Parents’ Rights Fight Should Schools Keep Secrets From Parents

The debate over parents’ rights is heating up as opponents clash over whether schools should be able to keep certain conversations and records involving children private from their parents. In this interview, a critic of the policy argues that the opposition is trying to twist the language of the issue because supporting secrecy between parents and children is unpopular. The discussion also focuses on school guidance counselors and whether they should receive protections around private conversations with students. The speaker argues that guidance counselors should not be equated with mental health professionals and says schools keeping records from parents could lead to “more bad outcomes.”