House Republicans will press forward with a midterm campaign promise by voting on legislation to give parents greater say in what is taught in public schools.
House Republicans will press forward Friday with a midterm campaign promise by voting on legislation to give parents greater say in what is taught in public schools, even as critics decry the"parents' rights" bill as a burdensome proposal that would fuel a far-right movement that has resulted in book bans, rewrites of history curricula and raucous school board meetings across the country.
"Some of this stuff will sink the bill," said Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska on Thursday evening, adding,"You're taking a bill that is generally unifying and you're making it more partisan than it needed to be and that's what I worry about." "Parents want schools focused on reading, writing and math, not woke politics," Rep. Mary Miller, an Illinois Republican, said during House debate Thursday.
McCarthy made the"parents' bill of rights" a plank in his midterm election pitch to voters to give Republicans a House majority. But the GOP's expectation of a sweeping victory never materialized, and even in school board races, conservative groups' goal of electing hundreds of"parents' rights" activists largely fell short.
"It's about every parent, mom and dad, but most importantly about the students in America," McCarthy said at the introduction event.Democrats like Oregon's Rep. Suzanne Bonamici labeled the bill as the"Politics over Parents Act," arguing it would seed enmity between parents and educators and empower conservative activists who want to weed out books that delve into teachings on race and sexuality.
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