Jack Ciattarelli talked a lot about returning to “the basics” when it came to public schools. Such sensitive subjects as sexuality were meant for the kitchen table, not the classroom.
Ciattarelli may have lost on Nov.4, but his views on education have not vanished.
The school board in Colts Neck, a Monmouth County town of about 10,000, just adopted a “Parental Bill of Rights,” which is right in line with Ciattarelli’s thinking.
“Parental rights will remain at the forefront of every decision we make,” is how Angelique Volpe, the board president, put it at the board’s Nov. 19 meeting.
That was right before the board unanimously endorsed the policy despite the fact most of those speaking on it at the meeting were opposed.
The New Jersey Public Education Coalition, a progressive group,…
