Parents’ Rights Activists Turn to Courts To Block ‘Radical’ Ideologies in Classrooms

Conservative activists are using the doctrine of substantive due process, so far the tool mainly of liberals seeking such rights as abortion and same-sex marriage, in the campaign for a say in their children’s education.

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'Parental rights' protesters gather outside the Moms for Liberty National Summit at Tampa, Florida, in July. Lauren Witte/Tampa Bay Times via AP

Across the country, parents are springing into action to defend what they insist are their rights to oversee the education of their children. 

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