State Superintendent Arntzen Voices Support for Parental Rights

• Anastasia Burton
• October 05 2021

HELENA-  In response to a recent request by the National School Boards Association to President Biden to label critics of mask mandates and critical race theory as “domestic terrorists,” Montana’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction voiced her support today for parental rights:

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen said, “The effort to silence parents is getting out of hand. I strongly encourage Montana’s educational leaders to work together to make sure local control is respected.  Local control is only possible when locally elected school boards actively partner with our parents to engage in the educational well-being of our children.  We are seeing a preliminary uptick in enrollment in Montana schools due to an increase in our state’s population, which reflects two things:  All across the country, Montana is seen as a state that celebrates our freedoms, and that parents want their children to receive a robust education by attending public school in person.  I ask everyone to join me in putting our Montana students first by honoring the first teachers of our children -- their parents.”

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