Washington voters will decide on a parental rights initiative alongside the biological sex sports measure. Both initiatives were filed by Let's Go Washington, the PAC founded by Brian Heywood. The Washington State Legislature did not act on either initiative before the session adjourned on March 12, 2026, automatically placing them on the November 3 ballot.
The parental rights measure establishes certain parental rights within the public school system, part of a broader national movement asserting parents' role as the primary decision-makers in their children's education.
Parental authority over children's education is a fundamental right rooted in Scripture. Schools serve families, not the other way around.
"And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord."
— Ephesians 6:4 (KJV)