Multiple states (Arizona, Indiana, Virginia and others) are setting up websites for parents to REPORT to state authorities (like Attorneys General) inappropriate racial, gender, and other ideological content being taught to their children WITHOUT parental consent. Some teachers and teachers unions are going absolutely ballistic!

Indiana teachers unions are calling for the state attorney general to shut down a new website that invites parents to report “potentially inappropriate materials” in schools, describing the measure as a “blatant attack” on educators.

Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) last week launched the Eyes on Education website, which he said is a “transparency portal” for parents to see “real examples of socialist indoctrination from classrooms.” The portal is similar to a tip line that Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) opened in 2022 for parents to report “divisive” content in schools, and its implementation follows attempts by conservative politicians across the country to restrict how students learn about race and gender.

Critics of Indiana’s new site say it will have a chilling effect on educators in a state that is already struggling with a significant teacher shortage. On Sunday, leaders of six teachers unions representing more than 4,000 educators posted a letter on social media urging Rokita to immediately shut down the portal, saying it erodes trust in teachers and was set up for Rokita’s “political gain.”

The site launched on Feb. 6 and included dozens of files including photos of quizzes, class slide shows, reading lists and other content Rokita referred to as “objectionable.”

His office said it would follow up on materials that could violate state law. Alongside the form for submissions, Rokita’s office linked the Parents’ Bill of Rights, which in part outlines the state’s legislative efforts, including a bill passed in 2023 that requires schools to catalogue their library books and allows parents to request removal.

Officials with the Indiana Department of Education, along with leaders from school districts across the state, said they were not notified about the site ahead of its rollout. They also were not given a chance to review or authenticate the materials that appeared on the site when it launched, state and district officials told The Washington Post.

Representatives from a majority of the Indiana school districts listed on the site said materials that appeared alongside their districts’ names are outdated or inaccurate.

Joshua DeFonce, a spokesperson for Rokita’s office, acknowledged that some of the portal’s content was outdated but that it would not be taken down “for transparency reasons.”

“It is also important to know that just because a policy is outdated doesn’t mean it’s inaccurate information,” DeFonce said in an email, adding that most of the material on the site had been submitted by teachers and other school employees.

Keith Gambill, president of the Indiana State Teachers Association, which represents more than 40,000 educators, said the organization is also calling for the immediate removal of the portal. Teachers who feel “attacked by politicians” could leave the profession, he said.

“When our elected officials act in this manner, their actions have consequences,” Gambill said. “And sadly, it is our children who are going to suffer.”

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