Gay Penguins Possible in Public Schools: Parents Angry

Sunday Paper - May 24th, 2009

Attorneys for the school board in Alameda, CA are saying that parents will have no legal right to remove their children from class if a new curriculum, with lessons on homosexual, bisexual, and transgender individuals, is implemented.  Targets of the initiative include innocent minds in kindergarten, as young as five years old. 

Parents of the students in suburban San Francisco and Oakland, where the Unified School District is located,  say they are being bullied by school administrators.  It is the parents belief that issues of sexuality are best learned at home and are not age-appropriate for those enrolled in elementary school.  The parents are also outraged that they are being told that they do not have the right to remove their children from the class, especially when the teachings are in direct conflict with their religious views.

“I believe these children are far too young to be learning about what these issues mean,” said Alaina Stewart, who has three children who attend elementary school in Alameda. “These are adult issues and they are being thrust upon the children.”

But the school board says otherwise, and its attorneys say that if the curriculum is adopted, the parents will have no legal right to remove their children from class when the lessons are being taught.

“By not allowing kids to opt out,” says David Kirwin, who has two children in the system, “the school district is violating a First Amendment right for those who have a religion that doesn’t support homosexuality.”

Among the course materials that could be added to the curriculum is “And Tango Makes Three,” a children’s book about gay penguins struggling to create a family. The book has been banned in some areas of the country.

In response to the controversy surrounding the proposed curriculum, the school board has held two public debates this month. One parent told FOXNews.com an “overwhelming” majority of parents spoke out against LGBT instruction at one of the meetings, but that public opinion had little impact.

“The chairman of the school board repeatedly claimed to the audience that the curriculum is evenly supported and opposed,” said a parent named David, who asked that his last name be withheld. “I am beginning to lose confidence of the board, as it seems to have a preconceived political agenda and not truly represent their constituent’s opposition to the curriculum,” he said.

California is no stranger to the controversy surrounding gay issues. Last November, voters passed Proposal 8, which overturned a Supreme Court ruling and banned gay marriage in the state.

… other groups think the new curriculum is not balanced in whom it protects.

“Under law, there are five categories of protected classes when it comes to discrimination,” explained Karen England, a spokeswoman for the Capitol Resource Institute, an organization that advocates conservative policy on social issues. “The curriculum focuses on only one subgroup protected under anti-discrimination laws: sexual orientation.”

England said she believes Alameda’s curriculum committee has purposely excluded religion, even though it is one of the protected classes. “This indicates an agenda is being pushed, as opposed to an altruistic attempt to teach tolerance,” she said. Members of the school board will vote on Tuesday whether to adopt the new curriculum.

 

Again, we see liberals hi-jacking our hard-earned tax dollars and using our public schools to indoctrinate our children with their left-wing, anti-Judeo-Christian agenda.  They might want to consider the fact that five-year-olds (as well as the great majority of elementary school aged children) have no concept of sexuality and therefore, need not learn about various forms of sexual behavior. 

There is just something sinister about adults, who are not the child’s parent, having discussions on sexuality with children.  Please make sure you let your child’s teacher and school know you find this disturbing and immoral and you will not allow it.

This from FOXNews.com - May 22nd, 2009

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,521209,00.html

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