Connie Morella said "I am against the Hancock amendment because I do not think the Federal Government should interfere with the decisions that are made on a local level. Students in different parts of the Nation have different needs. Educational issues should be addressed by the local level, by the people that we elect or we appoint. So says my school board in Montgomery County, MD, one of the best educational systems in the country. So says a whole group of organizations, such as the Child Welfare League of America, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Network of Runaway and Youth Services, the National Council of Jewish Women, the American Association of School Administrators, the United States Conference of Mayors, and the American Public Health Association. They all believe, as I do, that local school boards should preserve the right to develop programs that conform to local community standards." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 24, 1994

I am against the Hancock amendment because I do not think the Federal Government should interfere with the decisions that are made on a local level. Students in different parts of the Nation have different needs. Educational issues should be addressed by the local level, by the people that we elect or we appoint. So says my school board in Montgomery County, MD, one of the best educational systems in the country. So says a whole group of organizations, such as the Child Welfare League of America, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, the National Network of Runaway and Youth Services, the National Council of Jewish Women, the American Association of School Administrators, the United States Conference of Mayors, and the American Public Health Association. They all believe, as I do, that local school boards should preserve the right to develop programs that conform to local community standards.

Said by

Connie Morella

Maryland

Source

govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Expressing opposition to the Hancock amendment regarding local control of education.

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