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Now Any Florida Resident Can Challenge What Is Taught In Public Florida Schools (orlandosentinel.com)
New submitter zantafio shares a report from Orlando Sentinel: Any resident in Florida can now challenge what kids learn in public schools, thanks to a new law that science education advocates worry will make it harder to teach evolution and climate change. The legislation, which was signed by Gov. Rick Scott (R) last week and went into effect Saturday, requires school boards to hire an "unbiased hearing officer" who will handle complaints about instructional materials, such as movies, textbooks and novels, that are used in local schools. Any parent or county resident can file a complaint, regardless of whether they have a student in the school system. If the hearing officer deems the challenge justified, he or she can require schools to remove the material in question. The statute includes general guidelines about what counts as grounds for removal: belief that the material is "pornographic" or "is not suited to student needs and their ability to comprehend the material presented, or is inappropriate for the grade level and age group."
If you think public education is run by "credentialed, trained professionals" then you probably shouldn't be making suggestions as to who should be running it. And before you get started, corporations are even worse at providing public education because they are only interested in teaching consumption of their products.
If you think public education is run by "credentialed, trained
teachers, you are one of those ignorant morons you mentioned earlier.
If you think I voted for Trump because of this post, you're wrong. I voted for Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party. Again.
Texas public schools are proof that phony religionists with a political agenda can convert public schools (and public school curriculum) into their own publicly funded religious institutions.
Yes, and countless incidents of students freaking out about their "safe space" and "intolerant" teachers are proof that pot-smoking liberals have converted colleges into their own church of mediocrity and entitlement. What's new?
lucm, indeed.