Fr. Shenan J. Boquet: Transgender Ideology and Parental Rights

“Since they have conferred life on their children, parents have the original, primary and inalienable right to educate them; hence they must be acknowledged as the first and foremost educators of their children. … The primary right of parents to educate their children must be upheld in all forms of collaboration between parents, teachers and school authorities…” ~The Holy See, Charter of the Rights of the Family, Article 5

Here’s a question to which almost every parent immediately knows the answer: Can a school nurse give your child Tylenol for a headache without your permission?

The answer, of course, is “no.” Even if the “expert” school nurse thinks that your child would benefit from pain killers, she must get permission from you before she does so.

To most people this is just common sense. After all, it doesn’t matter how much education the nurse has. She doesn’t know your child as well as you do. Besides, she doesn’t have final decision-making authority for your child. That’s your job!

After all, experience shows that parents are the people who are by far the most likely to desire the authentic good of their own children and to be in a position to actually ensure that their children achieve or receive that good. …

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