GOP pushes Ohio schools to post all class materials online

COLUMBUS — Republican state lawmakers in Ohio and several other states across the U.S. are trying to require schools to post all course materials online so parents can review them.

It’s part of a broader national push by the GOP for a sweeping parents bill of rights ahead of the midterm congressional elections.

At least one proposal would give parents with no expertise power over curriculum choices.

Parents could also file complaints over certain lessons and in some cases sue school districts.

Teachers in Worthington, Toledo and other Ohio schools say parents already have wide access to what their children learn.

They worry that the mandates would create an unnecessary burden and potentially threaten their professional independence — all while dragging them into a culture war.

The head of Ohio’s largest teachers union worries that might spur more resignations and retirements which had already increased dramatically amid the pressures of teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.