“A student's parent is the primary person responsible for the education of the student, and the state is in a secondary and supportive role to the parent.”
Recent developments in California and Canada demonstrate that the dangers of occupational licensing may go beyond just economic consequences and may pose a threat to free speech.
Officers and supervisors who attempt to sweep misconduct under the rug or, worse, retaliate against officers for doing the right thing, deserve severe consequences and certainly shouldn’t be put in positions of even greater authority.
Local officials must protect this fundamental necessity by significantly reducing, expediting, or abolishing the hearing processes associated with obtaining a special permit or variance.
