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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNY lawmaker: Kids whose parents do not attend workshops will be held back a grade
Leslie Venokur, the co-founder of Big City Moms, called the idea "crazy" and "insane." She said that what is most concerning that the education commissioner and Board of Regents would develop the parenting guidelines. She said the Regents should "stick to what they're good at which is teaching kids and staying away from the parents."
The bill states one of the courses would be related to physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of children.
Employers would be required to provide one day a year of paid leave so working parents can attend classes.
Read more: http://www.myfoxny.com/story/24782201/ny-lawmaker-parents-should-take-parenting-classes
dlwickham
(3,316 posts)he's a homophobic bastard who should have been kicked out of the Democratic Party a long time ago
La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)EDIT: actually now i can't tell. Junior is bronx borough president. Senior is in senate. So maybe this was mislabeled as Junior when it is the idiot Senior.
PDJane
(10,103 posts)What gave them the authority to do this?
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cali
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uppityperson
(115,681 posts)from you, thought you'd be arguing the opposite position.
cali
(114,904 posts)that anyone would be OK with that. YOU are. Nice. Not.
cali
(114,904 posts)eppur_se_muova
(36,317 posts)Are we SURE this guy's not a Repug ?
jsr
(7,712 posts)TexasTowelie
(112,620 posts)is what kept Jethro Bodine in 6th grade at Oxford? Pearl was extremely busy trying to get Jethrine wed so she had to skip the class.
brooklynite
(94,911 posts)Ruben Diaz JR (his son) is Bronx Borough President
jsr
(7,712 posts)La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)Minimum wage increase, child care facilities for poor families, paid vacation times etc would help a lot more
HereSince1628
(36,063 posts)This may or may not be the majority sentiment in Diaz's senate district, but it's going to have to have majority support to get anywhere.
Punishing people to get a social outcome is not effective or progressive.
Punishing children for the sins of their parents adds injustice, to the above. The sum is unacceptible and deserving of ridicule which I expect the bill will receive.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)What are the topics for the other 3 classes..and why would the parents not attending
justify leaving a child back a grade???
On its face, this sounds beyond dumb.