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Wed Jul 17, 2013, 02:09 PM Jul 2013

GOP Lawmaker In Utah Wants To End Compulsory Education In The State [View all]

A Republican lawmaker in Utah outlined a proposal last week to abolish compulsory education in the state.

State Sen. Aaron Osmond (R) argued that certain "parents act as if the responsibility to educate, and even care for their child, is primarily the responsibility of the public school system."

"As a result, our teachers and schools have been forced to become surrogate parents, expected to do everything from behavioral counseling, to providing adequate nutrition, to teaching sex education, as well as ensuring full college and career readiness," he wrote in a post on the state senate's blog.

"Let’s let them choose it, let’s not force them to do it," Osmond said.

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/gop-lawmaker-in-utah-wants-to-end-compulsory?ref=fpa

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