The content of many of these materials is likely a violation of students' and parents' constitutional right to privacy. Parents should not only be well informed but also closely involved with their children and teachers to make sure such practices are not occurring in the classroom. Because of the frequency of incidents, it is recommended that state and local school boards adopt official policy prohibiting the use of these techniques. Having such policy in place may prevent the costly political, emotional, educational, and financial consequences of litigation. This is especially true when the policy is set at the state level, eliminating the necessity of carrying on the same struggle time after time in district after district.
Parents have a right to know what their children are being taught in the name of modern education.
If New Age practices and beliefs of various forms are being introduced in public schools without the parents' knowledge or against their wishes, their rights are being violated. Having researched New Age teaching in the schools thoroughly, Watchman Fellowship has been instrumental in helping parents and other professionals to organize and present this issue to the boards of local school districts around the country. In Alabama, the issue was taken up at the State Board of Education. The opposition was formidable. The education establishment enlisted administrators, the People for the American Way, the ACLU and teacher organizations.