COLUMBUS–House Bill 8 (HB8), also known as the Parents’ Bill of Rights, was scheduled for a vote on the floor of the Ohio House of Representatives earlier today. However, the vote was postponed due to the absence of Rep. Sara Carruthers (R-Hamilton), one of the bill's sponsors.  

If passed into law, this CCV-backed bill would:

• Recognize the fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding their children’s upbringing, care, and education.   

• Require public schools to provide advance notification to parents about the teaching of sexual content to students. 

• Protect students from being encouraged by school counselors to “socially transition” to the opposite sex without their parents’ knowledge and require schools to notify parents if a students requests a change of gender recognition at school.

The Parents’ Bill of Rights, which is sponsored Reps. Carruthers and D.J. Swearingen (R-Huron), was voted out of the Ohio House Primary and Secondary Education Committee yesterday.

For more information, contact CCV at 513-733-5775 or contact@ccv.org. 

As Ohio’s largest Christian public policy organization, Center for Christian Virtue seeks the good of our neighbors by advocating for public policy that reflects the truth of the Gospel. 

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