Yesterday, a Kansas City Star article alleging that the Parents Bill of Rights legislative hearings wasn’t fair to transparency opponents made several false claims. The Star distorting the truth may be just another day ending in the letter ‘y,’ but this attempt to divide people is particularly bold, given that a video disproves their claims.
The House K-12 Budget Committee held a hearing on HB 2662, also known as the Parents Bill of Rights and Transparency Act. The PBOR legislation would give parents knowledge of materials taught in public schools and more control over their children’s education.
The story says, “Supporters and opponents of the bill were limited to 30 minutes on each side to make their case. Only three supporters showed up and each got 10 minutes to speak. The dozens of teachers and lobbyists there to testify against it received just two minutes each.”
That paragraph includes two claims that are deceptive at best. The three proponents were allotted 10 minutes each, but none used their full allotment; their collective testimony was about 22 minutes. Also, there were not “dozens” there to testify; 13 people spoke in opposition to the bill.
The Star also falsely accused the Committee Chair, Rep. Kristey Williams (R-Augusta), of rudely cutting opponents off. They quote opponent Tom Witt saying, “We weren’t even allowed to finish a sentence at the end of our two minutes. We were just cut off and told to go sit down.”
That is simply not true, and the Star...
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