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Parents' Rights & Classrooms blog
School Prayer, Bibles and the Ten Commandments, Eleven Questions AnsweredGod was never banned from school. Eleven questions on prayer, Bibles, clubs and the Ten Commandments, answered with the cases and what students may do.Nonpartisan on the ballot does not mean nonideological in the council chamberLocal races carry no party label, but the votes still split on taxes, schools and zoning. Four answers to the claim that organizing spoils local government.The Klan-backed school law that gave American parents a constitutional rightOregon's 1922 law forced nearly every child into public school, and the Supreme Court's unanimous answer in 1925 became the foundation of parental rights.West Virginia v. Barnette and the Flag Case That Protects Every ParentHow the Supreme Court reversed itself in three years and ruled that no school can force a child to salute, and why that protects conservative families too.A Parent's Checklist for Finding Out What Your Child's School TeachesNine groups of documents a parent can ask for, the law behind each request, why it matters and a courteous way to ask, no lawsuit required.A Playbook for Running for School Board, From Filing Date to Election DaySeven steps from finding your seat to taking the oath, with the filing, petition, campaign-finance and open-meetings rules you must check in your own state.A Worksheet for Reading Your School District's Budget Line by LineFour calculations turn a school district budget from a wall of numbers into questions you can ask at a board meeting, with a fully worked hypothetical district.How to Attend a School Board Meeting and Make Your Three Minutes CountA numbered walkthrough from finding the posted agenda to speaking at public comment and following up in writing, with a sample three-minute statement.Homeschooling and the Law, Eleven Questions Parents Actually AskEleven plain answers on the legal basis for homeschooling, how state rules differ, what notice and testing mean, and how a graduate reaches college.How to win a school board seat when nobody else is paying attentionSchool board races are low-turnout and decide big budgets. A playbook for reading the packet, filing, building a coalition and governing as one vote of many.Meyer, Pierce, Yoder and Troxel Prove the Constitution Puts Parents FirstSupreme Court cases from 1923 to 2000 show parental rights are old constitutional law, and where the state's power over children really stops.