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Ohio’s New Parental Rights Law Protects Students And Educators

As the saying goes these days, nature is healing. Aside from the waning of woke culture and the renewed hope Americans have in the future, state leaders are finally restoring parental rights in public education, most notably in Ohio.

Recently, the Buckeye State’s legislature passed the Parents’ Bill of Rights that would require school officials to (1) notify parents about any “sexually explicit materials” and give parents permission to “request alternative instruction”; (2) inform parents about any “healthcare services” being provided along with changes that arise; (3) communicate all important mental or physical health information to parents “unless that disclosure would result in abuse, abandonment, or neglect”; and (4), address any parental concerns with the wellbeing of their children.

In practice, this means that educators would need to let parents know if they are teaching content that…

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