A so-called “Parents Bill of Rights” is moving through the Kansas Statehouse. A proposal that would require schools to post classroom and training materials online has moved one step closer to approval. A House Education Committee passed its proposed “Parents Bill of Rights” Thursday, sending it to the House Floor. A similar proposal is making its way through the Kansas Senate.
Bonner Springs teacher, Kim Nelson, told a Senate Committee that the proposal would require more time and paperwork for something that’s already available and shared. She says when she was telling her students about her presentation, they told her to tell lawmakers all parents have to do is ask for it; it’s already on their Chromebook. Lawmakers did remove a portion of the Bill that would open teachers and librarians to obscenity charges for presenting material deemed harmful to minors.
