TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Senate approved a bill Tuesday aimed at ensuring parents can remove their child from classroom activities to which they object.
The chamber voted 23 to 17 to pass the bill, which is a substantially weakened version of parental rights policy Republicans have sought in Kansas and nationwide in recent years.
“This is not a bill of rights, it is just the parent’s right to direct the education and upbringing of their children,” said Sen. Molly Baumgardner, a Louisburg Republican.
