Posts Tagged ‘parental rights’
Legislative Update
A lot has been happening in state legislatures around the country regarding parental rights, including some big news out of Indiana. But before I get to that, check out what’s going on in these states: In Florida, the Reasonable Childhood Independence bill is nearing the finish line. Introduced concurrently by Sen. Erin Grall in the…
Read MoreSupporting Parents Instead of Punishing Them, with Nora McCarthy
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! Our latest episode features Nora McCarthy, director of the NYC Family Policy Project and founder and former director of Rise, a NYC parent advocacy organization. Nora discusses her recently released article about the harm CPS investigations cause to families. Over a third of all US children will experience a…
Read MoreCoalition Seeks Hidden Foster Care Stories
Every year, we estimate that hundreds of thousands of children are removed from their parents and sent to live with relatives or friends in order to prevent foster care with strangers. Considered a “voluntary” placement, it often involves coercion or threats: “Send your children to live with this relative, or we will take them into…
Read MoreThe Enemy that Is Illinois House Bill 2827, with Will Estrada
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! Our latest episode features Will Estrada, the Senior Counsel at the Home School Legal Defense Association, and former President of the Parental Rights Foundation. Will and Michael discuss a state bill that has gained international attention due to how dangerous it is for parental rights. This bill would overturn over…
Read MoreDepartment of Ed to Schools: Honor Parental Rights
In a “Dear Colleague Letter” (DCL) on March 28, the United States Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office encouraged schools receiving federal funding to comply with the parental rights provisions in the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupils Rights Amendment (PPRA). Per a press release on the Department’s…
Read MoreParental Rights and Blindness, with Mark Riccobono
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! Our latest episode features Mark Riccobono, the President of the National Federation of the Blind. Mark has been a lifelong advocate for those with blindness and low-vision, and today he discusses how important parental rights are for families affected by blindness, sharing stories of how unjustly the child welfare…
Read MoreImmediate Action Needed in Alabama
Alabama House Bill 340 (HB340), the DHR Transparency and Due Process Rights Notification Act, is scheduled for a vote in the House Children and Senior Advocacy Committee on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at 10:30 AM in Room 601. This bill will ensure that parents and legal custodians are notified of their Due Process rights during DHR investigations, protecting families…
Read MoreVictories and Delays in Georgia
As I mentioned in last week’s email about arrested Georgia mom Brittany Patterson, we have been championing two pieces of parental rights legislation in Georgia this year, with mixed results. Senate Bill 110 (SB 110), introduced by Senator Anavitarte, is Georgia’s version of the Reasonable Independence model we put together with LetGrow several years ago,…
Read MoreAnother Mom Arrested? Not If We Can Help It!
You probably remember seeing it on the news: Georgia mom Brittany Patterson was arrested on October 30th after her almost 11-year-old son walked unattended to the local store, less than a mile from his home. Now, your Parental Rights Foundation is working to make sure this doesn’t happen to another Georgia parent ever again. And we…
Read MoreEmail Today to Support “The Brittany Patterson Act” in Georgia
House Bill 552 (HB 552), “The Brittany Patterson Act,” has been introduced in the Georgia legislature and assigned to the House Committee on Judiciary Justice. Today, I am asking for your help to move this bill forward in committee. On October 30, 2024, Brittany Patterson was arrested when her almost-eleven-year-old-son was found walking home from…
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