House Appropriations advances Senate-approved legislation mandating children who turn five years old on or before September 30th attend Kindergarten.
The vote was 19-1 with Bossier City Representative Raymond Crews the lone dissenter. He said he’s been bombarded with calls from concerned constituents who worry they will be arrested if they don’t send their child to kindergarten.
“You said 90% of the brain develops between zero and five, but how do we know that the importance of being with parents and family is not more important than being at school at that age?” Crews asked bill author Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields and other experts who testified on behalf of the legislation.
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Mar 11, 2021 12:38 PM
Legislation has been filed that would allow you to take social media companies to court if they ban or restrict your account in a biased manner.
Alexandria Representative Lance Harris, the bill’s author, said he’s had tons of constituents voice concerns to him that social media companies are discriminating against them based on their ideology.
“This bill would ensure that standards were applied neutrally across the spectrum of politics, ideology, race, gender, or religious beliefs,” said Harris.
Under the bill should you feel your social media account was unfairly targeted you could take the company to court and potentially win 50,000 dollars in damages per violation.