Saturday, June 30, 2018

Texas parents denied access to their children's curriculum and textbooks...





Click on link below to view the article from The Texas Tribune:




From the article:


Paxton claimed in the letter that district officials were repeatedly denying parents access to the curriculum or textbooks, which he said are in use in 22 schools across the district. He said children who asked to take their textbooks home or take a photo of the curriculum were denied.


Paxton cited state and federal laws that give parents access to "all written records of a school district concerning the parent's child" and "the right to inspect and review the education records of their children."


And


"We are disappointed Superintendent Kent Scribner's administration continues to violate the trust of parents, but we are grateful Attorney General Ken Paxton is standing up to defend parental rights in the Fort Worth ISD," said Zeb Pent, spokesperson for Stand for Fort Worth late Thursday.


Public schools should provide an environment and curriculum where all families feel comfortable including families of faith with traditional values.