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Turning Point parents criticize district practices; residents and a retired teacher defend Marana Unified educators
Summary
Public commenters at a Marana Unified School District meeting urged enforcement of parental rights and complained about curriculum; other community members and a retired teacher spoke in defense of district educators.
Speakers during the public-comment period at a Marana Unified School District Governing Board meeting raised sharply divergent views about curriculum, classroom conduct and parental rights.
Patty Juligay, identified as Pima County chapter chair for Turning Point Action Moms Coalition, told the board: “The Arizona Parents Bill of Rights states that it is parents' right to direct the education of their child.” Juligay said parents should be able to opt children out of material they find “harmful” and criticized what she called instruction that "questions beliefs or practices related to [sexuality], morality, or religion." She said parents had flagged…
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