The Alaska House Finance Committee on Tuesday voted 6-5 against a request by Gov. Mike Dunleavy for a state attorney intended to help parents sue local school districts. (via AlaskaBeacon)
From left to right, the three co-chairs of the Alaska House Finance Committee talk on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, during a break in budget debates: Rep. Neal Foster, D-Nome; Rep. DeLena Johnson, R-Palmer; and Rep. Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham.
Other states have enacted parental rights legislation at the urging of a national network of conservative groups. “I don’t necessarily want to encourage folks to be suing each other,” said finance committee co-chair Neal Foster, D-Nome. Tomaszewski represents a portion of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, which is under investigation by the Alaska Department of Law. to the Fairbanks school district, warning that officials there may be violating state law that requires schools to notify parents before sex-ed classes.
“What we might be saying is let’s open a lawsuit instead of let’s solve a problem,” said Rep. Alyse Galvin, I-Anchorage and a member of the finance committee who voted against the request.
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