{"id":2041799,"date":"2023-09-22T18:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T22:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-school-based-health-centers-further-ostracize-parents-from-childrens-medical-treatment\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T18:04:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T22:04:49","slug":"in-depth-school-based-health-centers-further-ostracize-parents-from-childrens-medical-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-school-based-health-centers-further-ostracize-parents-from-childrens-medical-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"School-Based Health Centers Isolate Parents From Children\u2019s Medical Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fin-depth-school-based-health-centers-further-ostracize-parents-from-childrens-medical-treatment%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=2041799&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Policies and Legislation Threaten \u200dParental Involvement in Children&#8217;s Education and\u2064 Health Care<\/h2>\n<p>Gone are the days when concerns about policies and legislation marginalizing \u2063parents from their\u200d children&#8217;s \u2063education and health care were \u200cdismissed as mere conspiracy theories. States like Washington and California have actually passed laws that allow children to undergo medical\u2063 gender-transition procedures \u2064without parental \u2064knowledge or consent.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that the establishment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-school-based-health-centers-further-ostracize-parents-from-childrens-medical-treatment\/\" title=\"School-Based Health Centers Isolate Parents From Children\u2019s Medical Treatment\">federally-funded school-based health centers<\/a> (SBHC)\u2063 at public schools will\u200c only make it easier for the state to secretly treat children without involving \u2064their parents. This alarming trend has \u200ccaught the attention of Stand for \u200cHealth \u200bFreedom (SHF), an organization dedicated to advocating for \u200dmedical sovereignty.<\/p>\n<h2>Related\u200d Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/parents-in-nationwide-support-group-share-about-their-childrens-gender-transitions-5491793?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Parents in Nationwide Support Group Share About Their\u200b Children&#8217;s Gender Transitions<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/22\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/watchdog-reveals-disturbing-consent-form-details-as-offered-to-children-by-utah-gender-clinic-5496314?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Watchdog Reveals &#8216;Disturbing&#8217; Consent Form Details Offered to Children by Utah Gender Clinic<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/21\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Valerie Borek, Associate Director\u2062 of\u2062 SHF,\u200c expressed\u200c concern about the increasing detachment of \u200bparents from their child&#8217;s healthcare. Unlike school nurses who handle minor ailments, SBHCs function \u200bas comprehensive family \u2063clinics, providing various health services \u2064such as screenings, dental care, vision care, and even assistance with gender transition.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2062 to SHF, the number of SBHCs in the\u2064 country has skyrocketed from 31 in 1985 to over 3,000\u2063 today. This expansion is expected to continue \u2064with\u200c the Biden administration&#8217;s plan to fund <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">mental health services<\/a> in schools, using the \u2063Uvalde,\u2064 Texas, \u2062school shooting as justification.<\/p>\n<h2>Bipartisan Safer Communities Act<\/h2>\n<p>This push for mental \u200chealth services led \u2062to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a bill signed into law\u2062 in June 2022. The act aims to double the number\u2064 of \u2062school-based mental \u200dhealth professionals and \u200daddress the nation&#8217;s mental health crisis. It allocated $11 billion for mental health services, including the expansion of\u2063 SBHCs.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c October 2022, the \u200bU.S. Department of \u2063Education\u200d announced \u2062a $280 million \u200bgrant \u2063program to further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-secretary-asks-for-578-million-more-to-boost-mental-health-providers-in-schools\/\" title=\"Education Secretary requests 8M to increase mental health support in schools.\">increase mental health services<\/a> in \u2064schools. However, \u2062these developments have raised concerns about parental consent and involvement in their child&#8217;s \u2063healthcare\u200c decisions.<\/p>\n<h2>State Resistance<\/h2>\n<p>Efforts to\u2064 resist the expansion\u200d of\u200d SBHCs\u2062 have\u2062 emerged in various \u200dstates. In Maryland, Informed Choice Maryland (ICM) collaborated with Valerie\u2062 Borek to \u200bdefeat \u200btwo \u200dbills\u2014one proposing \u200cfunding for SBHCs and another\u200b seeking to lower\u2064 the age of\u200c consent for vaccinations to \u200d14. ICM highlighted ethical issues with the bills, leading to\u2062 their withdrawal.<\/p>\n<p>In New Mexico, the Referendum Project\u2062 aims \u200bto repeal several progressive laws, including \u200done that invites SBHCs \u2062into the state&#8217;s public school system. Concerns\u2062 have been raised about children being able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-says-there-should-be-no-age-limit-on-child-sex-changes\/\" title=\"White House Says There Should Be No Age Limit on Child Sex Changes\">undergo gender transitions<\/a>\u200d without parental knowledge or consent.<\/p>\n<p>Similar incidents have \u2062been \u200breported in\u2064 other states, such as\u200d Maine,\u200b where\u2063 an\u200c SBHC provided a student with \u2062antidepressant medication without parental consent. These \u2064stories serve as cautionary tales about the potential dangers associated with SBHCs.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Administrative\u2062 Burden&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>In June\u200b 2023, the U.S. Department of Education proposed a rule that could bypass parental consent for\u200d Medicaid billing. This change has\u2064 raised concerns about parents being unaware of the care their child receives at school. The issue lies \u200din the establishment\u200c of a uniform consent process that could potentially\u200d grant blanket permission for various treatments.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2063 the regulation is currently limited, technical guidance published\u200b by the Centers for Medicare &#038; Medicaid Services facilitates greater access to Medicaid services, including \u2064mental health treatment, in schools. This delicate balance between consent and expansion requires close attention.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;It&#8217;s \u2063a \u2063Moneymaker&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Sloan Rachmuth, president of\u200c Education First Alliance NC, highlights the\u2064 profit potential of SBHCs in\u2064 North Carolina. Medicaid-eligible children can \u200dbe directly billed for services, making every\u2064 school a billing center. \u200cHowever, \u2062concerns arise regarding \u2062the treatment\u2062 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-am-the-demon-school-shooter-recorded-evil-manifesto-night-before-his-attack\/\" title=\"'Demon's Manifesto: School Shooter Records Sinister Message Prior to Attack'\">mental health \u2062issues<\/a>, \u200cincluding the diagnosis of gender dysphoria, without sufficient parental involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Parents and Americans must remain vigilant and ensure that SBHCs are regulated in a way that prioritizes parental involvement in their child&#8217;s healthcare. The potential consequences of \u2063neglecting this issue are too significant to ignore.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063How do international human rights conventions and the U.S. Constitution \u200brecognize and protect the fundamental right of parents to direct the upbringing and education \u200cof\u2064 their children?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Such as the\u2063 violation of parental rights and the lack of informed decision-making for minors. <\/p>\n<p>Similarly, \u200din Ohio, concerned parents have come together to form Parents for Parental Rights (PPR), a \u2064grassroots organization that aims \u2062to \u200cprotect \u2062parental involvement in their children&#8217;s education and healthcare. PPR has been actively advocating against legislation that undermines parental authority and allows for medical procedures without parental consent.<\/p>\n<p>These state resistance movements reflect the growing awareness \u200cand concern among parents \u200dabout\u200b the erosion of their rights and authority in their children&#8217;s lives. The introduction of policies and \u200blegislation that bypass parental consent and involvement raises significant ethical and legal questions.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key\u2063 arguments made by critics is that parents have \u200ca fundamental right to direct the upbringing and education of their\u200c children. This\u200d right is recognized \u200dand protected by\u200d international \u200dhuman rights conventions, as well as the U.S. Constitution. By\u200d allowing medical procedures and decisions to be made without parental consent, these policies and legislation undermine \u2063this fundamental right.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, critics argue that parents \u2064have a unique and irreplaceable role in the health and well-being of their children. \u200dThey are best positioned \u200bto make informed \u200ddecisions about their child&#8217;s healthcare and to\u200b provide necessary \u200demotional and psychological support. \u2062Excluding parents from these decisions not only\u2062 disempowers them but also\u200d puts the child&#8217;s welfare at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of these policies and legislation argue that they are \u2064necessary to ensure access \u2063to necessary\u2064 healthcare services for vulnerable populations, particularly \u200din cases where\u200b parents may be neglectful or abusive. While it is important to address such concerns, \u2064it should not come \u2064at the expense of parents&#8217; rights and involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Finding a balance between ensuring the well-being and safety of children and\u200c respecting parental\u200b rights is a complex task. It\u200d requires careful consideration, dialogue, and collaboration between policymakers, healthcare providers, and parents. Policies and legislation should be designed to promote parental involvement rather than hinder it.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the\u200d increasing detachment of parents from their children&#8217;s education\u200d and healthcare is a concerning trend. Policies and legislation that allow \u2063for medical procedures without\u200b parental consent undermine parental rights and raise ethical and legal questions. State resistance movements and grassroots organizations have emerged to protect\u2062 parental involvement and advocate for informed decision-making. \u2063Finding\u2063 a balance between \u200cthe well-being of children and parental rights is crucial to ensure a healthy and harmonious society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Policies and laws that exclude parents from their children&#8217;s education and healthcare are no longer dismissed as conspiracy theories. Washington and California have enacted legislation permitting children to conceal gender-transition procedures from their parents. 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