Response to Court Temporarily Delaying Parental Notification Policy in Chino Valley Unified School District
Response to Court Temporarily Delaying Parental Notification Policy in Chino Valley Unified School District
SAN BERNARDINO — State Attorney General Rob Bonta has declared war on California parents and local school boards. After school boards across the state adopted a Parental Notification Policy, Bonta filed a motion to prevent the Chino Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) from implementing the policy approved by the school board in July. A San...
By California Policy Center
Lance Christensen: Honesty is the best parental notification policy
Lance Christensen: Honesty is the best parental notification policy
Last week, I signed a permission slip for my 11th grade son allowing him to see a PG-13 movie for his United States history class in our local public high school. I was thankful that the school respected our relationship enough to ask permission to show a movie based on a historical event that is...
By Lance Christensen
WATCH CPC’S PARENTAL RIGHTS VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE
WATCH CPC’S PARENTAL RIGHTS VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE
PARENT UNION’S PARENTAL RIGHTS VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE Find the Parental Rights Pledge Here On August 22, 2023, CPC launched the Parental Rights Pledge at our LIVE Parental Rights Virtual Open House. The virtual event was moderated by Lance Christensen, CPC’s Vice President of Education Policy and Government Affairs, and Mari Barke, Director of CPC’s California Local Elected Officials. Lance...
By California Policy Center
CPC Launches Parental Rights Pledge Campaign
CPC Launches Parental Rights Pledge Campaign
California Policy Center’s Parent Union has launched a Parental Rights Pledge campaign in response to the assault on the constitutional rights of parents and the authority of local school boards by California legislators, Gov. Gavin Newsom, Attorney General Rob Bonta, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and the state’s teachers unions. The Parental Rights...
By California Policy Center
CPC Asks State Bar to Investigate Attorney General Bonta for Misrepresenting Law to Intimidate School Board
CPC Asks State Bar to Investigate Attorney General Bonta for Misrepresenting Law to Intimidate School Board
The California Policy Center has asked the State Bar to investigate California Attorney General Rob Bonta for making false statements in an effort to intimidate Chino Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) trustees. CPC asserts that, in his letters and statements, Bonta misrepresented Department of Education guidance as binding law, and misrepresented federal law. The complaint...
By California Policy Center
Solutions in Plain Sight
Solutions in Plain Sight
California could make a major dent in its homelessness problem merely by reversing some of its most destructive policies. Half of America’s so-called unsheltered homeless live in California. It’s not hard to understand why. Along with having the most hospitable weather on earth, California is a welcoming place for drug addicts, petty thieves, and anyone else attracted...
By Edward Ring
The Uplifting Potential of Practical Infrastructure Choices
The Uplifting Potential of Practical Infrastructure Choices
It’s understandable that the people running a state as wealthy as California, with a culture of pioneering innovation going back nearly two centuries, would be inspired to set an example to the world. This negates the argument that even if Californians achieve “net zero” emissions of carbon dioxide, it won’t make a bit of difference. ...
By Edward Ring
California’s Literacy Crisis
California’s Literacy Crisis
Published August 3, 2023 For decades, teachers, parents, academics, scientists, and curriculum developers have been engaged in a pitched battle over the best methods to implement effective, comprehensive and practical reading instruction. This controversy, dubbed the “reading wars,” has had lifelong consequences for a generation of students who have been hostages and unwitting casualties of...
By Sheridan Karras
Parents, where do you draw the line?
Parents, where do you draw the line?
Parents, where do you draw the line? The state legislature is aggressively shepherding anti-parent bills through its chambers that erode parental authority in ways that would seem unimaginable only a few years ago. Under the banner of “affirming transgender children,” legislators are pushing bills that upend parental rights in frightening ways and pose serious risks...
By California Policy Center
Lance Christensen’s Statement on Chino Valley USD Parental Notification Policy
Lance Christensen’s Statement on Chino Valley USD Parental Notification Policy
Good evening board president, trustees and superintendent. My name is Lance Christensen, Vice President of the California Policy Center. Adults – who should know better – telling kids to keep secrets from their parents, is why we’re here tonight. Regardless of my personal feelings, I’m not here to comment on the probity of children transitioning...
By Lance Christensen
California Pols Lose Touch with Reality over Affirmative-Action Ruling
California Pols Lose Touch with Reality over Affirmative-Action Ruling
Were you or your child denied admission into medical school on the basis of race or ethnicity within the last 5 years? Click here to document your experience. In doing so, they ignore the real scandal in the state’s education system. * * * Among the weirdest reactions to the Supreme Court’s June 29 decisions on...
By Will Swaim