Parental rights violations are occurring at alarming rates in public schools across the United States, including elementary, middle, and high schools. In North Carolina, such violations are particularly concerning due to systemic inaction by the General Assembly, the Office of Administrative Hearings, and other oversight bodies. Despite clear legislative definitions of parental rights, schools and their personnel routinely act in ways that disregard these rights, leaving parents with zero recourse.
Ignoring Parental Rights:
◦ Schools disregard legislatively defined parental rights, even when parents explicitly assert their lack of consent to certain actions.
2. Custody Order Mismanagement:
◦ Schools maintain custody orders in children’s files; yet the public schools lack knowledge and expertise in personal case matters to enforce or interpret such orders, yet they do it daily and continue to cause harm to families.
◦ Currently, the schools place ‘custody orders’ in students’ personnel files, yet the schools act unilaterally, further disregarding parents’ rights.
3. Involvement of Non-Qualified Personnel:
◦ School personnel, including data managers and secretaries, are used to enforce school demands, further exacerbating violations of parental rights and improperly involving staff in sensitive matters.
4. Lack of Accountability:
◦ Parents have had no effective recourse when schools violate their rights, even with the involvement of advocates and/or attorneys.
◦ Oversight bodies like the General Assembly and the Office of Administrative Hearings fail to address and/or properly investigate these violations adequately. Including that the ‘family court industry’ assists in these violations and also fail to acknowledge and properly address the issues. (The family court industry has become a for-profit industry, prolonging cases through such ‘services’ they call ‘reunification’ and ‘mediation’ which is yet another for-profit tactic to prolong cases and fraudulently generate profit for this industry)
5. 9th Amendment Violations:
◦ Schools infringe upon unenumerated rights protected under the 9th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, daily, they do what they want as though parents’ rights do not exist.
The schools are unlawfully acting as ‘parents’.
6. Family Court Involvement:
◦ Family court orders are entered into school records without proper justification or parental consent. Schools act independently of these orders, disregarding both the letter and the Rule of Law. ‘Custody Orders’ have a plethora of issues, including they they remain active in courts for the life of the child, as attorneys fill them with lies and inaccuracies.
Some Proposed Policy updates: (1st, Abolish Unconstitutional policies)
1. Enforcement of Parental Rights:
◦ Mandate strict compliance with the Rule of Law, defining and enforcing parental rights.
◦ Create a legal requirement for schools to consult both biological parents on all major decisions.
2. Custody Order Management:
◦ Prohibit public schools from maintaining custody orders in student records.
◦ Require schools to defer to the biological parents, rather than acting independently.
3. Accountability for Violations:
◦ Establish an independent oversight body to investigate and adjudicate parental rights complaints against schools.
◦ Implement fines or other penalties for schools and school personnel found to be in violation of parental rights.
4. Limits on Staff Involvement:
◦ Prohibit non-administrative school personnel, such as data managers, secretaries, etc from becoming involved in sensitive parental matters or decision-making processes.
5. Transparency Requirements:
◦ Mandate that schools notify the biological parents in advance of any actions involving custody orders or other documentation.
6. Education and Training:
◦ Require mandatory training for school personnel on parental rights and the legal limits of their authority – schools should be restricted.
◦ Develop programs to educate parents on their rights and the processes available to address violations.
7. Right to Appeal:
◦ Establish an expedited appeals process for parents to challenge school decisions that violate their rights, overseen by an impartial administrative body.
8. Federal Oversight:
◦ Advocate for federal legislation to reinforce the 9th Amendment and other constitutional protections for parental rights.
◦ Require the Department of Education to monitor and report on parental rights violations nationwide.
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