On Saturday, a Facebook post conveyed by the state's Democrats on their official page slammed the idea that parents should be affected by what public school teaches their children. The post was taken down on Monday morning following heavy disapproval.
"Not sure where this 'parents-should-control-what-is-taught-in-schools-because-they-are-our-kids' is originating, but parents do have the option to send their kids to a hand-selected private school at their own expense if this is what they desire," the post read.
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"The purpose of public education in public schools is not to teach kids only what parents want them to be taught," the Michigan Democratic Party’s post added. "It is to teach them what society needs them to know. The client of the public school is not the parent, but the entire community, the public."
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The Michigan Democratic Party later deleted the post on Martin Luther King Day and abandoned its original statement. It is unknown who wrote the post - but Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been criticized for what many see as interfering with her party members.
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"We have deleted a post that ignored the important role parents play—and should play—in Michigan public schools. Parents need to have a say in their children’s education, end of story," a following post on Monday read.
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"The post does not reflect the views of Michigan Democrats and should not be misinterpreted as a statement of support from our elected officials or candidates."
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Republican candidate for the upcoming March 8 gubernatorial election and former Detroit police chief James Craig said in a statement that parents are the "true stakeholders" of their children's education. He also called the state's Democrats' post "disgraceful" and claimed that "they have an agenda of indoctrination, not education."
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"Gov. Whitmer’s Democratic Party irresponsibly just said, 'the client of the public school is not the parent, but the entire community, the public.' I vehemently disagree," he wrote in a tweet sharing his statement.
"Parents that expect more out of their local public school and hold them accountable should not be told to get out their checkbook and hit the road. They have already opened their checkbooks by paying their taxes and deserve a high-quality education for their children," he added.
The post was published as parents targeted schools over COVID closures which are increasingly believed to have badly harmed children's education.
Anger is also mounting over efforts to push Critical Race Theory-inspired "equity" lessons in schools - and Democrats' attempts to paint anyone opposed to such lessons as domestic terrorists.
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