Public School Education K-12

CATHOLIC TEACHING:  As Catholics, we strongly believe that parents are the first and foremost educators of their children.  The Catholic Catechism states that families are a “privileged community” called to achieve a "sharing of thought and common deliberation...in the children's upbringing” (# 2206)  and that as “those first responsible for the education of their children, parents have the right to choose a school for them which corresponds to their own convictions...Public authorities have the duty of guaranteeing this parental right and of ensuring the concrete conditions for its exercise.” (#2229)

MCC Legislative  Action

• Testimony on "An Act relative to Healthy Youth", 2017 (pdf)
• Testimony on "An Act relative to Parental Notification", 2017 (pdf)
• Full listing of 2013-2014 Bills regarding Sexuality Education in the Public Schools (pdf)
• Testimony on out-of-district counseling referrals, 2013 (pdf)
• Sexuality Education re: Frameworks (2013) (pdf)
• Sexuality Education re: Opt-in Legislation (2013) (pdf)
• Linda Thayer testimony on Mandated Sexuality Education in the Public Schools (2011) (pdf)
• Parental Consent for Sexuality Education in Public Schools (2011) (pdf)  
• Manadated Sexuality Education in Public Schools (pdf), Part II (pdf)
• Parental Consent for Sexuality Education in Public Schools (pdf)
• Abortion Consent and Health Behaviors (pdf)

Bishops' Statements

• "Maria Talks" Website, English (pdf), Spanish (pdf), Portuguese (pdf)
• Special Education Access (pdf)
• Bilingual Education "English Immersion" Referendum Proposal(pdf)