The purposes of this policy document are: (1) to encourage public-school instruction conducive to developing skills and gaining factual knowledge necessary for students' future success as critical thinkers, citizens, and leaders of the state of [STATE]; (2) to protect children against the unwarranted and harmful influence of politicized classroom instruction; (3) to provide a safe, healthy, supportive, respectful, and developmentally appropriate learning environment; and (4) to bolster parents' fundamental rights to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children.