Parental Rights in Schools

Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., has introduced the Parental Rights Relief Act, a federal bill that would give parents and certain students a private right of action to sue K-12 schools in civil court for alleged violations of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). The measure responds to cases where districts have withheld access to curricula, surveys, or gender-identity information and allegedly failed to offer required opt-outs, with Hageman arguing the Education Department has "slow-walked" or refused investigations and that parents need a faster enforcement tool.