U.S. Const., Amend XIV protects a parent's right to raise their child. K.T.K. v. DCS, 989 N.E.2d 1225, 1230 (Ind. 2013). A parent's interest in care, custody & control of her/his child perhaps oldest of fundamental liberty interests. Troxel v Granville, 530 U.S. 57, 65 (2000). 1/7

“Racism” is “belief that some races are inherently superior to other races. ( ) Unfair treatment of people often including violence against them , because they belong to a different race from one’s own.” Black’s Law Dictionary, 10th ed, 2014, p. 1448. 2/7

Racism conflicts with our Declaration of Independence (“all Men are created equal”), the Equal Protection Clause of Amend XIV, and our body of law. However, a person has a right to believe as she or he wishes. Amend I. If a parent is a racist, a child eventually is free. 3/7

Parental interests are not absolute and must be subordinated to the child's interests. This is in the context of proceedings to terminate parental rights. In re D.D., 804 N.E.2d 258, 264-65 (Ind. Ct. App. 2004). Forces on the far right have made inroads to gut public education. 4/7

The KKK was key in elections of Indiana’s governor (1924) and other public officials. Only the head of the KKK’s conviction for homicide stopped, or perhaps only delayed, the KKK. The far right fears education that encourages students to question things.5/7

Critical thinking is important for individuals and our society. In free & open dialogue the odds do not favor racism. The far right seeks to impose draconian measures in education & indoctrinate kids. Our country will fall farther behind the rest of the World. 6/7

How to think is more important than to learn by rote. The General Assembly should not impose idiocy on our teachers. I’m Mark Small. I’m pro-choice, pro environment, pro-civil rts, anti-gun & GOP candidate for Indiana House Distr 86. I approve of this blog. Hell, I wrote it. 7/7