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Florida Considering Having Their Public Schools Evaluate Parents | Truth in American Education

Florida Considering Having Their Public Schools Evaluate Parents | Truth in American Education:

Florida Considering Having Their Public Schools Evaluate Parents

Schools which have had difficulty evaluating and getting rid of poor teacher will be responsible for evaluating parent involvement if a bill before the Florida House and Florida Senate is passed this year.

State Representative Kelli Stargel (R-Lakeland) introduced similar legislation last year which failed. She reintroduced the bill called “Parental Involvement and Accountability in the Public Schools.” In the Florida House it’s file number is HB 543 and an identical bill has been filed in the Florida Senate – SB 944.

This bill requires public K-5 teachers in the state of Florida to “evaluate the parental involvement as