Protect Your Children
Discover Your Parental Rights in Education
The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution confirms that the powers not given to the federal government are reserved to the states or to the people — including the power over education. Most people don’t realize that each state’s constitution, laws, and rules govern public education, not the federal government. Plus, parental educational rights are protected under both their state and federal constitutions. In short, parents have far more rights than they realize.
Laws, Rules, and Rights:
A Guide to Protecting Children in Public Schools
An Essential Resource for Parents and Educators
Laws, Rules, and Rights: A Guide to Protecting Children in Public Schools is a brand-new, comprehensive guidebook that helps parents and educators understand their state-based school laws and parental rights in education, and provides the tools needed to exercise them effectively.
Praise for Laws, Rules, and Rights
Understand Your Rights in Your Child’s Education
Now, more than ever, knowledge of education law is vital for parents like you. The right to a free public education K-12 is guaranteed by each state’s constitution, as well as state school laws and rules. Your child’s school experience should provide education, not indoctrination. In this practical new book by Kelly Himes Brolly, you’ll find:
The State School System That Governs Public Schools K-12
To many people’s surprise, all 50 state constitutions guarantee the right to a public education, which according to the U.S. Supreme Court, “is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments.”1 To visualize each state’s public school system, see the diagram above. The foundation of “We the People” is at its base, then the “U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights,” and then the “Tenth Amendment,” which reserves the power over education to the states or to the people …
Federal and State
Constitutional Rights
All 50 state constitutions have an “education article” which establishes the state’s authority over public education and the people’s right to a public education. Also, all state constitutions include a bill of rights or a declaration of rights like the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. For example, the Georgia Constitution’s Bill of Rights protects: life, liberty, property, freedom of conscience and religion, freedom of speech and the press, the right to keep and bear arms, the right to assemble and petition the government, the right to a trial by jury, and protections against illegal searches and seizures, to name a few. Each state also recognizes parental rights …
Applying What You Have Learned
To Protect Your Children
If you are interested in applying this information individually or with others in your community, here are some ideas to get you started.
Submit a Parent Opt-Out of Specific Instructional Materials and Content
• Parents can submit an opt-out based on parental rights, the right to free exercise of religion, and the right to freedom of speech, which are guaranteed under the federal and state constitutions. To see a blank sample opt-out, go to Appendix A …
About the Author
Kelly Himes Brolly is an educator and attorney with extensive experience in the realm of education law. More than that, she is a concerned parent, just like you. Recognizing the current state of the American public education system, Kelly took it upon herself to create a resource for parents and educators alike to better grasp the state school laws and rules and the federal and state constitutional rights that govern their children’s public schooling K-12.
Work With Kelly
Kelly Himes Brolly of Double Umbrella Publications, LLC, offers writing, podcast, speaking, and consulting services. To learn more, or to request services, contact us.
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