Democrat Tells Parent to 'Shut Up' About Child's Education

ADemocratic lawmaker in New Hampshire has attracted some negative attention for telling a voter to "shut up" about a proposal that would give parents greater say over their child's public school education.

On Thursday, the New Hampshire Journal reported that state Representative Tommy Hoyt received an email from a voter earlier in the week urging him to support an unamended version of legislation that implements a so-called "Parental Bill of Rights," a boilerplate version of legislation that has gained traction within conservative circles at the state and federal level in recent years amid an ongoing culture war over content taught in public schools.

The proposed legislation—a similar version of which was passed at the federal level by the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year as well as a number of Republican states around the country—typically seek to compel school districts to publish its curriculum online, mandate parents be allowed to meet with their children's teachers, and give parents a say when schools either craft or update their policies.