During a campaign event Thursday Founder’s Academy in Lewisville, Governor Greg Abbott promised to adopt a so-called 'Parental Bill of Rights.' He claims it will make parents more involved in what their kids learn in school. But educators said it does nothing to help parents and plenty to hurt schools.
During a campaign event Thursday Founder’s Academy in Lewisville, Governor Greg Abbott promised to adopt a so-called "Parental Bill of Rights." He claims it will make parents more involved in what their kids learn in school. But educators said it does nothing to help parents and plenty to hurt schools.
The governor outlined several goals, calling for parents to have greater access to school materials to ensure parents have the option to decide if their child should repeat a course or grade level. The Association of Texas Professional Educators responded Thursday night, saying: "The so-called ‘Parental Bill of Rights’ wouldn’t give Texas parents any new rights. Every ‘issue’ described is already addressed in existing state law and local policies."Parental Bill of Rights have been a recent trend pushed by Republican state leaders and candidates for office.And newly-elected Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin campaigned on parents’ concerns about school materials.