Articles tagged as: parental rights
January 11, 2024
Senate committee hears parental rights bill. Author says it's in response to concerns about schools
Parents can sue if they believe their ability to direct their child's upbringing, religious instruction, education or health care has been substantially burdened. And they can sue if they believe a governmental entity has withheld or directed their child to withhold information from the parent.
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2023
Bill would erase legal defense for teachers, librarians against charges of harmful books
A Senate bill would strip Indiana’s school librarians and teachers of a legal defense against charges that they disseminated harmful material to minors.
Read MoreNovember 8, 2022
Anti-CRT, pro-parental rights candidates win seats on Hamilton County school boards
Candidates who campaigned on parental rights won seats in multiple Hamilton County school board races, according to unofficial election results.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2018
Following Emotional Testimony, Lawmakers Gut Bill That Would Eliminate Certain Parents' Rights
The legislation would have created a three-strikes rule for parents with open child welfare cases.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2017
Indiana Appealing Lesbian Couples' Parental Rights Order
The appeal will challenge U.S. District Judge's ruling in favor of eight lesbian couples who sued the state and some county health departments.
Read MoreApril 11, 2016
Lesbian Parents Fight To List Both Names On Birth Records
Indiana birth certificates list the birth mother and the father. For a lesbian couple like Nicki and Tonya Bush-Sawyer, that leaves one of them out.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2015
Panel Recommends Legislation To Terminate Parental Rights Of Rapists
A bill authored last session to terminate a rapist's parental rights failed to even get a committee hearing. But the hopes of its advancement this coming session are boosted by a unanimous recommendation from the Criminal Code Study Committee.
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