Parents given increased legal rights over children’s education

Parents now have new rights to better support their children’s learning;

SB 1697 allows parents to elect for their child to restart kindergarten or repeat a course or grade.

Given the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the 2020-21 school year, the Texas Legislature passed SB 1697 to give parents new rights to determine whether their children should repeat a course or grade. This …