,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #a1 #bjbc 
,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,graham1     
,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,scott of      
,florida1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 and ,mr4 ,risch7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require elementary and middle schools   
that receive ,federal funds to obtain   
parental consent before changing a minor
 child's gender markers1 pronouns1 or   
preferred name on any school form or    
allowing a child to change the child's  
sex-based accommodations1 including     
locker rooms or bathrooms4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,parental ,rights ,over ,the ,education 
and ,care of ,their ,kids ,act or the   
,,protect ,kids ,act4  #b4 ,findings    
,congress finds the following3  7#a7    
,the law in the ,united ,states has long

 recognized the importance of parental  
rights4 ,a parent's right to oversee the
 care and education of their child is   
guaranteed by the ,fourteenth           
,amendment4  7#b7 ,parents have a       
fundamental1 constitutionally guaranteed
 right to raise and educate their       
children in the way that they choose4   
7#c7 ,public schools across the country 
are violating these fundamental parental
 and familial rights by deliberately    
hiding information about gender         
transitioning children from their       
parents4  7#d7 ,school staff in         
,montgomery ,county ,public ,schools in 
,maryland instruct teachers to form     
gender transition plans for students    
without the knowledge or consent of the 
student's family4  7#e7 ,an ,iowa public
 school district was sued for allowing  
children as young as #ab to create      
gender support plans without the        
knowledge or consent of the students'   
parents4  7#f7 ,fairfax ,county ,public 
,schools in ,virginia has required all  

teachers to complete a training program 
saying that parental permission is not  
required for students who seek to be    
addressed by different names or         
pronouns4  7#g7 ,regardless of their    
intentions1 these schools are sabotaging
 the parent-child relationship and      
encouraging children to keep secrets    
from the adults who are charged with    
protecting and defending them--their    
parents4  7#h7 ,children do best when   
their parents are actively involved in  
their education4 ,school districts1     
activist organizations1 and teachers    
unions must never be allowed to intrude 
on parental rights by concealing        
critical information from parents about 
their children4  #c4 ,requirement       
related to gender markers1 pronouns1 and
 preferred names on school forms ,as a  
condition of receiving ,federal funds1  
any elementary school 7as such term is  
defined in section #haja of the         
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja77 or 

school that consists of only middle     
grades 7as such term is defined in such 
section71 that receives ,federal funds  
shall be required to obtain parental    
consent before-- 7#a7 changing a minor  
child's gender markers1 pronouns1 or    
preferred name on any school form2 or   
7#b7 allowing a child to change the     
child's sex-based accommodations1       
including locker rooms or bathrooms4