{"id":1224668,"date":"2022-01-19T13:52:04","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T18:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1224668"},"modified":"2022-01-19T13:52:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T18:52:10","slug":"republicans-in-congress-praise-parent-revolution-fighting-back-against-school-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-in-congress-praise-parent-revolution-fighting-back-against-school-mandates\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans in Congress Praise \u2018Parent Revolution\u2019 Fighting Back Against School Mandates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-in-congress-praise-parent-revolution-fighting-back-against-school-mandates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1224668&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Republican leaders and concerned parents spoke Tuesday about issues, such as remote learning and forced masking of children, that they believe are becoming increasingly detrimental to students\u2019 academic development and mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Education and Labor Committee ranking member Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) opened the discussion, which took place at a roundtable in House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy\u2019s (R-CA) office at the U.S. Capitol, by highlighting what she perceived to be a \u201cbureaucracy first, students last mentality\u201d resulting in endless school <a href=\"https:\/\/cai.burbio.com\/school-opening-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">closures<\/a> in some parts of the country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cParents are fed up, and so am I. Parents are making their voices heard though,\u201d Foxx said. \u201cThey are showing up at school board meetings and pushing back against the teachers\u2019 unions keeping their children out of school. This parent revolution is signaling a new era in education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:<\/strong><\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>One activist parent from a suburb in Cook County, where Chicago is located, detailed during the roundtable the negative impacts she witnessed of school closures on her children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as virtual learning, I think it was really dystopian for our family,\u201d Beth Feeley said. \u201cI think there\u2019s a lot of informal interaction that our kids missed out on in addition to the academics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Feeley added that despite coronavirus largely lacking in severity among children, \u201cNow we have this mass testing. We\u2019ve got forced masking of kids. \u2026 There\u2019s a pressure to vaccinate young kids \u2026 and then there\u2019s this constant threat of school closures. \u2026 I don\u2019t think we\u2019re teaching our kids resilience when we act like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/science\/science-briefs\/transmission_k_12_schools.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">states<\/a> that \u201crates of severe outcomes (e.g. hospitalization, mortality) from COVID-19 among children and adolescents are low,\u201d suggesting protocols are primarily in place to prevent spread to adults.<\/p>\n<p>Feeley continued with her concerns, \u201cOverall, I think this has blunted our kids academic progress. It\u2019s conditioned them to submit to these mitigations, and it\u2019s really, I think, taught kids to be fearful and hopeless.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Another parent of two boys in Baltimore County Public Schools named Ashley Smith spoke about her nine-year-old son with autism and severe developmental disabilities. \u201cChildren like my son are largely left out of the equation,\u201d she said as she discussed her children being \u201cforced to endure the disastrous experiment known as virtual learning\u201d and how she believes her children are now academically behind as a result of it.<\/p>\n<p>Congressmembers present at the roundtable included Foxx and House GOP Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), along with Reps. James Comer (R-KY), Jim Banks (R-IN), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Victoria Spartz (R-IN).<\/p>\n<p>Banks, who leads the Republican Study Committee, applauded newly inaugurated Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) as a sign of \u201chope\u201d after Youngkin&nbsp;<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/15\/virginia-gov-glenn-youngkin-signals-new-leadership-11-executive-actions-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed<\/a>&nbsp;his first and second executive orders on day one of his governorship to end \u201cthe use of divisive concepts, including Critical Race Theory, in public education\u201d and to terminate the forced masking of children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s exactly the type of leadership that Republicans are offering and promising when we take back the majority, that we will fight for our kids as well,\u201d Banks said. \u201cParents are winning. I encourage parents everywhere to get involved \u2026 because it\u2019s making a big difference and that\u2019s the message we want to echo today.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19301450\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1234246897.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19301450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1234246897.jpg\" alt=\"TAMPA, FL - JULY 27: Supporters of a mask mandate and anti-mask mandate speak during public comments at the Hillsborough County Schools Board meeting held at the district office on July 27, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended those who are vaccinated should wear masks indoors including students returning to school. (Photo by Octavio Jones\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opponents and supporters of mask mandates speak during public comments at a school board meeting on July 27, 2021, in Tampa, Florida. (Octavio Jones\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Comer, the ranking member on the Oversight Committee, noted the American Academy of Pediatrics&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/en\/advocacy\/child-and-adolescent-healthy-mental-development\/aap-aacap-cha-declaration-of-a-national-emergency-in-child-and-adolescent-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">declared<\/a>&nbsp;in October 2021 a \u201cnational emergency in child and adolescent mental health\u201d and that Oversight Committee Democrats and the Biden administration have been uncooperative after Republicans have requested three separate hearings over the past year pertaining to education.<\/p>\n<p>Comer emphasized that this was undeniably because teachers\u2019 unions, which have largely been dictating school opening protocols across the country, are&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/industries\/totals.php?ind=L1300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">inextricably tied<\/a>&nbsp;to Democrats fundraising-wise.<\/p>\n<p>The education discussion came as part of a series of three roundtables McCarthy is hosting this week to shed light on key issues \u2014 the other two being law and order and economic inflation \u2014 that Republicans believe Democrats, who currently have complete control in Washington, should be addressing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican leaders and concerned parents spoke Tuesday about issues, such as remote learning and forced masking of children, that they believe are becoming increasingly detrimental to students\u2019 academic development and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1224668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1224668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1224668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1224668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1224668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}