NH: 'Parental bill of rights' defeated in House; blocked from returning in 2024 [View all]
The New Hampshire House voted to “indefinitely postpone” the “parental bill of rights” Thursday, using a dramatic tactic to kill the legislation for the rest of 2023 and preventing it from returning to the House in 2024.
In a 195-190 vote, the chamber took one of the strongest actions possible to defeat a bill.
The vote capped a fierce and emotional debate this year, and delivered a victory to advocates who said the legislation threatened the privacy and well-being of LGBTQ students.
“Today is a big sigh of relief for all of us who knew that this bill could have put us in danger in high school,” said Linds Jacows, a co-founder of the advocacy group 603 Equality, in an interview after the vote. “I’m really glad that every kid in New Hampshire public schools will be able to find a safe space to be themselves and to just receive support, and it should be that simple.”
Senate Bill 272 listed a number of rights parents have over school districts relating to their children. Many of them exist in law currently, including the right to inspect the school curriculum, to opt a child out of sex education and other school materials, and to waive the requirement for vaccinations under religious or medical exemptions.
https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2023/05/18/parental-bill-of-rights-defeated-in-house-blocked-from-returning-in-2024/
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