Debate over 'parental rights' is the latest fight in the education culture wars
One of the latest topics at the center of the culture wars is "parental rights" and fights over how much say parents have in school curriculum. In Chester County, Pennsylvania -- a suburb of Philadelphia -- Ronna Dewey, a mother with a recently graduated son, was alarmed when calls for the removal of certain books started occurring in her district in 2021. "Two of the books in particular that they were targeting were written by and about people who identify as part of [the LGBTQ] community," Dewey, whose son is gay, told ABC News. "And so, it felt really personal to me. It felt like a direct attack on my son and my family." Shannon Grady, another parent from the district, sees things differently. She said she and some fellow parents are not advocating for the banning of books but for age appropriateness of reading material and of the curriculum. Grady is chair of the local chapter of the national Moms for Liberty -- a conservative organization -- and said ...