The president of Parents' Defending Education sounded the alarm at "Fox and Friends First" on Monday when a school board member in Pennsylvania told parents "I don't work for you" because parents want more influence in the classroom. Nationwide push.
“People are listening, they are watching, and they are outraged at how their concerns are being dismissed, treated, and ridiculed,” said Virginia resident Nicole Neely to Carly Shimkus. Told.
"We repeatedly see school boards that are now restricting public comment because it turns out they don't like being criticized for their decisions that they have unilaterally made."
Richard Robinson, a member of the York Suburban School District's school board, wrote the op-ed in the York Dispatch that attracted nationwide attention, explaining why he says he doesn't work for parents.
"It's horrifying that he said this," Neely said. "He is the latest in a string of elected officials who have finally let the mask slip that ... the consent of the governed part is actually an inconvenient speed bump in the way of forcing their agenda down the throats of the people."
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In the op-ed, Robinson claims, "I was chosen by the people who voted to represent you," while also suggesting that parents don't always know what's best for their children. Is.
He writes, "Don't parents always know what's best for their child? No, we don't. Still, if you're offended because I don't believe parents are infallible, you can always You can sue or throw your child out of school. Your choice."
Neely argued that school boards are exceeding their limits and that violations of parental rights are "extremely common".
"Last year, there was the Hot Mike episode outside of San Francisco where the school board was caught making fun of their constituents," she explained. "They all resigned en masse, and even last week, the Democratic Party of Michigan had a social media post that they had to delete."