Lawmakers fight over parental rights
Lawmakers meet on the Senate floor, Thursday, March 10, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP File Photo/Ted S. Warren)
(OLYMPIA, Wash.) – Even though the legislature passed the Parent’s Bill of Rights initiative last year, conflicts in state law remain. Democrats argue the bills they are currently working on will fix that problem. But Republicans call it an afront to the right of a parent to know what their child is doing in school. We’ll examine the issue from both sides.
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Lawmakers meet on the Senate floor, Thursday, March 10, 2022, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP File Photo/Ted S. Warren)