Today, the House passed H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act, which delivers on a key promise of the Commitment to America and puts in place concrete legal protections that will ensure parents always have a seat at the table when it comes to their child’s education.
During debate of H.R. 5, Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor:
“With this bill, we will send a strong message that parents are an integral part of their child’s education and must be respected. For too long, parents have been kept at a distance in schools and classrooms-teachers unions and education bureaucrats made significant efforts to conceal what was truly being taught in classrooms. For years, students were falling behind in critical subject areas such as mathematics and reading, but prolonged school closures hastened the deterioration of learning.
“Now, the Parents Bill of Rights Act will foster robust parent-teacher partnerships and finally close the gap between families and educators. To recover lost learning and promote a safe learning environment, parents must be involved in the classroom. Parents are the best advocates for the best interests of their child, and teachers are an important part of enhancing the wellbeing of students."