Indiana bill would stop schools from silencing parents who win settlements

This is a serious story, so wipe that smirk off your face.

We all know that schools are legally almost untouchable. They not only have allies in our court system but will also retaliate against anyone who fights them. For decades, much of our political "leadership" has dedicated themselves to protecting bad schools. This is their whole identity. It's a second skin to them.

WFYI in Indianapolis reported on a shocking story that plagues America's schools. While federal laws like the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act are supposed to protect the rights of disabled schoolchildren, parents can be silenced if they win a case under these laws. Schools often force parents to sign a nondisclosure or confidentiality agreement as part of the settlement. Because of this, the school's evildoing is never exposed. Families are afraid of violating the agreement if they warn others about the school's misconduct.

This is in addition to the recent trend of schools, unethical lawyers, and other scoundrels conniving to use IDEA and the ADA for the opposite purpose of what was intended by defending COVID protocols that exclude many disabled students from school. Schools never cared about these laws before, but their whole world lights up now that they've started to twist the laws to defend discrimination. Some of the lawyers involved have side projects that are also scams, such as a phony ministry that makes the most scandal-tainted televangelist look like the cleanest choirboy in comparison. The ACLU today is not the ACLU we once supported, and it too has gotten in on this grift. The ACLU has become controlled opposition that defies its original commitment to civil liberties.

But now there's a bill in Indiana that would prohibit school districts from making parents sign confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements following disputes regarding education of disabled children. If it passes, it would likely make Indiana the first state in the country with such a law. The Indiana House has approved the bill already.

This bill would offer some much-needed protection to children with disabilities. Yet opponents whine that the bill could result in more due process requests by parents. Good. It should. The ADA and IDEA don't work if people don't use them for their proper purpose.

If you haven't been paying attention the past couple years, you may be surprised to learn that the bill was introduced by a Republican. Lately, the Democrats have adopted defense of bad schools as a centerpiece of their agenda. This classist, ableist identity is no longer reserved for Reagan/Bush Republicans or just a fringe slice of Democrats. The Democrats are fighting against this bill like there's no tomorrow.

Schools are among the most fascist institutions in America. That's why they need to have their wings clipped too every now and then. In my America, they don't get to keep abusing their power to destroy lives.