Oppose SB 1166 - School Climate Policy
ACTION ALERTPlease Urge Your State Senator to Vote "No" on SB 1166 SB 1166 AN ACT CONCERNING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONNECTICUT SCHOOL CLIMATE POLICY The Connecticut Catholic Public Affairs Conference has serious concerns about SB 1166 which has been approved by the Connecticut General Assembly’s Education Committee and will soon be considered by the State Senate. Although the legislation would not impact Catholic schools, it would very likely impact the ability of students from Catholic or other religious families to live out their faith in a public school setting. If enacted, SB 1166 will make every local board of education, every student, and every parent to eventually submit to supposedly locally established standards based on the guidelines promoted by a private, national organization known as the National School Climate Center. These guidelines are referred to as the National School Climate Standards. |
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May 15, 2023
Support Increased State Funding for Nonprofits
ACTION ALERTNonprofit Agencies that Provide Critical Human Services to Connecticut Residents Severely Underfunded in Proposed State Budget
Contact Legislative Leadership, the Governor and your State Senator and Representative. "As for the State . . . It has also the duty to protect the rights of all its people, and particularly of its weaker members, the workers, women and children. It can never be right for the State to shirk its obligation..." (St. John XXIII, Christianity and Social Progress (Mater et Magistra) Ask the Governor and legislature to increase funding for the nonprofits that service the needy in our state. |
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May 02, 2023