New Utah Law to Regulate Noncurricular Clubs

The new law gives public school authorities and parents more control overthe noncurricular clubs and their children’s participation in these clubs.
The law requires children to get their parents’ consent before joining a
school club and parents have the ability to review the material presented at
club meetings. The law also gives administrators the authority to refuse to
allow clubs like the Gay Straight Alliance on grounds that homosexual
student clubs violate “the boundaries of socially appropriate behavior.”
Sltrib.com, 3-10-07.

Triumph for Parents' Rights in Utah

Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. signed into law a bill that prohibits school authorities from recommending psychotropic drugs, like Ritalin, to students. The law also protects parents from attempts to remove their children from their custody if they refuse to give their children psychotropic drugs. This is the first law of its kind in the U.S. and a great step forward for parents’ rights. Sltrib.com, 3-10-07.

Congress's Opportunity To Restore Parental Rights

The reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Education Act offers Congress a splendid opportunity to enforce parents' rights that have been outrageously trampled on by the public schools. Phyllis Schlafly column, 3-21-07