Wisconsin Right Now

The latest version of a Parental Bill of Rights has cleared its first major hurdle at the Wisconsin Capitol, but it’s not expected to get much further. The State Assembly on Thursday approved AB 510, which spells out the rights that parents in the state have over their own children. That list includes formally acknowledging that parents make medical and education decisions for their children. Including, as Rep. Bob Wittke, R-Racine explained on the Assembly floor, the right to know what their kids are learning. “I agree with those that have stood up and said ‘I have no desire to have the school, or someone else within the school raise my children. I want information so that I can deal with subjects with them, so that they can participate in their school, to the extent that they can learn and expand their horizons. I don't want to be ambushed by their subjects that are going on that they bring home and say, What is this?’” Wittke said. There are 16 different rights in th