HSLDA And Parental Rights Legislation parents who may want to teach their children don problem is that a home school takesmoney organizations that are following the parentalrights issue nationally http://folchslda.homestead.com/ParentalRights.html
Extractions: Who could argue with that? It sounds like the legislative answer to every parent's nightmare of the State stepping into the sanctity of the home and directing parents to raise their children by government standards. However, upon closer examination, Parental Rights legislation appears to do exactly what it proposes to stop the government from doing.
Extractions: In recent years, public school officials and some home-school parents have developed an interpretation of Utah education law that unduly diminishes parental rights. This interpretation centers in the need for parents to "obtain permission" from their local district before they proceed to educate their children at home. This unsupportable view of the law grew innocently out of a recommended practice of the then-fledgling Utah Home Education Association (UHEA), founded about 20 years ago by a handful of Salt Lake home-school leaders and myself, the head of Utah Valley's largest home school organization. Soon after the UHEA's inception, UHEA leaders advised veteran and new home-school families to write a letter to their local school district as a good-faith gesture of intent to comply with Utah's education laws. Some of us strongly opposed the practice, especially if invoked on any regular basis, cautioning that it could become an expectation among school administrators and lead to a weakening of parental authority.
Parental Rights Myths The Washington Times EDITORIAL March 6, 2002 parental rights myths parental rights myths. Children as young as 12 years old were recently Indiana's Vigo County school Board than how to teach moral values or parents' rights, since Vigo County http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20020306-69989590.htm
Plano Parental Rights Council -- Sierra Times.com this and are trying to teach YOU something Plano parental rights Council An Interviewwith Susan Sarhady school Liberation Conference Set for Summer 2002 in http://www.sierratimes.com/02/03/16/homeschool.htm
Extractions: Your April Symposium on Revolutionary America is a cruel joke on the school children of Illinois! Is this really necessary? "Colonial-era Beer and Brewing"? Why is this important? Are there plans afoot for a class in brewing beer One can only imagine how you would butcher the period of time in our country when the so-called "Civil War" was fought. Now here is where the 'politically correct' really shine!
Family.org - CitizenLink - FNIF News - Parental Rights Debated In Ed. Bill Who would oppose the right of parents to see what their children are working on in school? Massachusetts Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy 151 that's who. is language included that guarantees parental rights. The legislation was the textbook that you're using to teach my child?' in to the local school and asked for a copy http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0018533.html
Extractions: By Charles R. MiVille, Washington, D.C., correspondent Four members of Congress are trying to hammer out a compromise version of the education bill. In one proposed version there is language included that guarantees parental rights. The legislation was introduced in response to several incidents in which parents were denied permission to review their child's instructional materials. The language, however, faces a powerful foe: Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. According to Michael Schwartz, vice president of government relations at Concerned Women for America, Kennedy won't say why he's opposed to parental rights because he's "ashamed of the reason." "The truth is that, in some schools and in some cases, if parents knew what was going on in school, it wouldn't be going on very much longer," Schwartz said.
HSLDA | Home School Legal Defense Association Deuteronomy 67 says that we should teach our children given right of parents to homeschool their children Strong advocate for parental rights on Capitol Hill. http://www.hslda.org/join/tour4.asp
Extractions: Deuteronomy 6:7 says that we should teach our children diligently. Since 1983, Home School Legal Defense Association has been there to fight for the God-given right of parents to home school their children. Their work in Washington, DC, and across the nation has been invaluable to those of us who are committed to protecting that right.
Parental Rights Constitutional Amendment Legislative Link Legislation to Oppose The VEA will oppose a constitutional amendment which would establish the inalienable right of parents to direct the education of their children. elected or appointed school boards. The enactment of the parental rights Amendment could eliminate the and policies that help teachers teach and students learn, promote safe and http://www.veaweteach.org/parights.html
Extractions: Legislation to Oppose The VEA will oppose a constitutional amendment which would establish the inalienable right of parents to direct the education of their children. Should the Parental Rights Amendment be introduced to the Virginia General Assembly, it will provide that the rights of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children be a fundamental right. On the surface, this amendment sounds deceptively simple. VEA supports parental involvement and local control of education by democratically elected or appointed school boards. The enactment of the Parental Rights Amendment could eliminate the authority of school boards, state education agencies, state legislatures, and the governor to establish educational programs and policies that help teachers teach and students learn, promote safe and orderly schools, and prepare students for jobs of the future. Parents in Virginia already have the right to raise their own children as they see fit. Parents already have avenues to exempt their children from certain school classes or parts of the curriculum. Good parents don't need this amendment and bad parents could abuse it. Supporters of this amendment cannot tell you what this legislation will actually accomplish; that is left up to the courts to decide on a case-by-case basis. The broad language of this amendment could open up every aspect of the education system to challenge.
Westland - Mission Statement Discipline Policy & Parental Rights where staff, students, and parents teach, model, and reinforce the virtues of parental rights AND RESPONSIBILITIES. It is the responsibility of the entire school community to share http://www.bherbert.com/~samhoxie/westlandpta/discipline.htm
Extractions: Westland's Mission Statement: The Westland Middle School community will promote character education through a positive learning atmosphere where staff, students, and parents teach, model, and reinforce the virtues of caring, respect, honesty, fairness, and responsibility. The philosophy of our discipline program can be summarized as follows:
Parental Rights The district says it wants to teach decisionmaking The following list of parentalrights is adopted from Helping Your Child Succeed in Public school by Cheri http://www.mfc.org/resources/backgrounders/ParentalRights.html
Extractions: Hillary Clinton caused a stir when she used the proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child," as a basis for her book title. At one level, the proverb captures a truth we all recognize: No family is an island. Parents often want and need assistance in the upbringing and education of their children. They may eagerly seek assistance from their local "village" of family, friends and neighbors. Furthermore, they are likely to accept the supportive help of intermediary village institutions such as the church, youth clubs or other voluntary associations. Yet, the problem is that this nice-sounding phrase fails to guide us through the labyrinth of complex issues that arise when the government village attempts to help parents raise their children. These issues become especially problematic when the government village is a public school with political power. For example, two Georgia parents recently received a "helping hand" from the school village that they did not know about or appreciate. During school hours, a counselor drove their 13- and 15-year-old daughters to a county health clinic where they received Pap smears, AIDS tests, condoms and birth? control pills. The parents were not informed in advance about the trip or the medical procedures. When the parents contacted the school district and the county health clinic for results of the tests, the parents were told, "It's none of your business" because of patient confidentiality.
Extractions: BATTLE OVER CONTROL CONTINUES March 15, 2000 Parents across Texas should be appalled at the view expressed in the briefs filed by the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) and the Plano ISD asking a judge to dismiss the requests of over parents of over 600 students who signed a petition for a traditional math class for their children instead of the highly controversial and academically questionable Connected Math Program (CMP). Plano ISD, in their Motion for Summary Judgment, claim that parents should leave the role of education to the educators and parenting to the parents, implying that schools should be a dictatorship of education and that parents should blindly follow the suggestions and opinions of the educators. They even go so far as to calling parents "outside visitors." Their brief states: "Schools are not traditional forums in which outside visitors such as Plaintiffs may freely espouse their views." P. 15
Extractions: Resources ... Press Releases Support the Ministry Donate Online Monthly EFT Volunteers Creative Giving ... Research Papers Family Policy Councils State Councils Legislative Action Contact Your Legislator Archives Teachers in Focus Last Updated January 1, 1998 Parental Rights in Public Education by Perry L. Glanzer, Ph.D. For further information on this topic from Focus on the Family, you may wish to order Rights Wronged: The Erosion and Restoration of Parental Rights in Public Schools . To order call 1-800-AFAMILY. Hillary Clinton caused a stir when she used the proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child," as a basis for her book title. At one level, the proverb captures a truth we all recognize: No family is an island. Parents often want and need assistance in the upbringing and education of their children. They may eagerly seek assistance from their local "village" of family, friends and neighbors. Furthermore, they are likely to accept the supportive help of intermediary village institutions such as the church, youth clubs or other voluntary associations. Yet, the problem is that this nice-sounding phrase fails to guide us through the labyrinth of complex issues that arise when the government village attempts to help parents raise their children. These issues become especially problematic when the government village is a public school with political power.
Extractions: Many parents commit to educating their children at home. Their underlying motivation is the conviction that this is best for the moral and spiritual development of their family, and it is the best way to provide a solid education for their children. They are concerned for the spiritual and character development as well as the social and academic welfare of their children. Specific advantages have been expressed as follows: Home schooling makes quality time available to train and influence children in all areas in an integrated way. Each child receives individual attention and has his unique needs met. Parents can control destructive influences such as negative peer pressure and offensive curriculum. Opportunity is available for spiritual training and presenting a biblical perspective of all academic subjects.
Parental Rights litigation, educators might no longer teach potentially volatile encouraging constructivedeliberation over school issues, parental rights laws would http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/infobrief/9703.html
Extractions: Although few people would oppose the notion the parents have rights, the term "parental rights," as it is now used, has implications that may not be readily apparent. Policy makers must consider what parental rights legislation would mean for childrenand what the parental rights movement itself indicates about relationships between families and educators. PARENTAL RIGHTS SUPPORTERS: Parental rights advocates often believe the values taught in schools contradict the values they uphold at home. Concerns touch nearly all facets of schooling, from curriculum content to extracurricular activities. Flash points include sex education, availability of birth control devices, AIDS awareness efforts, substance abuse prevention, psychological testing, school prayer, community service programs, portrayal of gender roles, multiculturism, and special education. In the past two years, parental rights initiatives have intensified and captured federal attention. In 1995, Representative Steve Largent (R-Oklahoma) and Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced bills known as the Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act (PRRA). These bills, which eventually expired in committee, attempted to establish the fundamental rights of parents to direct and provide the education and religious teaching of their children. The PRRA also addressed health care decisions and corporal punishment. A key legal aspect of the proposed congressional measure involve the establishment of a "compelling interest" standard. According to Senator Grassley (1996), "the compelling interest standard means that before the government can interfere in the parent-child relationship, it must demonstrate that there is a compelling interest to protect, and that the means the government is using to protect this interest is the least restrictive means available."
10/26/95 HEARING ON PARENTAL RIGHTS to testify concerning HR 1946, the parental rights and Responsibilities Law and AdvocacyPrograms at NYU school of Law. Among the courses I teach at the Law http://www.house.gov/judiciary/2133.htm
Extractions: OCTOBER 26, 1995 It is a privilege to be here today to testify concerning H.R. 1946, the "Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act of 1995." I am professor of clinical law and director of the Clinical Law and Advocacy Programs at N.Y.U. School of Law. Among the courses I teach at the Law School is the Family Defense Clinic in which students under the supervision of faculty represent parents enmeshed in the child protection and foster care systems in New York City. I have spent virtually all of my professional career litigating and writing about the rights of parents and children and particularly about the many dangers that are created when government in allowed to intrude too deeply into the private lives of families. I am known in the children's rights field as a "parent's rights advocate." Although I think that label does not fully explain all of my views in the exceedingly complex area of Child, Parent and State, if a short-hand label must be given to everyone, I am quite comfortable being known as an advocate of parent's rights. I have vainly fought many legal battles in courts on behalf of parents whose rights have been undermined by state officials. I have testified before legislative committees advocating caution in the exercise of state power in this intimate area of the law. I am, in fact, in deep sympathy with the values expressed in this proposed legislation. I nonetheless come here today to testify in the strongest terms against this proposed legislation.
Colorado Parents' Initiative. -- October 28, 1996 support from the Christian Coalition, has been pressing parental rights initiativesin go into a school and demand that the school does not teach math or http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/election/october96/parents_10-28.html
Extractions: TRANSCRIPT Betty Ann Bowser reports from Colorado about a constitutional amendment to give parents more rights. BETTY ANN BOWSER: Its just 15 words: "The rights of parents to control the upbringing, discipline, education, and values of their children shall not be abridged." But that proposed amendment to the Colorado state constitution has caused a sharp debate among parents in this state and could soon stir debate around the nation as 27 other states consider similar measures. SPOKESPERSON: Who came up with the wording of the amendment? BETTY ANN BOWSER: Both supporters and foes of the measure, known as the Parental Rights Amendment, or Amendment 17, have been debating it for weeks at parent-teacher meetings. MIKE NORTON, Amendment Supporter: It is needed because parents are frustrated by some government actions in Colorado that are disruptive to the family relationship and are interfering with families rights and parents rights to relate to and control their children. MS. FOFI MENDEZ, Amendment Opponent: The amendment disrupts adoption, public education, health care, and child protective services in the state of Colorado. And what ends up happening is that the children are the ones that are going to end up being endangered.
Teach-At-Home Features We also monitor and lobby home school and parental rights legislation in each Teachour children diligently playtime outside our home during normal school hours http://www.teach-at-home.com/TOS032702.asp
Extractions: TOS TM : Thank you, Mike Smith so much for agreeing to speak to our homeschool readers. I know that many of them would be very interested in finding out more about your organization, especially since homeschooling is such a 'hot topic' where legalities are concerned. I have had many homeschool mommies express their concerns to us, over homeschool laws in general, and that is one reason we link directly to your website - so they can have access to their own state laws. Can you tell us what your organization provides for families who homeschool independently?
Extractions: ST. CHARLES, MO - When Vickie McMichael found out that her 4th-grade daughter's field trip included a cross-dressing parent chaperone, she was concerned enough to protest the incident before the school board. The cross-dresser is reportedly the father of one of the 180 4th graders from Castlio Elementary School in the Francis Howell School District who took a field trip to Jefferson City in late October. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (12-7-02), Mrs. McMichael is the mother of four children, all of whom have attended Castlio. At the school board meeting on Nov. 21, she presented her objections to "nine- and 10-year-olds" spending 15 hours on the field trip "being influenced" by a man dressed in women's clothing. She added that "it is difficult enough" for parents to talk about the birds and the bees with their children, "much less to discuss cross-dressing." In the absence of a policy on the issue, she asserted, parents should have been notified that the cross-dresser would be a chaperone so that parents who wished to do so could opt out their children. Parent Patti Hight, whose daughter also went on the trip, objected to the school teaching her child about sex and gender issues without her consent. Hight told the
Extractions: To complement the constitutional grounds discussed herein, Congress, in 1978, sought to protect parental rights when it enacted the Protection of Pupil Rights Act ("PPRA"), sometimes referred to as the Hatch Amendment. 20 U.S.C. § 1232h. The PPRA permits parents to inspect classroom materials and requires parental consent before psychiatric or psychological testing or treatment can be administered to students. In 1994, Congress clarified what types of materials parents must be allowed to inspect and what types of surveys fall under the authority of the provision. The seven categories of surveys include those regarding:
ICan ONLINE - Cochlear Implant Case Focuses Debate On Parental Rights It would be difficult for her to teach them, and expressed concern about what thiscase means for parental rights. We need to educate both the school and the http://www.ican.com/news/fullpage.cfm/articleid/60C5C93F-4802-4E7C-B0C80ED045443
Extractions: A rally was held Friday, Oct. 4, in Grand Rapids, Mich., to protest government involvement in parental decisions while their children are in foster care. An unprecedented civil rights case is expected to be decided soon at the Kent County Circuit Court in Grand Rapids that could effect all parents' rights. Lee Larsen is fighting to keep the court from ordering her two children to have cochlear implants. Last year, Larsen's children, both deaf, were placed in foster care due to parental neglect. On a recommendation from the children's school, Joe Tevlin, the attorney who represents the children, filed a petition requesting the court order cochlear implants. In a cochlear implant procedure, a hole is drilled into the skull behind the ear and a wire is inserted into the cochlea that transmits signals, interpreting sounds and sending electronic signals to the brain. The procedure is irreversible and whatever residual hearing the child has is destroyed. The implants are controversial within the deaf community.
Restoring Parental Responsibility For Education Because we 'teach what we are,' a person who They are capable of exercising theirparental rightsthey can move their child from one school to another with http://www.theadvocates.org/freeman/9607frit.html
Extractions: Click Here to Visit our Sponsor by Marshall Fritz I would like all children to enjoy the benefits of schools chosen by their parents. If we learn a lesson from our own history it could be possible in very short time. In America we don't use the government to run the churches, and considering our diversity, we have admirable religious harmony. I am a religious man, but I think this 'hands off' policy is America's greatest gift to the human race. Now, in the mid-1990s, I believe the miserable condition of our 'public' schools has us poised to consider another great gift to ourselves and the entire human race: the separation of school and state. To show why separation is necessary, I'd like to tease some insights from the origin, meaning, or misuse of several words. Marva Collins, founder of Westside Preparatory School in Chicago, has gained international fame as an educator for what she has done with public-school castoffs. I've seen her in action, and she gives them what she has plenty of, courage. She 'encourages' them to do their best, and they do. In English the en prefix can mean to provide, transfer, or somehow evoke or instill. Marva likes to say, "If it ain't caught, it wasn't taught." In other words, if the children aren't 'getting it,' the person in front of the class is a talker, not a teacher. Some talkers admit the distinction by saying they 'covered the subject' as opposed to 'taught a lesson.' Professor Howard Hendricks of Dallas Theological Seminary says that distinction is easy to grasp in Hebrew because that language has no distinct word 'to teach.' Instead, a form of the word 'learn' is used to mean 'to produce learning.' We could translate it more correctly if we had the word 'enlearning.' Indeed, we could avoid some mistakes in education if we replaced the word teaching with enlearning. Because we 'teach what we are,' a person who tries to enlearn values he does not hold is simply enlearning hypocrisy.
