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Everyone seems to have personal rights today, everyone that is except parents.

Parents have more rights than they realize!
It’s time for parents to learn about their rights, raise their voices and protect their children!

United States Supreme Court

Ruled five times in favor of parental rights, overturning state control of children. Oregon has violated these rulings by passing laws superseding those rights.

 “The child is not the mere creature of the state... the state of Oregon, by forcing parents to place their children in public school] unreasonably interfere[d] with the liberty of parents and guardians to direct the upbringing of their children under their control.”            

-Pierce v. Society of Sisters
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

A federal law affirming Parents' Privacy Rights, protecting the right of parents to access all information about their child from the school.

Access their children’s educational records
Educational records include files, documents and other material maintained by the educational institution that is directly related to the student. FERPA gives both parents, custodial and noncustodial, equal access to student information unless the school has evidence of a court order or state law revoking these rights. The information that parents have a right to access include not only grades, but also the child’s disciplinary record, notes from a meeting with the school counselor, or a child’s request to go by a different name or be treated as a different gender. Information like this is needed by parents so that they can ensure that their child’s physical, mental, and emotional needs are being fully met at home and school. 

Confirm the accuracy and seek to have the records amended 
FERPA requires schools and local education agencies to annually notify parents of their rights under FERPA. The notice must effectively inform parents with disabilities or who have a primary home language other than English. The annual notice pertaining to FERPA rights must explain that parents may inspect and review records and, if they believe the records to be inaccurate, they may seek to amend them. Parents also have the right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information in the record.

Review and Appeal the Records 
Parents not only have the right to request education records, but also they have the right to request amendments to education records and the right to file a complaint. If, upon review, parents find an education record is inaccurate or misleading, they may request changes or corrections, and schools and education agencies must respond promptly to these requests. If a parent's request is denied, he or she must be offered the opportunity for a hearing. If the disagreement with the record continues after the hearing, the parent may insert an explanation of the objection in the record. FERPA’s right to amend does not apply to grades and purely educational decisions made by school personnel. 

Consent to Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information 
Parents alone have the authority to permit the release of their child’s personally identifiable information. The school may not release the PII information to a third party without the authorization from the parent. Personally identifiable information—often abbreviated as PII—refers to any data or information about students collected by schools, districts, government agencies, or organizations and companies working with schools that might reveal the identity or personal information of specific students or that could allow someone to indirectly track down the identity or personal information of students. 

(a) The student's name;
(b) The name of the student's parent or other family members;
(c) The address of the student or student's family;
(d) A personal identifier, such as the student's social security number, student number, or biometric record;
(e) Other indirect identifiers, such as the student's date of birth, place of birth, and mother's maiden name;
(f) Other information that, alone or in combination, is linked or linkable to a specific student that would allow a reasonable person in the school community to identify the student with reasonable certainty.

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The 9th Circuit STOLE Parents’ Rights!

In 2005 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found in Fields v. Palmdale School District  "that the Meyer-Pierce right [of parents to direct the upbringing of their children] does not exist beyond the threshold of the school door."

The court stated, "We conclude that the parents are possessed of no constitutional right to prevent the public schools from providing information on the subject [of sexuality] to their students in any forum or manner they  select.”
Federal Law Protects Parents’ Right to Review Curriculum  

Under a federal law called USC 20 1232(h), parents have a right to see ALL instructional materials, regardless of format or context.https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/1232h

Send to the school your request by email with "REQUEST TO VIEW CURRICULUM PER USC 20 1232(h)" in the SUBJECT field. Include in the body of the email the following:
  • Name of the curriculum 
  • How and when you may review it
  • Include a reasonable deadline, such as on or before next Monday, September 25.

School districts routinely hide curriculum in teacher's manuals, which instruct teachers to write it on an erasable surface. They may cite "copyright" or claim that they have no written curriculum. Remind them, federal law applies to ALL curriculum, regardless of format or context. If they claim no hard copy available, ask to attend the class in person.

The best option is to OPT-OUT. Search our website for: OPT-OUT forms for curriculum, health care, counseling, and surveys.

Include with any OPT-OUT Form submitted instructions: 
  • “YYZ school is not authorized to teach my child anything on (the subject), I haven't been given access to, and 
  • "I hereby revoke all previous permissions and authorizations.” 
  • “You will be held liable for any harm that comes to my child, or my family as a result of your failure to comply with my lawful request."

Be respectful, but firm, and relentless. This may take repeated reminders.

CRT: Federal Law

Legal Highlight: The Civil Rights Act of 1964
In the 1960s, Americans who knew only the potential of "equal protection of the laws" expected the president, the Congress, and the courts to fulfill the promise of the 14th Amendment. In response, all three branches of the federal government--as well as the public at large--debated a fundamental constitutional question: Does the Constitution's prohibition of denying equal protection always ban the use of racial, ethnic, or gender criteria in an attempt to bring social justice and social benefits?

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14th Amendment - Citizenship Rights, Equal Protection, Apportionment, Civil War Debt
Passed by Congress June 13, 1866. Ratified July 9, 1868. The 14th Amendment changed a portion of Article I, Section 2. A portion of the 14th Amendment was changed by the 26th Amendment.

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First Amendment - Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
Passed by Congress September 25, 1789. Ratified December 15, 1791. The first 10 amendments form the Bill of Rights.

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Critical Race Theory May Violate Civil Rights Act, the Constitution: Dr. Carol Swain
Critical Race Theory training, which pressures people not to say certain things, take a certain stance, or forces them into some segregated settings, may infringe on people’s constitutional rights and even violate civil rights laws, said Dr. Carol Swain, a former professor of political science and law at Princeton and Vanderbilt universities.

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"What, then is law [government]? It is the collective organization of the individual right to lawful defense."

Frederic Bastiat, THE LAW