GOP lawmaker vows to give parents more power as schools 'blatantly' violate students' rights
FIRST ON FOX: Parental rights advocates are rallying behind a new bill being introduced by Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., which would give parents more power if schools violate a federal...
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FIRST ON FOX: Parental rights advocates are rallying behind a new bill being introduced by Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., which would give parents more power if schools violate a federal law meant to grant them access to their kids' school records and, in some cases, control what their kids are exposed to in the classroom. Hageman's Parental Rights Relief Act, introduced this week, would allow parents a private right of action, or the ability to sue in civil court over violations of federal law that permits them access to certain K-12 school materials, including surveys, questionnaires and evaluations on sensitive topics. The law also grants parents the right to opt their kids out of certain instruction but has limitations when it comes to compelling schools or school districts to hand over curricular materials to parents. TRUMP ADMIN DROPS HAMMER ON ‘GHOST STUDENTS,' CLAWS BACK $1B FROM ALLEGED LOAN SCAMMERS "We have seen schools that are blatantly, intentionally and aggressively violating parents' and students' rights," Hageman told Fox News Digital, adding that past administrations have failed to hold schools and school districts accountable under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). Each of these laws, established in the '70s, have been cited in efforts to intervene when parents are not allowed access to certain curricular materials or are not provided the opportunity to opt their children out of certain instruction on sensitive topics. In Milwaukee, conservative nonprofits attempted to hold the public school district there accountable for letting kids, without any parental consent, indicate in school evaluations if they wanted to be referred to by pronouns different than those associated with their birth gender. The district was subsequently accused of trying to secretly transition students without their parents' knowledge. According to parental rights group Defending Education, over a thousa…