Posts by Sheila Roberts
Foundation Seeks to Intervene for Father on Death Row
On July 1, a Texas court set October 17 as the date for the execution of Robert Roberson, a father convicted in 2003 of killing his two-year-old daughter, according to the Texas Tribune. Last week, the Parental Rights Foundation sent a letter, cosigned by the Family Justice Resource Center, urging Texas Governor Greg Abbott to…
Read MoreWorking Toward Systemic Child Welfare Reform, with Chris Gottlieb
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! We’re kicking off season 9 with returning guest Christine Gottlieb. Chris has been newly appointed the Director of the New York University School of Law’s Family Defense Clinic. Today she tells us about the work the Clinic does to defend individual families in child welfare cases and to advocate for…
Read MorePodcast Provides Virtual Library of Parental Rights Expertise
I hear it all the time: “I found your website and I just want to know what my parental rights are.” As it happens, our EPPiC Broadcast podcast is an excellent resource for answering that question. “EPPiC” stands for “Empowering Parents, Protecting Children.” And at the EPPiC Broadcast, we are partnering with experts in many…
Read MoreOur ALEC Model Reins in Child Abuse Pediatricians
It is perhaps the most vulnerable time in the life of any family: when a parent has to take their minor child to the Emergency Department for medical care. A child is in pain, and their loving parent will do nearly anything to make that pain go away and stay away. Yet, hidden among the…
Read MoreALEC 2024 Conference Report
Above: Parental Rights Foundation President Michael Ramey with Ohio State Representative Sarah Fowler Arthur. I had a fun and productive week last week at the 51st American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. During the week, I was honored to meet several of my heroes, including our bill sponsor, Rep. Beryl Amedee…
Read MoreSo Exciting: I’m Going to Denver!
Above: Parental Rights Foundation president Michael Ramey with TJ Schmidt of the Homeschool Legal Defense Association and Louisiana State Representative Beryl Amedee. Tuesday, July 23: As I write this, I am about to fly to Denver for the annual conference of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). That’s the meet-up of conservative state lawmakers and…
Read MoreNew California Law Violates Constitution, Parental Rights
On Monday, July 15, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1955, ironically titled the Support Academic Futures and Educators for Today’s Youth (SAFETY) Act, to prohibit schools from informing parents when their minor children seek to change their pronouns and gender identities at school. Apparently, constitutional law is not the governor’s forte.…
Read MoreFirst-of-Its-Kind School Board Proclamation Passes in Florida
On June 10, 2024, the Indian River Public School board in Florida passed a first-of-its-kind proclamation designating this October as Parental Rights and Appreciation Month. “This initiative, which highlights the vital role of parents and families, is a testament to the strength and unity of our community,” says a post on Parental Rights Florida’s Facebook…
Read MoreLetter: US Senate Urged to Track “Hidden Foster Care”
A coalition statement submitted to the United States Senate Finance Committee urges members of the committee and the Senate at large to call for data tracking regarding families divided by the practice of “hidden foster care.” The letter was submitted on June 4 by the Parental Rights Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),…
Read MoreParental Rights Win in Tennessee!
On Tuesday, May 28, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law Senate Bill 2749 (SB 2749), the Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act. This law, which takes effect July 1, establishes that “[t]he liberty of a parent to the care, custody, and control of the parent’s child, including the right to direct the upbringing, education, health…
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