10/26/95 HEARING ON PARENTAL RIGHTS cases it seems that if parental rights are acknowledged at of school administratorsto override those rights. Since the school had functioned smoothly with the http://www.house.gov/judiciary/2128.htm
Extractions: OCTOBER 26, 1995 The Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act of 1995: A Brief Legal Analysis This Memorandum discusses the current status of parents' rights against government interference with the care of children, the need for further legal protection of those rights, the con- stitutional authority of Congress to adopt laws for that purpose, and the legal effects of the proposed Parental Rights and Respon- sibilities Act of 1995, H.R. 1946 ("PRRA" or the "Act"). The Memorandum is brief and not a thorough discussion. The Memorandum concludes that, because of ambiguities in the case law, parents frequently cannot resist undue government interference with the raising of their children, that Congress has a constitutional duty to consider and authority to enact legislation to protect parental rights, and that the PRRA is a desirable bill to accomplish this goal. I. Uncertainty About the Constitutional Rights of Parents and the Need for Clarification
Parental Rights And Responsibilities Act Attacked school and health peofessionals are required to report the bill's goals of increasedparental involvement in to choose who has the fundamental rights when it http://www.counseling.org/CTOnline/archives/prra2.htm
Extractions: Two bills currently making their way through Congress could have monumental consequences for school counselors and a host of other helping professionals. The bills in the U.S. House of Representatives (H.R. 1946) and the U.S. Senate (S. 984) are both commonly referred to as the "Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act" (PRRA). Supporters of PRRA claim that all too often schools and courts impinge on the rights of parents to make parenting decisions. Rep. Steve Largent (R-Okla.), who introduced PRRA in the House, told the House Constitution Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee that "the Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act is a simple bill, yet it has profound implications in terms of how the government treats and respects families and specifically parents." The first-term representative and former professional football star ran on a conservative platform in 1994 and told a prayer breakfast during his campaign that opponents of the religious right were "the enemy." He went on to tell the committee that "[t]he founding fathers came to this new country to be free and to escape the burdensome obligations of a government that did not respect them or how they chose to live." Michael P. Farris, president of the Home School Legal Defense Association, told the Senate Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts that PRRA embraces the notion that the rights of parents to direct the upbringing of their children is one of the most important principles of constitutional liberty and should be on the same level as freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the free exercise of religion.
Extractions: Transcript regarding MathChoice Petitions before the PISD School Board on June 15, 1999 Connected Math USP Home Thomas W. Stack : I want to say greetings from San Antonio, came up yesterday, so ahh, brought a little rain with me, I think, as well. But,. I want to say hello to you and also want to say and recognize the parents that are here tonight, and let you know that I am Tom Stack. I am an attorney with the Texas Justice Foundation . Were a non-profit public interest litigation foundation. We represent folks in cases dealing with parental rights, property rights and limited government and we are here at the request of a number of parents in this district to come and assist them and literally hundreds of other parents whose parental rights they believe have been violated and willfully ignored by the district. I would like to ask at this time if the parents of MathChoice "(P)arents in this district ... have not been encouraged to actively participate but rather, and instead, they have been actively discouraged from participating in the creation and implementation of educational programs in this district. This is a clear violation of parental rights and the laws of this state and of this nation and such willful and intentional violations of parental rights must stop and also must not be allowed to take place in this district." 26.003 of the code
People For The American Way than undermine the values parents teach to our 116 A recent Christian Coalition schoolboard training featured campaign training on parental rights, along with http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=1999
People For The American Way what the homosexual agenda would teach, another parent the growing list of schooldistricts attempting being sued for violating parental rights under state http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=4052
Teach-At-Home Features to do with home schooling and parental rights freedoms Smith is the President of HomeSchool Legal Defense protect the right of parents to teach their children http://www.teach-at-home.com/TOS080202.asp
Extractions: What do Arizona, Connecticut, Tennessee and Kentucky have in common? Theyre states where potentially bad home schools have been introduced in this legislative session. For the first four to five months of every year beginning in January, the HSLDA lawyers and their legal assistants are involved in an intense struggle to protect the freedoms that home schoolers have gained for these last 20 years. It seems like home schoolers have done well enough over the years to be left alone. But unfortunately, that is not the case. Despite the fact that home schoolers on the average score 20-30 percentile points above the norm, there are those that want to put more regulation on home schoolers. Typically, these folks come from the education establishment, i.e., principals, superintendents, truant officers and lobbyists from teachers unions. Many of them do not have a very high view of home education.
Gay California Teachers 'come Out' In Classroom The Washington We're not saying, 'Let's teach the students who are different from ourselves?' Ourschool board is argue that the resolution overrides parental rights by not http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020525-93388851.htm
Extractions: When President George W. Bush gets around to appointing federal judges, the issue of parental rights should be a major criterion. One model for what this means is contained in the principles recently outlined by the Wyoming Supreme Court. In two recent cases, the Wyoming Supreme Court was presented with the state's demand to dictate medical treatment for children despite parental objections. The Wyoming Department of Health had insisted that children receive the controversial hepatitis B vaccine as a condition of entering public school, even though there is no hepatitis B problem in the Wyoming schools. This government busybody approach is chapter and verse from Hillary Clinton's ideology that the village should raise children, complete with village-mandated health requirements. Regrettably, many public-health and public-school personnel have bought into this vision of government-family relations. Hepatitis B is a disease transmitted via bodily fluids like AIDS, such as from promiscuous sex and needle exchanges, and is not ordinarily contagious in school. Isn't it strange that schools are trying to force this vaccine, despite its side effects, on children but not on teachers? Perhaps because parents are not as well organized as teachers?
TASA Xpress News Archives 1999 LULAC Seeks Copies of parental Notification Notices The League a new state law thatrequires school districts to and officials of the civil rights group said http://www.tasanet.org/depserv/govrelations/XPressNews/XPressarch.html
Extractions: The Texas Justice Foundation (TJF), a nonprofit, public interest litigation group, is now offering school board members the chance to earn required board training credit and is helping to establish "Parental Rights Councils" in local districts. TJF's first school board member training session on November 11 in San Antonio featured Betty Ressel, manager of the state comptroller's Texas School Performance Review; Charles Untermeyer; SBOE chair, a pair of attorneys who are leading the pro-prayer legal battle; and the president of the Texas Conservative Coalition. The next school board training sessions are scheduled for February 4 in Austin, March 3 in Dallas, and April 7 in Houston.
Zero Tolerance And Parent's Rights you're out policy on the parental rights listed above one minor mistake, years ofparental training in Clearly, the school should impose a disciplinary action http://www.ztnightmares.com/html/parent_s_rights.htm
Extractions: Site last updated 06/16/02 "Parents have a right to raise their children, and children have a right to be safe. These rights are not mutually exclusive. We do not have to choose just one or the other. Both are necessary and both are possible. To those who say that if we err, we should err on the side of children, I say, why should we err at all? Our laws should enable and encourage parents to fulfill their awesome responsibility to raise their children to the best of their ability." - Douglas Lamborn State Representative, District 20, El Paso County PARENTAL RIGHTS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM What does Lewis-Palmer's "one strike and you're out" disciplinary policy have to do with parental rights? Answer: EVERYTHING! The policy was instituted because of parental rights, and there are strong reasons why it should be revoked because of parental rights. In fact, all public school disciplinary policies are, or at least should be, crafted to achieve a balance between seemingly-opposing "rights." This is no different whatsoever from the situation that exists in society as a whole, as expressed in the old saying that the right of free speech doesn't mean you can yell "fire" in a crowded theater. To say it another way, "your freedom to swing your arms ends where my nose begins!" Rights are not absolute - they inevitably involve tradeoffs. Public schools generally recognize this and attempt to achieve a reasonable balance in their policies.
Opening Statement Of Rep. Riggs My bill encourages States to teach children English as possible once they enter schooland sets a key provision of this legislation deals with parental rights. http://edworkforce.house.gov/markups/105th/fc/hr3892/64sr.htm
Extractions: H.R. 3892, ENGLISH LANGUAGE FLUENCY ACT Today we are marking up the English Language Fluency Act, landmark legislation that should help improve the ability of English language learners to succeed in school and in life. Consideration of this legislation comes at a time when individuals throughout the United States are expressing concern about the failure of bilingual education programs, in general, to teach English to English language learners as quickly as possible. As you probably know, my own State of California, by a margin of 61 percent to 39 percent, voted to end bilingual education programs and to focus on teaching children English. During my years in Congress, I have heard many individuals, including parents, raise concerns about the current Bilingual Education Act and the fact that many children spend as many as six or seven years in classes using their native language in instruction, but still are not fluent in English. In addition, the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights, in their November, 1997 report states that "one aspect of Federal legislation over the past three decades has had adverse effects on schools’ development and implementation of education programs with a primary goal of placing students in regular education program to the greatest extent possible. This has been the emphasis on provisions that restrict the options schools may pursue in developing and implementing education programs. The Bilingual Education Act has placed restrictions on the types of programs that could be funded under the act, and these restrictions have, in turn, limited school districts’ options." The report goes on to say that, "in some cases, the emphasis on bilingual education resulted in limited English proficient students being unnecessarily segregated from their English-proficient peers, even after they were able to participate meaningfully in the regular classroom."
Conference 2002 Session Descriptions at the UN in the whole area of parental rights and children's rights and how it onoptions after high school including Bible school, Community College http://www.machs.mb.ca/Tapes/2002/conference_2002_session_descript.htm
Extractions: Got Teens? - Diana Waring: What a challenge! What a blessing! What a reward! But what do we, as parents, do to see the blessing and to harvest the reward? This practical, hands-on workshop looks at vision, opportunities and counsel in your teenager's life through such issues as: what we can do, through school subjects and training, to prepare our unfolding young adults; how do we home school when the subjects get harder; why we should study worldviews with them? . . . and much more. You Can Do More Than Just Survive . - Diana Waring: When we discover that the "key to success" in home schooling is found in relationship, we go beyond survival mode and into abundance. Through an insightful and humorous word picture based on the scripture, "Unless the Lord builds the house. . ." the audience gets a look at the tools and materials used to build an educational "house." Diana also offers a very transparent and inviting description of her family's entry into home schooling, complete with reactions from grandparents, garage sale desks, and the first three false starts.
Homeschool World: Latest Update On Brazilian Homeschooling and as a truly free nation, parental rights, which is one of the most important,fundamental rights, must be exactly what the name implies a school in the http://www.home-school.com/news/brazil1.html
Extractions: Washington, DC 20008 Roberto Goidanich, More and more families in Brazil are considering or actually beginning to home school their children. Although Brazilian children are receiving a good education at home by their parents, this method of instruction has still not received official recognition by the government. In fact, the Council of Education has recently condemned home schooling in the Vilhena case. This is a travesty for a free nation like Brazil to deny parents the fundamental human right to direct the education and upbringing of their children. Carlos Vilhena family has been home schooling with great success for several years. They submitted a petition to the Council in good faith you to have home schooling officially recognized by the national government. Their process number was 23001000301/00-37. We are writing this letter in support of their effort. We are excited about the opportunity to help home schooling grow in Brazil.
FIRST FREEDOM OP-ED SERVICE we sending to them regarding their constitutional rights? raging, and public librariansand school media specialists names are tagged, at parental request, for http://w3.trib.com/FACT/1st.oped.scales.html
Extractions: The 17th commentary in the op-ed series, June 1997 By PAT SCALES According to statistics gathered by the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom and the National Coalition against Censorship, book challenges are at an epidemic level in school and public libraries across the United States. What is amiss in this "land of the free"? Is this "censorship war" about fear? control? power? How does this battle affect the education of our children? What kind of messages are we sending to them regarding their constitutional rights? When I was in library school, there was a course called "Censorship." This course surveyed books such as Portnoy's Complaint Of Mice and Men , and The Catcher in the Rye . This was in the days before Judy Blume, Robert Cormier, Stephen King, R.L. Stein, Katherine Paterson, and Alvin Schwartz. It was in the days when public libraries had more challenges than school libraries. Most library school students took this censorship course for personal enjoyment. They never realized that fighting censorship could become a very real part of their job. Today, the battle is raging, and public librarians and school media specialists are stumbling in their fight to win the war. The enemies are organized groups of people, from the right and the left, who are determined to gain power over what students read and learn.
Atlanta Public Schools Every child can learn, every child must achieve. Your parental rights. Repliesto your concerns regarding school rules and practices in a timely manner. http://www.atlanta.k12.ga.us/parents_students/parents_guide/parents_guide2.html
Extractions: APS HOME PARENT'S GUIDE You Make a Difference How Can I Help My Child? Need Help? Parent's Handbook We are committed to raising standards, enhancing curriculum and instruction and improving environments to allow every child to reach his or her potential. APS is in the midst of whole-school reform measures to change the way the school system operates from the central office to the classroom. We are focusing on four major goals: improving student performance in reading/language arts; improving student performance in math; increasing the number of students enrolling in and passing higher level courses and improving student attendance. Every child can learn, every child must achieve. A welcoming environment, conducive to learning activities.
Editorial seems to be to remove individuality and teach children to In other words, the schoolsystem is seeking to usurp our parental rights and obligations http://www.wilsoncountyparents.org/editorial_2000.htm
Extractions: If you do not see navigation buttons or links on the left side of your screen, click here to enter our site Editorial (2000) I have been asked quite frequently why I oppose this new mandatory standardized dress code policy. After doing a LOT of in-depth research via the Internet, via telephone conversations and with hours of reading printed materials, I would like to answer this question in detail. I also question the role mandatory uniforms play in the anecdotal success stories of schools. Numerous studies have been inconclusive on this aspect. In fact, if you will visit the web site at http://www.members.tripod.com/rockqu/uniform.htm Theresa Harmon
Extractions: he biggest issue facing the nation's elementary and secondary schools is grappling with a clash of values: how to keep standards high and yet ensure access to all, four national education reporters Neag School Stories: School Named in Honor of Ray Neag Advocate Warns of Dangers to Public Schools Faculty Suggest Solutions for Kids at Risk Education Writers Identify Top Issues said during a panel Friday. The four, Ethan Bronner, of The New York Times , Tamara Henry of USA Today , Claudio Sanchez, of National Public Radio , and Kate Zernike, of The Boston Globe , said that determining exactly what kids need to know is also a critical issue facing our society. They spoke during a panel Sept. 24 on "The National Media and Education: What Drives Media Coverage of Major Issues in Education?" which was part of a day-long naming ceremony for the School of Education. "There are two great forces clashing in education," Bronner said. "We want increasing standards and we want to provide as much education to as many people as we can."
Youth & Civil Liberties Council - Question & Answer (page 2) If your criticism concerns the school policies, and you more information on StudentNewspapers and Your rights. abandon you or give up their parental rights. http://www.aclu-wi.org/youth/rights/rights_q&a_2.html
Extractions: Find a Question Does a school have to put its rules in writing? Can students be punished for violating a rule they didn't know existed? What can a student be suspended for? Can students be denied a diploma for misconduct...? Can a student be denied a diploma for failing gym? Is it constitutional to teach religion in public schools What is the "English Only" thing people have been talking about? Can a publication be banned because it criticizes school officials? What does emancipation of a minor mean? If a minor wishes to have an abortion does she need to get her parents consent? Can I be legally required to go to school? Does the school have the right to search you? Can a school kick out a girl who gets pregnant? Can I pray while I am at school? Can someone who does not speak English still attend school? Can school officials (teachers, principal etc...) search my locker?
Focus On Education - Resources For Teachers The Erosion and Restoration of parental rights in Public specific topics of interest including parental notification and consent, schoolbased health http://www.focusoneducation.com/teachers/resources/
Extractions: Life Lessons From a Dedicated Teacher Featuring the 1986 Teacher of the Year, Guy Doud, this heartening video shares poignant anecdotes and sometimes painful accounts of this man's life, revealing a moving message on the power of encouragement and love. This is one you'll want to share and view again and again! Hear the Message Behind the Tune Chart Watch is the ultimate, at-a-glance reference guide analyzing the messages of today's musicians. This paperback gives you an exclusive, in-depth look at 400 best-selling music releases critiqued by the editors of Plugged In, Focus on the Family's magazine about today's popular entertainment. No-Work Learning! Learning styles expert Cynthia Tobias gives parents a better understanding of the types of learning approaches that will help their children do better in school. Once these approaches are understood, any parent or teacher can become more effective in helping any child grasp confusing concepts, stay interested in lessons and utilize his or her greatest strengths. Instill Respect and Responsibility in Your Students Most parents say they want help from schools in teaching children a basic sense of right and wrong, but "values education" can be profoundly controversial-and even feared. Dr. Lickona, an international authority on moral development and education, cuts through the debates in
