Ensure parents have the right to direct their children's education and access curricula, materials, and lesson plans in advance.

John James · Michigan · Republican

policy impact 0.82 specificity 0.92 extraction confidence 98%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Parents have the primary right to direct the education, moral, and religious upbringing of their children, free from undue state interference. Parents shall have access to school curricula, materials, and lesson plans in advance ...

He pledges parental control over education and advance access to school materials.

Freedom Agenda - John James for Michigan
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guaranteeing parents full transparency in education

James says his Parents Bill of Rights will give parents full transparency in education and keep them in control of schooling decisions.

Press Releases - John James for Michigan
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John James Releases 'From 44th to First': A Bold Education Freedom Agenda to Make Michigan #1 in America

A campaign headline indicates James is promoting an education agenda centered on school choice and parental control.

News - John James for Michigan
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John James unveils Parents' Bill of Rights at White Cloud campaign stop

A campaign headline shows James unveiling a parents' rights proposal for schools.

News - John James for Michigan
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Evidence

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Congress.gov shows H.R.5 passed the House on 2023-03-24, then was received and referred to the Senate HELP Committee on 2023-03-27; its tracker status was Passed House, not law.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The federal vehicle closest to the commitment advanced through the House but did not become enacted law, so the promised enforceable parental-rights guarantee was not delivered federally.

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H.R.5 - Parents Bill of Rights Act, 118th Congress - All Information
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James's House office said he voted for H.R.5 and led two amendments included in the House-passed bill, including curriculum review without nondisclosure agreements and health/safety notice.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): James took concrete federal action aligned with the promise, but the action was tied to H.R.5, which stalled after House passage rather than creating a binding federal right.

never same_term A for effort

Congressman John James Takes Action to Protect Parental Rights in Schools, Focuses on Workforce Challenges Ahead
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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

James materially advanced the federal Parents Bill of Rights Act during his House term by voting for H.R.5 and securing related amendments on curriculum access and parental notice. However, H.R.5 only passed the House in March 2023 and stalled in the Senate, so it did not become federal law and did not create the promised enforceable national parental right to direct education or access curricula, materials, and lesson plans in advance. This supports a failed delivery with clear effort credit.

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