn't know that you would think it's current. The issue hasn't gone away...it's seen by more today. When it comes to school, educators always know best, right? This assumption was challenged by Jay Matthews in The Washington Post over the weekend. After reporting on an incident at a high caliber high school where parents felt educators … [Read more...]
The Public Education Complex Is Not on Our Side…It’s Time for Good People to Get Ugly
Kira Davis brings us a perspective today that may ring a bell with some parents. Give it a read and share your thoughts. I have been a school choice advocate and activist for nearly 20 years. I have long been of the opinion that the best way to push forward with school choice advocacy was to build bridges, educate people on the process, support legislation, stay away from heated rhetoric that turns away potential allies from other parts of the political spectrum, and never, ever, ever get unpleasant with your opponents. Well, I’ve changed my mind. It’s time to get unpleasant. Hell, it’s time to get downright ornery. On Thursday The New York Post reported that the National … [Read more...]