Title: Expressing support for the designation of 2022 as the "Year of the Parents".
Policy area: Education

Summary:
This resolution supports the designation of the Year of the Parents.
The resolution also expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) students, parents, local school boards, states, and the federal government should work together to ensure children receive the best education possible; (2) governing authorities should take into consideration students' emotional, mental, and physical health when developing school health policy guidelines; (3) teachers' unions should not direct health policies for schools; (4) individuals who want to may continue to wear a mask or take other precautions; and (5) no federal funds should be dispersed to any public or private school that promotes critical race theory.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1117 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1117

  Expressing support for the designation of 2022 as the ``Year of the 
                               Parents''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2022

Mr. Wenstrup submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing support for the designation of 2022 as the ``Year of the 
                               Parents''.

Whereas the right of parents to protect their children and to direct their 
        education and moral development has been repeatedly infringed by the 
        courts, by Federal regulations, and by misguided policy initiatives;
Whereas parents have a right to know and have a say in what their children are 
        being taught in the classroom;
Whereas the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of 
        their children is a fundamental right;
Whereas each child is an individual with unique educational needs and gifts;
Whereas parents are best positioned to know what is in his or her child's best 
        interest, not the government;
Whereas providing a first-rate education for America's children is one of our 
        greatest responsibilities;
Whereas there are countless dedicated teachers and administrators who work hard 
        every day and serve students well;
Whereas ensuring all students receive the proper support and access to a quality 
        education requires a partnership between parents, local school boards, 
        and States;
Whereas at-home virtual learning puts much additional strain on parents, who are 
        earnestly trying to navigate and balance the competing pressures of 
        their own work and caretaking responsibilities;
Whereas lockdowns and mandates as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic have 
        deprived children of the social interaction they so desperately need as 
        they grow;
Whereas, due to mandates and attempts at virtual classrooms, students are 
        falling behind academically, especially in low-income and 
        underprivileged communities, and too many children are now experiencing 
        mental health challenges and sustained learning loss;
Whereas children are not at great risk for severe illness or death from COVID-
        19;
Whereas across our Nation, divisive and destructive components of Critical Race 
        Theory (CRT) are finding their way into elementary-school-level 
        curricula; and
Whereas CRT puts forth the notion that the central feature of society is a power 
        struggle between races: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives expresses the sense 
that--
            (1) the House of Representatives supports the designation 
        of the ``Year of the Parents'';
            (2) students, parents, local school boards, States, and the 
        Federal Government should work together to ensure our children 
        receive the best education possible;
            (3) governing authorities should take into consideration 
        our students' emotional and mental health, in conjunction with 
        physical health, when developing school health policy 
        guidelines;
            (4) teachers' unions should not be directing the health 
        policies and procedures of our schools;
            (5) those who want to continue wearing a mask or taking 
        other forms of precaution may do so; and
            (6) no Federal funding should be dispersed to any school, 
        public or private, that promotes Critical Race Theory at any 
        level (elementary, secondary, middle, or high school).
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