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Committee advances parental-rights bill after broad amendments to limit teacher burdens
Summary
Lawmakers amended and passed House Bill 200 to clarify parental-notification requirements, narrow curriculum-posting obligations and add opt-out and pronoun provisions; the measure passed committee 7-2 after extensive testimony from educators and parents.
The House Education Committee on Monday advanced House Bill 200 with a series of amendments intended to narrow initial language and reduce administrative burdens on teachers while preserving added parental-notification requirements.
Sponsors and committee members said the revised measure aims to clarify Wyoming Statute 21-3-135 and to give parents advance notice and opt-out rights for specified presentations; the committee voted to pass the bill as amended 7–2.
Representative Joe Webb, the bill sponsor, told the committee the measure is intended to make statute 21-3-135 more definitive and to ensure districts notify parents when students’ “educational, physical, mental, or emotional health or well-being” changes while under school supervision, including during extracurricular activities. Webb said the bill requires at least five days’ notice for assemblies, extracurricular activities or guest speakers that address sexual…
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