House Republicans pass Parents Bill of Rights

House GOP passes parents’ rights bill in clash over schools

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Friday narrowly passed legislation that would fulfill a campaign promise to give parents a role in what’s taught in public schools. It has little chance in the Democrat-run Senate and critics said it would propel a far-right movement that has led to book bans, restrictions aimed at transgender students and raucous school board meetings across the country.

House GOP passes parents' rights bill in clash over schools

The bill passed 213-208, with five Republicans — mostly members of the House Freedom Caucus — voting against it.

House GOP passes parents’ rights bill in clash over schools

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Friday narrowly passed legislation that would fulfill a campaign promise to give parents a role in what’s taught in public schools. It has little chance in the Democrat-run Senate and critics said it would propel a far-right movement that has led to book bans, restrictions aimed at transgender students and raucous school board meetings across the country. Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. who made the Parents’ Bi…

House passes parental rights measure

WASHINGTON – House Republicans on Friday passed a bill that would mandate local school systems give parents greater oversight over education, making good on a 2022 campaign pledge by Speaker Kevin McCarthy and providing fodder for a 2024 campaign battle over public schools. The measure, which passed by a vote of 213-208, is unlikely to […]

House GOP passes parents' rights bill in clash over schools

The bill was an early test of unity for the 222 House Republicans and their thin majorityStephen R. GrovesAssociated PressWASHINGTON — House Republicans on Friday narrowly passed legislation that would fulfill a campaign promise to give parents a role in what's taught in public schools. It has little chance in the Democrat-run Senate and critics said it would propel a far-right movement that has led to book bans, restrictions aimed at transgende…

House Republicans Pass Bill to Restrict Transgender Rights in Schools

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have passed a measure veiled as a parental rights law that is actually a bill meant to exclude transgender people from public education.