House passes GOP education bill that aims to provide additional oversight for parents

[News Junkie]

Source: CNN

The House voted Friday to pass a controversial bill that aims to increase so-called parental rights in the classroom, as House Republicans spotlight an issue that has emerged as a key party priority.

The Senate is not expected to take up the bill and Democrats have criticized it an attempt to turn the classroom into a political battleground.

Among other things, H.R. 5, also known as the “Parents Bill of Rights Act,” would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require schools to provide parents with a list of books and reading materials available in the school library as well as posting curriculum publicly.

It would also require elementary and middle schools that receive federal funding to obtain parental consent before “changing a minor child’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or allowing a child to change the child’s sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.”

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/politics/house-vote-parents-bill-of-rights-act/index.html

[reymega life]

1. biden will veto it

[News Junkie]

2. Won't have to - Senate won't pass it

[Delphinus]

8. Good

It was just coming on NPR at noon and since I was driving, I turned it off so I wouldn't vomit while driving.

Damn, I am so very tired of these folks - every day you see more of what the GOP-led states are doing to hurt those who are not white, straight, or christian.

[CurtEastPoint]

3. Gee, they are always squealing about the Dept of Ed and local control and all that shit. Now this?

[NullTuples]

22. They scream both messages, "local control" and "government control". It's a form of swagger.

In their world, being inconsistent and not getting called on it to any real consequence shows their base they are above not only the law, but social restrictions as well. And THAT is their biggest offer to their voters: follow us and you too can do whatever you want.

[machoneman]

4. Hey, the only thing missing is the act that forever prevents any votes for Democrats!

[Lonestarblue]

5. The bill should be named "White Extremists Right to Destroy Public Education."

[Rhiannon12866]

20. +100

[appalachiablue]

27. ++

[underpants]

6. Saw this on Fox this morning. Basically it's being involved in your kids school

They had 5 bullet point’s including being able to see the school budget. Uh, that’s readily available if you can type words.

I’m at my folks and they watch Fox. They seem to have person relationships with the News personalities.

[louis-t]

7. Since no 2 sets of parents will ever agree on anything

it seems to me if this passed, there would be lots of fighting and screaming. But that's th GOP. They thrive on screaming, fighting and violence.

[NullTuples]

23. Making public schools dysfunctional is one of their goals.

[AllaN01Bear]

9. why are they always so intent for shoving this stuff down our throats?

every year this stuff fail and now ,,

[MayReasonRule]

14. Closely Held Beliefs And Genitals Have That One Thing In Common

It's okay to have them, it's okay to hold them closely.

It is not okay to shove them down other peoples throats.

This is that.

"This" is our country's long and sordid "tradition" of enshrining delusional "closely held beliefs" as the law of the land, supplanting reason in the process, destroying our freedoms thus removing our ability to pursue life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

There is no freedom without reason.
May reason rule.

[Bayard]

10. "Parental Rights,"

Should include the right to not have your kid gunned down in the classroom. Priorities?

[appalachiablue]

24. ++

[Fullduplexxx]

11. Isn't this the kind of thing they would get at a parent/teacher conference

If theybothered to go

[OldBaldy1701E]

25. Bingo!

This is not about 'parents rights'. This is about pushing ignorance as education. I would also point out to these idiots that the entire library listings are usually right there in the library office if they would stop by and take a look. Oh, that's right, all this is too much of a bother... until it becomes entertaining for them. Then, they are all up in arms. This may well and truly be the first generation that does NOT want their kids to be smarter and better than they are. Which is fucking insane.

[appalachiablue]

28. Check

[Freethinker65]

12. Letting a handful of ignorant fearful parents set school curriculum. What could possibly go wrong?

[thenelm1]

13. Have these morons ever heard of school boards? n/t

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. Brought to you by the so-called party of smaller government

[riversedge]

16. . In remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, Schumer described the measure as a "school control bill."

...... In remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, Schumer described the measure as a “school control bill.”

“If passed, schools across the nation would be forced to adhere to a panoply of federal regulations that take power away from parents and school districts. Again, let me repeat that: it would take power away from parents and school districts, away from educators, and put it in the hands of elected politicians. Again, the GOP that treasured small government, local control, is long since gone, replaced once again, by hard right MAGA ideologues,” Schumer said.

House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, was upbeat leaving the vote because Republicans lost five votes while Democrat lost zero. “They don’t want to ban books,” he said

In a news conference after the vote, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said, “In this bill we say, parents have a right to be heard. They should be able to go to school board meetings and not be called terrorists.”

[OldBaldy1701E]

26. Hey Kevvy!

"They should be able to go to school board meetings and not be called terrorists.”

Then, tell them to stop with the strong-arming (like showing up to the board meetings armed), the threats of bodily harm, and their refusal to even consider discussion. If they are going to act like terrorists, then why should we not call them terrorists?

[Marthe48]

17. If we didn't do assigned work

we got a zero. My oldest brother and aunt died when I was 8, and from then on, my brothers and sisters had little supervision or guidance, so our classwork and character were our responsibility.

As I get older, I realize that few people are without scars from their life experiences. It is ridiculous to assume all of us are capable of overseeing and second-guessing educational professionals. The gilead wannabees will jump on the opportunity to demean educators and classroom work, even as the other parts of their lives burn down around them.

I'm glad to see that the U.S. Senate and the President are stoppers on the cruel and evil intentions of cruel and evil people.

[riversedge]

18. FOxx, Stafanik, McCarthy and Letlow already had a meet up with parents. Pic.........

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Parents and their children were invited by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to attend an event to introduce the Parents Bill of Rights Act in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol on March 01, 2023 in Washington, DC.



Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-VA), Rep. Elise Stafanik (R-NY), Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Rep. Julia Letlow (R-LA) hold an event to introduce the Parents Bill of Rights Act in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol on March 01, 2023 in Washington, DC.

[pecosbob]

19. 1984 Bill

[C Moon]

21. The GOP used to clamor about "less government." Now they want to "dictate" everything.

[appalachiablue]

29. ++

[maxrandb]

30. Have these morons never heard of a PTA meeting?

My children attended public schools for 12 years. Their teachers provided curriculum and syllabuses for every class, including gym. The information they are trying to legislate is readily available.

The Retrumplicans see this as a winning issue, because some dumb, off-handed comment by Terry McCaulif allowed the Koch Fascism Network to push that dumbshit Youngkin over the finish line in the VA Governors race.