Resistence Must Begin at the Local Level

Warning: this column contains references to sexual content some may find offensive.

The Sidney School Board recently voted unanimously to reject the Nebraska Board of Education’s proposed Health Education Standards. Shortly thereafter, the Potter-Dix School Board did the same. I applaud these boards and their members for unanimously standing up and voicing concerns. I cheer the affirmations both boards made in their written resolutions stating that parents are the primary educators of their children. That took guts because it is an increasingly unpopular view in our country.

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