WATERLOO, Ill. – Republican candidate for governor, Paul Schimpf, is stressing the urgency for a Parent’s Bill of Rights in light of the actions by JCAR and an Illinois appellate court to strike blows against JB Pritzker’s student mask mandate.
Back in June, Schimpf released his Parent’s Bill of Rights, rights that all Illinois parents should be given when raising a minor child. Over the past several years, Illinois parents have seen governments infringe upon their ability to raise their children in the manner of their choosing.
“Parents, not the government, should have the authority and responsibility to raise their children to the best of their ability in accordance with their values, which is why we need a Parent’s Bill of Rights in Illinois,” Schimpf said. “As a parent, resident, and candidate, I’m calling on the governor to support the rule of law in Illinois and listen to what the people of Illinois actually want for their families.”
Illinoisans saw this unfold last week when the appellate court ruling placed the authority for education decisions back where it belongs—in the hands of parents and local school boards—after Pritzker resubmitted the mandate request.
“I find it unfathomable that JB Pritzker would resubmit a rule that a judge had recently declared null and void,” Schimpf said of the ruling. “The action by Pritzker demonstrates a complete disregard for the rule of law in Illinois. As someone who served on JCAR, I would have called for suspending Pritzker’s student mask mandate as well.”
Schimpf is the only candidate for governor who has served on the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and has the expertise to rein in our administrative agencies to put a stop to government overreach.
Watch his full response to the JCAR ruling here.
About Paul Schimpf: Paul Schimpf served as a State Senator for the 58th Senate District, is a Marine Corps Veteran who serviced in Iraq and served as the chief American attorney advisor to Iraqi prosecutors in the trial of Saddam Hussein. Paul and his family live in rural Monroe County.