Post by Logan on Jan 26, 2016 15:42:09 GMT -6
House bill would allow parents to veto sexually explicit materials in classroom
A Northern Virginia mother’s fight over the novel “Beloved” taught in her son’s classroom has led to proposed legislation that, if approved, would give parents more power over some materials their children see at school.
The House of Delegates bill would force schools to notify parents if material used in class includes sexually explicit content. Introduced by House Speaker William J. Howell, R-Stafford, and Del. R. Steven Landes, R-Augusta, HB516 calls for the Virginia Department of Education to create a policy that notifies parents of the content and then allows them to review the materials.
If parents don't like what they see, the schools must offer alternative materials and academic activities to the students. The education department would be responsible for defining what is sexually explicit.
“This is a way to give parents a chance to say, 'I find this objectionable, can I have an alternative,'” Landes said. “I think that’s reasonable. That’s not saying they don’t have to complete an assignment. That’s saying 'this is material I find problematic.'”
Read more: www.richmond.com/news/local/education/article_36e0a961-f9d0-5a4f-ba7e-f5d6b48870b2.html
A Northern Virginia mother’s fight over the novel “Beloved” taught in her son’s classroom has led to proposed legislation that, if approved, would give parents more power over some materials their children see at school.
The House of Delegates bill would force schools to notify parents if material used in class includes sexually explicit content. Introduced by House Speaker William J. Howell, R-Stafford, and Del. R. Steven Landes, R-Augusta, HB516 calls for the Virginia Department of Education to create a policy that notifies parents of the content and then allows them to review the materials.
If parents don't like what they see, the schools must offer alternative materials and academic activities to the students. The education department would be responsible for defining what is sexually explicit.
“This is a way to give parents a chance to say, 'I find this objectionable, can I have an alternative,'” Landes said. “I think that’s reasonable. That’s not saying they don’t have to complete an assignment. That’s saying 'this is material I find problematic.'”
Read more: www.richmond.com/news/local/education/article_36e0a961-f9d0-5a4f-ba7e-f5d6b48870b2.html