Call to Action! Contact your legislators to support SJR 29, calling for a constitutional amendment giving parents the right to direct their children’s education
March 21, 2023 | Austin, TX
Tomorrow at 9 AM, the Senate Education Committee will hold a hearing on SJR 29, which calls for a constitutional amendment establishing that right, in a bill authored by Senator Angela Paxton of SD 8 (McKinney). The hearing will be conducted in Room E1.028.
Paxton’s summary of the bill states, “In choosing a professional educator to facilitate their child's education, parents do not cede their right to educate their child. Therefore, the right of parents to be the ultimate decider of their child's education should be enumerated in the Texas Constitution.
“This proposes a constitutional amendment to be decided upon on the November 2023 ballot. Texas voters may vote for or against the proposition which shall read: "The constitutional amendment establishing a parent's rights to direct a child's education.”
Parental rights listed in S.J.R. 29 include the right to direct the education of the parent's child, such as to:
• Make choices within the public school system, or to choose an alternative educational setting, including private, parochial, or home school;
• Access and view instructional materials and library books;
• Attend meetings of a public school's governing body; and
• Access the public school's records regarding their child, including the child's health records.
Should parents have the right to direct their children’s education? Many school board members and education professionals think not. But the issue is important enough to demand that it be a right to do so and that voters should have the right to decide.
Take Action
Contact your representatives in support of SJR 29.
Brandon Creighton (SD-4)
(512) 463-0104 (Austin Office)
(281) 292-4128 (District Office)
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Lois Kolkhorst (SD-18)
(512) 463-0118 (Austin Office)
(979) 251-7888 (District Office)
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Paul Bettencourt (SD-7)
(512) 463-0107 (Austin Office)
(713) 464-0282 (District Office)
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