Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that continuous parental engagement in the schooling decisions impacting their children is to be commended, supported, and encouraged, and that current efforts to exclude parents or even label them as domestic terrorists should be condemned.

Bill: 117-hres-735
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2021-10-21
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution recognizes the rights of parents to engage in the development and implementation of decisions impacting their children's school environment, curriculum, health, and well-being practices. It also condemns designating parents as domestic terrorists.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 735 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 21, 2021 Mr. Issa (for himself, Mr. Cawthorn , Ms. Tenney , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Garcia of California , Mr. Babin , Mrs. Lesko , Mr. Owens , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Perry , Mrs. Spartz , Mr. Budd , Mr. Brooks , Mr. Guest , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Aderholt , Mr. Cline , Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mrs. Steel ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that continuous parental engagement in the schooling decisions impacting their children is to be commended, supported, and encouraged, and that current efforts to exclude parents or even label them as domestic terrorists should be condemned.

Whereas parents and active, involved members of our communities have a First Amendment right to express their personal opinions on schooling decisions; Whereas parents should be empowered to directly communicate with Federal, State, and local education professionals regarding decisions that directly shape and determine their children’s education, development, health, and well-being; Whereas open and cooperative relationships between parents and schools have significant and long-lasting positive effects on the academic and socioemotional development of children; Whereas parents’ concerns over inappropriate or unwanted materials deserves to be expressed and should be fully considered by school professionals; Whereas parents are joining together to form grassroots organizations and community coalitions to present concerns about numerous school policies and practices; Whereas parents are now collectively and constructively voicing deeply held and valid concerns about divisive educational decisions with which they strongly disagree; and Whereas community input that is presented in a lawful and appropriate manner should always be received and not discouraged: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives— (1) recognizes and appreciates the efforts of parents to exercise their First Amendment freedoms, as well as their inherent parental rights, to engage in the development and implementation of the school environment, curriculum, health, and well-being practices; and (2) condemns any and all designations from educational professionals or any level of government to label active, involved, and concerned parents as domestic terrorists .