Sets parents' rights to see school curriculum, library books and budgets

§1What it does

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This bill would require public elementary and secondary schools, as a condition of receiving federal education funds, to inform parents of and honor a set of rights concerning their children's education.^2,3 These include the right to review and copy the curriculum at no cost, inspect library books and other reading materials, meet with each of their child's teachers at least twice a year, see the school's budget, address the local school board, and be told about violent activity at the school.³ Schools would also have to tell parents whether they let students whose biological sex is male play on girls' teams or use girls' restrooms or locker rooms, and elementary and middle schools (those serving only grades 5 through 8) would need parental consent before changing a child's gender markers, pronouns or preferred name on school forms or allowing a child to change sex-based accommodations.³ The bill would also bar schools from selling student information for commercial purposes and require a Government Accountability Office study of the bill's effects.³

§2Status

§3How Congress voted

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