The NGO Committee on the Family New York invites you to attend
Harmonizing Children’s and Parents’ Rights in Children’s Education
Thursday, Nov 18, 2021, 1 – 2PM EDT (New York Time)
Please join us for presentations by:
Professor Patrick Lee, John N. and Jamie D. McAleer Chair of Bioethics, and Director of the Center for Bioethics, at Franciscan University of Steubenville
Nuno Crisostomo, Emergency Specialist in the Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF
A recording of this session is on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/g_fF0FOPZgE
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While governments should be applauded for their efforts to promote education, parents also play a vital role in overseeing their children’s education. Nowhere as this partnership been more evident than during the pandemic. As with any partnership, conflicts sometimes exist. This program explored how parents and governments can harmonize their efforts in order to provide the best possible outcome for their children while respecting the rights and responsibilities of both parents and government.
Professor Patrick Lee holds the John N. and Jamie D. McAleer Chair of Bioethics, and is the Director of the Center for Bioethics, at Franciscan University of Steubenville. He is the author of three books and of numerous scholarly and popular articles. He has testified to the US House of Representatives, the Workshop for United States Catholic Bishops, and has spoken and debated on various topics at Universities such as Boston University, Baylor University, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Notre Dame, and Princeton University.
Nuno Crisostomo has worked for child welfare with various non-governmental organizations, with the Portuguese government, and, from 2001, with UNICEF, most recently as an Emergency Specialist in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has worked in more than 70 countries on 5 continents, helping save the lives of about 2 billion children.
A recording of this session is on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/g_fF0FOPZgE