House GOP passes parents' rights bill in clash over schools
STEPHEN R. GROVES
Associated Press
Updated
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.
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 of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, speaks about the proposed legislation dubbed the "Parents Bill of Rights" on March 1 next to Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on Capitol Hill in Washington.
House Rules Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., gavels in a meeting Wednesday as Republicans advance the "Parents Bill of Rights Act" at the Capitol in Washington.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., right, speaks about the proposed legislation dubbed the "Parents Bill of Rights" on March 1 next to Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., on Capitol Hill in Washington.
House Rules Committee Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., gavels in a meeting Wednesday as Republicans advance the "Parents Bill of Rights Act" at the Capitol in Washington.
