Virginia Gov. Candidate Argues Parents Shouldn’t Have a Say in What Public Schools Teach

Virginia Gov. Candidate Argues Parents Shouldn’t Have a Say in What Public Schools Teach
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (L) debates with Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin in Alexandria, Va. ,on Sept. 28, 2021. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe argued that parents should not tell schools what to teach, during the final debate before the upcoming Nov. 2 election.

The remark by McAuliffe, who served as governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018, came after Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin said he believes that parents should be given more say in the decisions of local school districts, including what kind of books their children are exposed to at school.

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