‘Duplicitous’ laws
“Parental rights” and the best gift for Mother’s and Father’s Days Mother’s Day has just passed, and Father’s Day will be here before you know it.
This season of parenting holidays has me thinking about the concept of “parent’s rights” that underlies many new laws and bills around the country — laws that are often overtly or covertly anti-LGBTQ, such as Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” (or trans or queer…) law, officially known as the “Parental Rights in Education” act.
This law and others like it are geared towards restricting materials in the curriculum and ensuring parents have complete control over what their children read and learn.
This year alone, more than 80 bills in 26 states were pre-filed or introduced to expand parents’ rights in schools, according to Georgetown University think tank FutureEd.
