Senator Ed Durr announced today in a statement that he intends to join as a sponsor on a parental rights notification bill that Senate Republicans are planning to introduce in response to recent lawsuits filed against several New Jersey schools over their parental notification policies.

Sen. Ed Durr intends to join as a sponsor on a parental rights notification bill that Senate Republicans are planning to introduce in response to recent lawsuits filed against several New Jersey schools over their parental notification policies. (Pixabay)

“One of the greatest responsibilities of a parent is to be actively engaged in their child’s life. Even more so when it comes to their education. When you have activist attorney’s trying to drive a wedge between families by forcing schools to tell students that it’s okay to keep secrets from their parents, you’re welcoming a much larger issue into the classroom. Families don’t want the government acting as a co-parent.

It’s no secret that the attorney general and Governor Murphy think that the government knows better than everyone else. But when you fail to lockup criminals, protect the public’s safety, and prevent car thefts, there’s no need for you to step in and mess up the relationship between schools and parents. The Murphy administration has no business telling parents how to raise or educate their kids. It’s indoctrination at its finest. This bill that I intend to join as a sponsor will prevent Governor Murphy, or any government official, from standing in the way of parents and will encourage local school districts to work together to do what’s best for their communities.”

Senate Republicans announced plans to introduce a parental notification bill and called on lawmakers to return to Trenton for a special voting session to rein in the overreach from the Murphy administration.

Republicans also said that listening to parents is “the right thing to do” after a recent poll from Monmouth University indicated that parents do not agree with the Murphy administration’s agenda to inject identity politics into classrooms.