Teacher Wants To Usurp Parents Rights Argues In Front of Arizona Department Of Education

In a recent video, a debate surrounding legislation requiring the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to maintain a list of books that public educational institutions may not use or make available to students, including books that are lewd or sexual, promote gender fluidity or gender pronouns, or groom children into normalizing pedophilia is discussed. The legislation also grants parents the right to request the removal of school district or charter school library or classroom materials, extends public review periods for library materials and district textbooks, and removes exceptions from district curriculum approval and school library access requirements.

One unidentified teacher in the video argues that the purpose of public education is not just to teach what parents want their children to learn, but what society needs them to learn. However, another speaker raises concerns about whether parents are being adequately vetted and whether they should have the right to choose the curriculum and books their children read.