Two Florida Civil Rights Groups Oppose Parent Trigger Bill
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Resolutions issued by the NAACP and LULAC Florida refer to parent trigger bills as controversial and experimental.
Two civil right groups have teamed up to write resolutions against the proposedParent Empowerment in Education bill in Florida.
The bill — best known as the “parent trigger” — passed the Florida House last year but failed on a tie vote in the Senate on the final day of the legislative session.
Legislative leaders believe the bill will pass this year with a new batch of lawmakers.
Republicans lost some seats in the November election, but they still retain control of both chambers.
The proposal would give parents the power to petition the school board for drastic changes at chronically failing schools.
Options include shutting down the school, replacing some or all of the staff or letting charter school operators take over.
The Florida Council of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and theNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People Florida State Conference (NAACP) issued similar resolutions rejecting the parent trigger.
Both resolve to support efforts to improve the public education system.
LULAC’s resolution states “Parent Empowerment
