This joint resolution proposes a new amendment to the U.S. Constitution about parental rights. It would say that parents have a fundamental right to direct their children's upbringing, education, and care. It lists education choices parents may make, including private, religious, or home schools, and allows parents to make reasonable choices for their child within public schools. The amendment would require the Federal Government or any State to show a governmental interest "of the highest order and not otherwise served" before limiting these parental rights. It also says parental rights cannot be denied or reduced because of a parent's or child's disability.
If this amendment were ratified by three-fourths of the States, the words in the amendment would become part of the Constitution. That would mean courts and officials would treat these parental rights as constitutionally protected. The amendment names specific education options parents can choose and says the government must meet a very high standard before it can limit those rights. It also says disability cannot be used to deny or reduce parental rights.
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The text of the resolution defines parental control over upbringing, education, and care as a fundamental right and lists education choices (private, religious, home schools) and protections against disability-based denial. Supporters, based on the resolution language, seek to make these protections explicit in the Constitution.
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