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I passed the exam successfully. The Parents' Bill of Rights was presented on the last day of the 135th General Assembly. The bill now goes to Ohio's Republican governor for ratification.
The usual suspects are furious at the prospect of increased parent involvement and transparency about what their children are receiving in school, and are calling on Gov. Mike DeWine to veto the bill. Mr. DeWine, who last December signaled he would rush to enact conservative legislation in the face of pressure from LGBT activists and other radicals, appears determined to stand his ground this time.
The parental rights bill is
HB8declares that “Parents have a fundamental right to make decisions regarding the upbringing, education, and upbringing of their children.'' This would broadly require school districts in the state to adopt policies that promote parental involvement in the public school system.
To the obvious chagrin of LGBT activists and other extremists, HB 8 would do the following:
- Requires that any sexual content “be age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate for the students being taught.”
- Parents can review educational materials that deal with sex and sexuality in advance, and give their children the opportunity to opt out if they wish.
- Requires parents to be promptly notified of any significant changes to child services at school, including counseling services and monitoring “related to the student's mental, emotional, and physical health and well-being.” opposite sex.
- Prevent schools from interfering with parents' access to their children's education and health records.
- A complete ban on school district officials encouraging children to withhold information from their parents.
- Requires school boards to adopt policies that allow students to attend religious education courses off school grounds as long as parents consent, arrange transportation, and pay associated costs. and
- We will seek parental consent before providing medical services of any kind to students, except for emergencies, first aid, and other services required by state law.
After the bill passed the state Senate on a 24-7 vote Wednesday, House members agreed with the state Senate's amendments to the bill by a vote of 57-31.
All Democrats in the state Senate opposed it, except one Republican, Sen. Louis Blessing III. Republican state Reps. Jamie Callender, Gail Manning and Andrew White joined Democrats in the state House of Representatives in voting against agreeing to the Senate changes to the bill.
Mr. DeWine has 10 days after receiving the bill to ratify or veto it.
State Rep. DJ Swearingen, one of the bill's lead sponsors, said: noticed At X, “This is a victory for Ohio families!”
Ohio public school family planning staff [are] I feel bad today because they can no longer talk to their 8-year-olds about their sexual orientation and gender identity. ”
Various non-straight organizations and left-wing groups broke down over the successful passage of the bill.
ACLU of Ohio
dubbed HB 8 defines “student endangering conduct” and says restrictions on sexuality content “severely endanger the safety of students, especially LGBTQ+ students, and eviscerate the trust between students and teachers.” “There is a possibility,” he said, calling on DeWine to veto the bill. Left-wing groups also expressed concern about a proposed requirement that school districts allow students to leave school grounds with their parents' permission to attend religious classes, and not allow students to attend completely secular classes. This suggests that students who remain at school may be subject to bullying.
Kaleidoscope Youth Center, an LGBT organization for minors in the state, similarly urged DeWine to veto the bill.
claim In a statement Thursday, it said the bill would “make schools less safe and less acceptable for gay and transgender people.”
Calling for the veto, the cross-dressing activist group TransOhio
claimed HB8 is a “forced eviction bill and a harmful curriculum restriction bill” that discriminates against non-heterosexual parents.
Equality Ohio, another LGBT activist group committed to continued secrecy, likens HB 8 to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' Parental Rights in Education Act, but
proposed “Going further than Florida's equivalent law, it requires students to notify their parents if a school official receives a request from a student to indicate a gender different from the gender assigned at birth. “There are.”
Planned Parenthood of Ohio, the Ohio Sex Education Center, Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio, and the Left Ohio Education Association, a state-level affiliate of the National Education Association;
Also incite fear About the bill.
Those groups may doubt that Mr. DeWine will accede to their demands because he has previously vetoed key parts of conservative bills in the face of similar pressure campaigns. Republican lawmakers need to override his veto to make the Save Youth from Experimentation Act into law, which protects children from gender mutilation and prevents men from participating in women's sports. Ta.
However, DeWine has indicated he supports the bill and intends to sign it.
reported State House Press Office.
“We've been looking at the language and have some suggestions or changes or things we'd like to add,” DeWine said earlier this month. “I think I can sign the bill if the Congress provides any additions that I think will be added.”
“The days of the ACLU and the most fringe voices on the left driving American political discourse are over. The days of strong parental voices are now,” said Aaron Baer, president of the Center for Christian Virtue.
said In a statement. “The Parent Bill of Rights supported by CCV includes important provisions to protect programs like Lifewise Academy and religious release hours, and requires government officials across Ohio to It conveys that parents are responsible for education and medical decisions.”
“And I have one message for the Ohio public school family planning system employees who are disappointed today because they can no longer talk to 8-year-olds about sexual orientation and gender identity. It's time to find a job,'' Baer added.
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