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Nonini To Target School Clubs Again

Huckleberries hears ... that state Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Post Falls, plans to reintroduce legislation in the 2012 Legislature that would require parental consent for student participation in school clubs and activities. He mentioned his intention to do so during the weekly luncheon meeting of the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans. In the 2006 Legislature, Nonini pushed a school-club bill in response to the formation of a Gay-Straight Alliance at Lake City High. The bill squeaked through the House before dying in Goedde’s Senate Education Committee. In summer 2006, the Coeur d'Alene School District changed its school-club policy to address Nonini's concern. Now, district parents can keep their children from participating in school-sponsored activities by denying them written permission. The policy does not mean parents must grant permission before a student can participate in an activity – it simply means parents can prohibit their children from participating in specific activities if they so desire.

Question: Is a parental permission bill for school clubs needed in Idaho?



Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.