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Action Alert: Contact Critical Senate Committee Now in Support of Parental Rights
On Tuesday, the New Hampshire Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on two good bills, H.B. 1612 to protect families from false reports of child abuse and neglect, and H.B. 1431, the Parents’ Bill of Rights. Attorney Mike Donnelly, senior counsel with Home School Legal Defense Association, attended the hearing on behalf of ParentalRights.org and…
Read MoreUrgent Calls Needed to Support Good Curriculum Transparency Bill in Delaware
We are excited to let you know that H.B. 326, a bill to provide curriculum transparency to Delaware families who have children in public schools, will be heard in committee on Wednesday, April 6. H.B. 326 has been introduced by primary sponsor Representative Charles Postles and by additional sponsors Senators Bryant Richardson and David Wilson.…
Read More2010 Zogby Poll
A Zogby poll in 2010 asked a survey of likely American voters: In general, parents have the constitutional right to make decisions for their children without government interference unless there is proof of abuse or neglect. Do you agree or disagree with this view of parental rights? The overwhelming majority—93.6%—either strongly agreed or somewhat agreed…
Read MoreAnonymous Reporting to Child Abuse Hotlines
More than 40 of the 50 states allow anonymous calls to their child abuse hotlines. This opens the door for less-than-honest people to weaponize the child protection system against innocent families with whom they may have a beef—be it a contentious ex, a nosey neighbor, or a relative who simply thinks they know better than…
Read MoreCentral Registers without Due Process
Federal law requires each state to maintain a “central registry of child abusers,” but the law does not provide any guidelines for how names are to be added to or kept off the list. As a result, most states fail to provide any sort of “due process” to keep the names of innocent parents off…
Read MoreRacial Discrimination in Child Welfare
Child abuse is a problem that can occur in any ethnic or economic demographic. So why, nationally, do we see African-American children subjected to child welfare investigations at a rate 1.5 times their proportion in the general population? (African-American children make up about 14% of the total U.S. child population, but 21% of the maltreatment…
Read More15 Years of Protecting Parental Rights—Together!
The month of February marks the 15-year anniversary of ParentalRights.org. Because of you and your generosity—with financial support, grassroots action, volunteering, calling or emailing your state and federal legislators, and more—we as an organization can celebrate 15 years of protecting children by empowering parents. It’s been a team effort, and we’re just getting started. Over…
Read MoreA Conversation with a ParentalRights.org Donor
Dear Parental Rights friends, When I was in San Diego at the beginning of the month to present our model state parental rights statute at the American Legislative Exchange Council Summit, I also was able to get lunch with one of our donors, Steve. Steve and his wife Cathy have been faithful and longtime donors…
Read MoreThe Last Minutes of 2021
Between Christmas and New Year’s, life often seems to slow down as the peace of the holiday season lingers for just a little while longer. It’s almost crazy to imagine that legislatures will be starting up their 2022 legislative sessions as early as this Monday! Fortunately, we are already poised to hit the ground running…
Read MoreDouble Your Dollar Today Only
Today is #GivingTuesday, and it’s the one day you can double every dollar you give to ParentalRights.org or the Parental Rights Foundation. That’s because generous supporters have agreed to match every dollar given, up to $45,000. That’s every dollar up to our $90,000 goal! From school boards across the country to the gubernatorial election in…
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