Tomorrow is the Day We Find Out How Many People Hate Parents - HB1431 - Granite Grok

Tomorrow is the Day We Find Out How Many People Hate Parents – HB1431

School Teacher Indoctrination

School boards all over the country were perfectly fine with defining many Parents as “Domestic Terrorists.”  And by a 4-1 margin my school board agreed with that (only one spoke out when I asked “do you consider me to be a Domestic Terrorist?”).

Is the Left that says that “Silence is Violence” and Complicity, and you get the point.

With that as a starter, I’ll be going to the hearing for HB1431, establishing a Parental Bill of Rights, tomorrow at 2:15 in the Legislative Office Building in Concord.

UPDATE: just learned that it has been moved to February 8th.

I expect that while Normal Parents will show up in support of the bill, I’ll throw my two cents in as well. However, given that it’s quite clear that the Left doesn’t like Parental involvement in Education any more (have you been watching the national news for School Boards to see how those SBs treat Parents who have become active in the education of their children??), I’m quite sure that the “Kids belong to the Community/Schools” crowd is going to come out like flocks of crows.

Sorry, if the first phrase out of your mouths is “You HAVE to trust the System / School District / School Board / Teachers”, you’ve already lost the trust that was built up over decades.

For just two examples (and I’ve posted HUNDREDS of examples!), try these:

I’m just going to abstract out a few bit here as the bill is seven pages long; of course a bit of reformatting and emphasis is mine.  The Sponsors [(Prime) Terry (R), Greeson (R), Potucek (R), Littlefield (R), Hough (R), Alliegro (R), Ankarberg (R), Johnson (R), Silber (R), Blasek (R), Giuda (R)] really tried hard to cover all the bases here but as with all bills this length (and longer), a few snippets can give you the gestalt of it all:

First off, the “Hands OFF!” warning and who has the PRIMARY responsibility of raising a child. Note: it isn’t the government nor its subdivision, schools:

169-I:3 Infringement of Parental Rights Prohibited. The state, any of its political subdivisions, including, without limitation, any school board, school district, or school administrative unit, any other governmental entity, or any other institution may not infringe on the fundamental rights of a parent to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of his or her minor child without demonstrating that such action is reasonable and necessary to achieve a compelling state interest and that such action is narrowly tailored and is not otherwise served by a less restrictive means.

And here are most of the recognitions of those Parental Rights:

169-I:4 Parental Rights.

I. All parental rights are reserved to the parent of a minor child in this state without obstruction or interference from the state, any of its political subdivisions, including, without limitation, any school board, school district, or school administrative unit, any other governmental entity, or any other institution, including, but not limited to, all of the following rights of a parent of a minor child in this state:

(a) The right to direct the education and care of his or her minor child.
(b) The right to direct the upbringing and the moral or religious training of his or her minor child.
(c) The right to apply to enroll his or her minor child in a public school or, as an alternative to public education, a private school, including a religious school, a home education program, or other available options, as authorized by law.
(d) The right to access and review all school records relating to his or her minor child.
(e) The right to make health care decisions for his or her minor child, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
(f) The right to access and review all medical records of his or her minor child…

(j) The right to be notified promptly if an employee of the state, any of its political, subdivisions, any other governmental entity, or any other institution suspects that a criminal offense has been committed against his or her minor child, unless the incident has first been reported to law

You get the picture – the idea is that the PARENT is in charge and that Government, in any form or at any level, is subordinate to the Parent’s Responsibility To Their Child.  It is unfortunate that Government continues for forcefully push itself outside of the lanes it was designed for.  And once having moved outside of those borders, then turns around and acts like it is normal to have done so, it is normal that has occupied “space” that wasn’t delegated to it, and then starts retaliating against those that correctly point out it should be there are all.

There’s a whole other sections on School Boards in which they SHALL create Policies (or amend as needed) which makes sure to send the message, again: “You are not in charge of the kids – Parents are”:

(a) A plan for parental participation in schools to improve parent and teacher cooperation in such areas as homework, school attendance, and discipline.
(b) A procedure for a parent to learn about his or her minor child’s course of study, including the source of any supplemental education materials.
(c) Procedures, for a parent to object to instructional materials and other materials used in the classroom. Such objections may be based on beliefs regarding morality, sex, and religion or the belief that such materials are harmful…
(d) Procedures for a parent to withdraw his or her minor child from any portion of the school district’s health education program that relates to sex education or …any instruction regarding sexuality if the parent provides a written objection to his or her minor child’s participation. Such procedures must provide for a parent to be notified in advance of such course content… 
(e) Procedures for a parent to learn about the nature and purpose of clubs and activities
offered at his or her minor child’s school, including those that are extracurricular or part of the
school curriculum.
(f) Procedures for a parent to learn about parental rights and responsibilities under general law, including all of the following:
(1) The right to opt his or her minor child out of any portion of the school district’s health education program that relates…any instruction regarding sexuality.

(4) The right of a parent to review statewide, standardized assessment results.

(6) The right of a parent to inspect school district instructional materials.

(8) The right of a parent to receive a school report card and be informed of his or her minor child’s attendance requirements and compliance with such requirements.

(11) The right of a parent to opt out of any district-level data collection relating to his or her minor child not required by law.

And given the pro-abortion and pro-transgender and pro-COVID Vax nature of SBs running amok, it also specs’ out that schools will go back to the traditional emergency care only of the kids while on school grounds.  After all, if a kid can’t be given an aspirin or an Epi-pen without permission, those three items should be strictly off limits – and the bill pretty much supports that:

169-I:6 Parental Consent for Health Care Services.
I. Except as otherwise provided by law, a health care practitioner or an individual employed by such health care practitioner may not provide or solicit or arrange to provide health care services or prescribe medicinal drugs to a minor child without first obtaining written parental consent….

There’s a lot of stuff in it – if you are a Parent / GrandParent / concerned relative or friend, at least read it once

From my stand point, this is a needed bill and is well over due. And school systems have no one to blame except for themselves because of their constant process of extending their overreach and pushing parents (unless they are compliant with what the District / School Boards demands of them).

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