{"id":1207269,"date":"2023-03-03T13:35:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T19:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1207269"},"modified":"2023-03-06T10:29:54","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T16:29:54","slug":"gov-abbott-to-attend-parent-empowerment-night-in-tyler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1207269","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Abbott to attend Parent Empowerment Night in Tyler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/03\/pen-175x87.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"87\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1207272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/03\/pen-175x87.png 175w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/03\/pen-550x273.png 550w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/03\/pen-768x381.png 768w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/03\/pen.png 933w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/>TYLER \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Gov. Greg Abbott is set to attend a Parent Empowerment Night at Grace Community School in Tyler on Thursday, March 9. That&#8217;s according to our news partner KETK. The event, hosted by the Parent Empowerment Coalition, starts at 5 p.m. and is free for all to attend. According to an Eventbrite page that can be viewed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/parent-empowerment-night-tyler-tx-tickets-565863381607?fbclid=IwAR1hvGZP2sXYdH_NKfqCUsU3KF4XmsDpVLD7EdQl_PDdO8cu-jjX2LiIwM0\">this link<\/a>, Abbott will be discussing \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the growing need and desire for parent empowerment.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d At a similar event in Corpus Christi, Abbott said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We must reform curriculum, get kids back to the basics of learning and we must empower parents to be more involved in the education of their children.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Texas Tribune pointed out that parents already have extensive rights enshrined in Texas\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 education code. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a list of just some rights that Texan parents have when it comes to education:<\/p>\n<li>Parents can remove your child from class if it conflicts with your religious beliefs\n<li>Parents have the right to review any and all instructional materials\n<li>Parents have guaranteed access to school records and administrators\n<li>School boards are required to have a way to consider parents complaints<br \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Gov. Greg Abbott is set to attend a Parent Empowerment Night at Grace Community School in Tyler on Thursday, March 9. That&#8217;s according to our news partner KETK. The event, hosted by the Parent Empowerment Coalition, starts at 5 p.m. and is free for all to attend. According to an Eventbrite page that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1207269\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gov. Abbott to attend Parent Empowerment Night in Tyler<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":1207275,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/03\/pen-175x87.png","fifu_image_alt":"Gov. Abbott to attend Parent Empowerment Night in Tyler","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1207269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-21 16:29:16","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/03\/pen-175x87.png","fifu_image_alt":"Gov. 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