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• Victory for charter schools

  Published: August 7, 2007, 4:19 pm

  Tags: Arizona Politics, Parental Rights, Education

  says he supports parental choice in education and encourages charter schools, but wants to ensure that all students are taught certain subjects in alignment with traditional public schools for grade level standardization . Reporter Howard Fischer of The Arizona Daily Star covers the issue.

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• R.V. v. Commonwealth of KY

  Published: September 12, 2007, 6:00 am

  Tags: Case Law Kentucky, Termination Of Parental Rights

  terminated both parents' parental rights. In its opinion, the circuit court commented that the lack of counsel at the district court hearing changing the goal to adoption was probably a violation of due process. However, the court found this error was not fatal and terminated parental rights. The CA reversed and held it was a violation of

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• T.N.H. v. J.L.H., Termination of Parental Rights When Parent Is A Minor

  Published: September 17, 2007, 6:00 am

  Tags: Case Law Kentucky, Child Abuse Neglect, Termination Of Parental Rights

  judgment terminating her parental rights to child, and Cabinet appealed TC's order for Cabinet to pay mother's appellate attorney fees and her filing fees. FACTS: At the age of fourteen, Mom gave birth to Son, and, shortly after the birth, Cabinet filed Petition for dependency and neglect alleging that Mom was neglecting Son. Mom and Son

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• T.N.H. v. J.L.H., Termination of Parental Rights When Parent Is A Minor

  Published: September 17, 2007, 5:55 am

  Tags: Case Law Kentucky, Child Abuse Neglect, Termination Of Parental Rights

  judgment terminating her parental rights to child, and Cabinet appealed TC???s order for Cabinet to pay mother???s appellate attorney fees and her filing fees. FACTS: At the age of fourteen, Mom gave birth to Son, and, shortly after the birth, Cabinet filed Petition for dependency and neglect alleging that Mom was neglecting Son. Mom and

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• M.B. v. D.W., Termination Of Parental Rights Of Transgendered Parent

  Published: September 24, 2007, 11:40 am

  Tags: Adoptions, Case Law Kentucky, Termination Of Parental Rights

  thereby terminated Father's parental rights. The TC held, pursuant to statutory authority, that termination was appropriate because the child had suffered neglect and emotional harm. TC reasoned that the harm resulted from father's failure to appropriately prepare the child, mentally, for the effects of his gender reassignment surgery. Due to

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• America falling into liberal morass

  Published: October 16, 2007, 3:00 pm

  Tags: Academia, Culture Society, Outrage, Parental Rights, Sanctity Of Life Issues

  in Portland Maine, who have parental permission to be treated at King Middle School’s health center would be able to get birth control prescriptions under a proposal being considered tomorrow by the Portland School Committee. This disturbing information comes to us courtesy of the Portland Press Herald. The proposal would build on the

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• Maine GOP leaders support families: Voices of reason emerge

  Published: October 23, 2007, 12:35 pm

  Tags: Academia, Culture Society, Outrage, Parental Rights, We Have Voice

  seizure of parental responsibility. Nick McGee, the city GOP chairman, stated the policy Is an attack on the moral fabric of our community, and a black eye for our state. Mark Ellis, the GOP state party chairman has faced down the plan in a strongly worded message. “This policy encourages children to avoid the

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• Discretionary Review Granted In Reversal Of Termination Of Parental Rights Case

  Published: November 1, 2007, 5:54 pm

  Tags: Case Law Kentucky, Termination Of Parental Rights

  The Court of Appeals case of T.G. v. Com. was digested here and here. The Kentucky Supreme Court has granted discretionary review.

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• J.M.R. v. Commonwealth, KY Termination Of Parental Rights

  Published: November 5, 2007, 3:41 pm

  Tags: Case Law Kentucky, Termination Of Parental Rights

  the termination of her parental rights to her two infant children. Mother alleged TC made three errors. First, she alleged it was error to permit the children's therapists to testify about statements made to them by the children about the abuse. CA held that the testimony of the therapist was admissible under KRE 803(4). CA opined that

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• J.M.R. v. Commonwealth, KY Termination Of Parental Rights

  Published: November 5, 2007, 3:41 pm

  Tags: Case Law Kentucky, Termination Of Parental Rights

  the termination of her parental rights to her two infant children. Mother alleged TC made three errors. First, she alleged it was error to permit the children???s therapists to testify about statements made to them by the children about the abuse. CA held that the testimony of the therapist was admissible under KRE 803(4). CA opined

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• Discretionary Review Granted In Reversal Of Termination Of Parental Rights Case

  Published: November 1, 2007, 5:53 pm

  Tags: Case Law Kentucky, Termination Of Parental Rights

  The Court of Appeals case of T.G. v. Com. was digested here and here. The Kentucky Supreme Court has granted discretionary review.

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• Planned Parenthood Indicted

  Published: November 10, 2007, 3:07 pm

  Tags: Culture And Society, Parental Rights, Sanctity Of Life Issues

  old girl without proper parental consent or a court order authorizing the abortion as required by Arizona law. Instead, Planned Parenthood accepted an email sent by the girl’s boyfriend from his high school computer lab. Litigation is pending. Planned Parenthood’s mission is to advance its radical sex-without-consequences

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• Parental authority under assault

  Published: November 25, 2007, 2:27 pm

  Tags: Culture And Society, Education, Foolishness, Parental Rights, We Have A Voice

  Sadly, many acquiesce without dissent The LA Times reports that school officials in Denver are considering a proposal allowing contraceptives to be dispensed to students in six of the city s high schools. Portland, Maine recently lowered the bar even further by permitting a school clinic to distribute birth control to middle-schoolers, some

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• Education failures

  Published: November 27, 2007, 11:32 am

  Tags: Academia, Parental Rights

  The daily reports that teachers need teachers. It is a warm and fuzzy, rather than a true assessment of educational failures. Matthew Ladner of the Goldwater Institute provides additional facts. And remember, it was not too long ago we read about the abysmal lack of credentials possessed by many teaching our children. Linda Chavez wrote an

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• Young boy suspended from Phoenix school in Hate-crime probe

  Published: November 28, 2007, 4:32 pm

  Tags: Academia, Outrage, Parental Rights, Political Correctness

  Politically correct madness The daily reports a nine-year-old child using the term brown people has been suspended from Abraham Lincoln Traditional School after the principle determined he engaged in racially motivated, harassing, hate-speech by using the term. The boy's mother has wisely removed him from this extreme environment. It

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