House GOP Pushes Parents Bill of Rights, But Some Advocates Call it 'Tone Deaf'
A vocal parent advocacy organization says the federal “Parents Bill of Rights” proposal put forward by House Republicans last week is out of touch with the concerns of many American families and hopes to kill it before it passes the chamber.
Last Wednesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California joined fellow GOP members to introduce the five-point plan, which calls for greater transparency into what districts teach, how much they spend and how they publicly report whether violence has occurred at a school. The next step is for education committee members to review the bill and offer any amendments before it reaches the floor.
“It’s just so tone deaf to where parents are. How do you have a parent’s bill of rights in 2023 that doesn’t mention student progress or the right to read and write?” asked Keri Rodrigues, president of the National Parents Union. McCarthy’s press conference, she said, lacked representation of minority parents and children. “I was like, ‘Do Republicans know any Black and brown people?’ “
She organized a gathering of several parent groups who plan to meet Monday with Democratic leaders in the House in an effort to defeat the bill.
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