House Passes Bill Aimed to Give Parents More Control Over Schools

House Republicans on Friday narrowly passed legislation aimed at fulfilling a campaign promise to give parents more of a role in what’s taught in public schools. It has little chance in the Democratic-run Senate and critics said it would propel a far-right movement that has led to book bans, restrictions aimed at transgender students and raucous school board meetings across the country.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican who made the Parents’ Bill of Rights Act a priority during the early weeks of his tenure, said GOP lawmakers were “keeping our promise, our commitment to America, that parents will have a say in their kids’ education.” The bill passed 213-208, with five Republicans — mostly members of the House Freedom Caucus — voting against it.

It would require schools to publish course studies and a list of books kept in libraries, as well as affirm parents’ ability to meet with educators, speak at school board meetings and examine school budgets.

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