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Parental Rights & Transparency at School
There is a battle going on in schools all across the country. Some states are supporting parents as they strive to do what is best for their children and keep tabs on what their children are being taught. Other states attempt to keep parents in the dark as much as possible when it comes to curriculum and the mental wellbeing of the children.
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Results
#1. How many states in the U.S. grant parents access to a school’s curriculum before it is taught to the students?
Only 6 states offer to show their school’s curriculum to parents before it is taught to their students. These states include Texas, Arizona, Missouri and Alabama. However, some states enact restrictions to prevent easy access of the material. For example, in Arizona, parents must be on school property in order to view the curriculum.
#2. Under the recently passed “Parents Right to Know Act,” Alabama parents can view school curriculum as early as ___ day(s) after the start of a new school year?
Under this new law, parents will be able to see all books and materials their children will be studying from starting 30 days after the school year begins. This law affects all grades K-12. If parents have any concerns about material being taught, they can bring it up with their child’s teacher and will be able to file a complaint should the teacher not comply with the school district’s standards.
#3. Which state became the first to prevent school districts from requiring staff to notify parents of their child’s gender identification change?
California governor Gavin Newsom signed “The Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth” into law in July 2024. This prevents schools from requiring their staff to inform parents if their child is questioning their gender and socially transitioning their gender at school. This means, the child goes by a different name or pronouns at school, and parents are left in the dark about this major development in their child’s life. They have no say as to how the child is treated after displaying such gender confusion and mental illness, because they don’t know it’s happening.
#4. How many states have passed laws that require staff to tell parents if their child is socially transitioning their gender at school?
Eight states have passed bills or laws that are essentially the opposite of California’s “SAFETY” bill. These states include Idaho, North Dakota, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Indiana, Iowa and Alabama.
#5. Bonus question from last week: What is the definition of “replacement level” as it relates to fertility?
Replacement level fertility is the number of children an average woman needs to have in order for a population to maintain its numbers- neither increasing nor decreasing the population. Each woman would need to have enough children to replace herself and her partner respectively for the population to remain the same. The general replacement level number for most countries is 2.1 children per woman.