[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H239-H240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK

  (Mr. MOOLENAAR asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MOOLENAAR. Madam Speaker, over this past weekend, the Democratic 
Party in my home State published a graphic saying public schools do not 
exist to serve the parents of those students and, rightfully, there was 
an outcry before they took it down and disavowed what they posted.
  Parents absolutely have the right to know what their kids are 
learning, and over the past year and a half they have been fighting 
back against administrators and unions who have kept students out of 
the classroom.
  When public school teachers in Chicago went on strike earlier this 
month, the phones rang off the hook at the city's private schools as 
parents finally had enough and searched for classroom opportunities for 
their kids.
  Support for parental involvement in education and for school choice 
has risen over the past year, and my colleagues and I will soon be 
introducing a resolution to honor National School Choice Week that will 
be next week, from January 23 through January 29.
  Parents and students should be given every opportunity to find a 
classroom where the kids can attend in person, see their friends, and 
learn directly from a teacher.

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