The Washington State Senate passed SB 5181 last week. The bill curtails parental rights passed less than 12 months ago in the same chamber.
Initiative 2081, which passed last year, expanded parental rights by acknowledging parents as the “primary stakeholders in their children’s upbringing.” It gave parents the right to request their child’s school records without having to appear in person and mandated schools inform parents prior to any medical services or treatment offered…
This is such an egregious move by the Democrat controlled Senate against parental rights, and one of the big reasons my daughter and her family moved to another State. We should be helping to preserve the family, not tear it down.
The elimination of the right parents had to be notified of medical services or treatments is very disturbing. I believe there was a time when parents were notified and asked for permission to give a student aspirin for a headache. SB 5181 if passed would be removing the power of the people to challenge what they may believe to be errant legislation. Any future changes would have to be accomplished by electing new state representatives and would be a much more lengthy process. Scott Larson