Attorney General James Uthmeier launches first-in-the-nation Office of Parental Rights
Press release from the Office of Attorney General James Uthmeier
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General James Uthmeier is launching the Office of Parental Rights (OPR) to empower parents and protect children. This first-in-the-nation initiative is established to provide justice to parents and families whose rights have been violated. In Florida, parental rights are reserved to the parent of a minor child without obstruction or interference from the state, any of its political subdivisions, governmental entities, or institutions.
“Governments should understand that—when it comes to raising a child—they don’t know best. The parents do, and they deserve an Attorney General’s office working on their behalf,” said Attorney General James Uthmeier. “This first-in-the-nation office is a mechanism for parents and families to seek justice where local governments and school systems seek to ‘treat,’ indoctrinate, or collect data from students without parental involvement. This new initiative is another way we are making Florida the best place to raise a family.”
Attorney General Uthmeier’s OPR can assist with the following types of cases:
- Denial of access to school records;
- Lack of consent for biometric or personal data collection;
- Unauthorized healthcare, counseling, or mental health services;
- Interference with educational choices;
- Failure to notify parents of suspected criminal offenses;
- Coercion or encouragement to withhold information;
- Objectionable instructional or library materials;
- Violations of parental notification for health services;
- Restrictions on parental participation in school governance; and
- Unauthorized data sharing or surveys.
Criminal cases will be forwarded to the Office of Statewide Prosecution.
The OPR is designed to bolster the many efforts Florida has taken to protect children over the past several years, including the Parents’ Bill of Rights and the Parental Rights in Education Act.
Attorney General Uthmeier’s office is launching a new portal allowing parents to directly report violations to the OPR. Further details will be provided in the coming days.
So excited for more government.
Maybe as a parent, I can ask how 10 million got routed through Florida Hope to campaign organizations he controlled?
Sorry, but this new office is designed to protect our children from governmental interference with our rights as parents.
Your right to teach your child to hate and judge. Fixed it.
“Objectionable instructional or library materials”.
Hands off our libraries you conservative bastards! Supervise your kids at the libraries yourselves if you don’t want them to read something you don’t like.
You have a filthy mouth and sound just like the other liberal morons.
Hoyt must have voted for the freak gillum. Hoyt wants your children to read Gender Queer. Strange dude
I would rather queer kids than hateful right wing misogynist traitors to democracy
Your TDS is showing. Seek mental health treatment soon.
Great idea! Government must not encroach on parental rights. Parents are responsible for the upbringing of their own children. Government can come alongside parents to help, but must not subvert parents.
I am thankful to see this protection for families!
Diversionary tactics on the Hope scandal.
” Interference with educational choices”
“Objectionable instructional or library materials”
Uh, make up your mind. The state of Florida now interferes with educational choices at a level unprecedented in modern times and the statement says “Governments should understand that—when it comes to raising a child—they don’t know best.” OK, then get the hell out of our school boards and state universities.
Allowing a single citizen – not even a parent – to effectively ban library books is another “interference” by the state.
It also took one parent to have pray taken out of school!
I hope he knows this goes both ways. My children will not be participating in any PragerU propaganda videos.
They say protect when its really to indoctrinate them to hate and judge like the sad right wing losers their administration is. We all know it, its why the birth rate is so low. It will get lower, mark my words. Not a sane soul would reproduce in this timeline of fascists and hate.
You sound unhinged and not ok. Please seek help. “Florida offers various free or low-cost mental health services. These include support from NAMI Florida, which provides free resources and education.” Its free and local, please go before you hurt yourself or even worse, somebody else.
will this help parents root out the massive pedophilia problem in the churches in this state?
Good. Now I can finally give my children the whoopings they deserve without fear of ASO showing up at my door, talking some mumbo jumbo about “child abuse.” Thank you, Governor!
Your kids will grow to go low to no contact with you and you will deserve it. I bet the nursing home they put you in is in the worst part of town.
Sounds like you are speaking from a lot of pain. There certainly are times when children need protection from the very people who should have been their protectors. Tragic, but true.
In most cases, parents do a good, albeit imperfect, job. No one loves my children like my husband and I do. Most parents (that I know, anyway) live sacrificially to take care of their children.
Do not beat your kids, Concerned Mom. I know first hand the damage it does. Its a sad lonely life to be abused as a child.
Uh, I think Jed’s tongue is firmly planted in cheek.