Blue state legislature passes parents bill of rights, critic calls it a right-wing hot air balloon [Video]

A parents’ bill of rights will soon become law in Washington state after the legislature green lit three citizen initiatives a controversial group sent their way. But some progressives believe the legislature strategically approved inconsequential laws to preserve political energy for fighting the remaining initiatives they feel present a greater threat.

Initiative 2081 is designed to bolster parental involvement in education by allowing parents of public school students to review instructional materials like textbooks and curricula upon request, easily access their child’s medical and academic records and opt their child out of assignments or instruction having to do with sexuality.

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The initiative, sponsored by the group Let’s Go Washington, overwhelmingly passed both chambers in the final days of the legislative session. The other two passed …