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Board rejects addition of Attorney General statement to agenda; members debate parental-rights protections and curriculum access
Summary
A motion to add two resolutions, including an Attorney General statement on parental rights and curriculum objections, failed 5–3. Board members then discussed existing opt-out and curriculum-review procedures and whether the district teaches “gender ideology.”
A motion to amend the Oct. 16 agenda to add two resolutions — including a statement from the U.S. Attorney General about parental rights and objections to certain curriculum content — failed in a 5–3 roll-call vote during the Delaware Valley School District board meeting.
Board member Jack Fisher proposed adding the two resolutions from the meeting packet; the roll-call recorded three yes votes and five no votes, and the presiding officer announced the motion had failed. Fisher introduced a printed statement attributed to the Attorney General that argued parents have the right and responsibility to speak at school board meetings and that the Department of Justice will monitor alleged violations of parental rights.
After the failed motion several board members and administrators addressed parental-rights procedures in the district. A board member said Delaware Valley already maintains “extensive mechanisms” to protect parental rights: curriculum materials are posted online, parents may opt children out of materials, and parents can speak with teachers. Another board member asked for clarification from district administrators and reported that the superintendent stated the district does not teach “gender ideology.”
One board member suggested removing an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) mechanism and replacing it with a local resolution to assert “local control,” and argued the district should align with the current federal administration’s approach; another member pushed back, noting existing local opt-out procedures and curriculum review processes. Administration confirmed that curriculum materials are accessible online and that opt-out mechanisms are in place.
Ending The board recorded the roll-call outcome in the minutes and did not adopt the proposed resolutions. Administrators reiterated existing curriculum-access and opt-out procedures and said they would continue to field parent concerns through established channels.
