Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is launching the Office of Parental Rights to empower parents and protect children.
His office calls this a first-in-the-nation initiative is established to provide justice to parents and families whose rights have been violated. It says 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.
“Governments should understand that when it comes to raising a child, they don’t know best,” Uthmeier said in a press statement. “The parents do, and they deserve an Attorney General’s office working on their behalf.
“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.”
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.
The AGs office says criminal cases will be forwarded to the Office of Statewide Prosecution. The office also is launching a new portal allowing parents to directly report violations to the OPR. The office said further details on the portal will be provided soon.
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