Parent Arrested Over Gay Content In Book

WCVB 5/Boston ^ | 04/28/05 | WCVB 5

[raccoonradio]

Man Wanted Son Shielded From Discussions

BOSTON -- A dispute over a children's book that includes gay characters leads to the arrest of a father in Lexington, Mass.

David Parker refused to leave the Estabrook elementary school Wednesday after a meeting with School Superintendent Bill Hurley. Parker confronted school officials after his 6-year-old son brought home a book titled "Who's in a Family?" The book includes parents who are gay.

In a statement, Parker said he asked that he be notified in the future anytime his son is exposed to classroom discussion about same-sex households. Parker said the superintendent turned down the request.

When he refused to leave, Parker was arrested for trespassing on school property

[chuckles]

I thought the liberals wanted parent participation? Somebody cares and they arrest him?

[jwalsh07]

Dunno yet. Maybe just a law and order guy.

[BJungNan]

I thought the liberals wanted parent participation? Somebody cares and they arrest him?

He gave the wrong answer so was sent to detention.

[politicket]

Dunno yet. Maybe just a law and order guy.

Naw...I've been fighting the public school indoctrination centers for over 20 years. It's easy to spot that this person has deep ties to the "educational" establishment. They're trying to convince themself that the lies are true and then they go running off when the water gets a little warm...

[God pays good]

Wow!! A man taking a stand. How I would like to see men defending their families again. This is a great use for testosterone!

[softengine]

..."When I tell my employee the meeting is over, it's over. Now the question remains, who do the bureaucrats work for?..."

Ding ding ding ding!!!!

Time to take a drive into the heart of the matter. They need to be MADE to understand their position in the big scheme of things. We employer. Them employee.

They must be forced to make a choice - Come to grips with being a respectful and obedient employee, or find employment elsewhere. The only 2 options I see. Anyone else want to drop 2 cents in the bowl?

Next step - a methodology for forcing real change in this country. Let's keep my tagline to taglineville only, unless no other option works.

[softengine]

Lexington Education

Superintendent of Schools
1557 Mass. Ave., Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 861-2550

Joseph Estabrook School
117 Grove Street, Lexington, MA 02420
Phone (781)861-2520 Fax (781)862-5610 Joni Jay, Principal

Photo of Joni, and I would make a meanspirited comment at this point but, per my New Year's Res., I am forgoing uglyness of that sort....or... at least making an effort to.

Superintendant Joanne Benton's email - benton@sch.ci.lexington.ma.us

Now, let's see if we can find out where she lives.... And by the way folks, there's some nifty GIF/JPG and MHTML vulnerabilities that can easily be exploited by loading up an email with some naughty code. Not that I would do such things. Why, I'd never... ; )

[HostileTerritory]

Now, let's see if we can find out where she lives....

Are personal addresses ok for this?

[softengine]

Are personal addresses ok for this?

Wouldn't you say, given the circumstances here, that she has made herself fair game?

[softengine]

In related Lexington news, I found the following:
Child molestor(s) in the Lexington schools and protected by Lexington school officials.

[HostileTerritory]

Fair game for what?

[AmishDude]

Not for personal addresses. It would seem to me that the school address would be kosher. And if there's a flood of mail, the school would have to keep it, unlike the individual.

[softengine]

Yep, I'd say she's fair game.

"...After the matter was first raised in September by two boys, the employee was placed on leave and then reinstated. The Superintendent, Joanne Benton, decided there was insufficient evidence of harassment, writing in a letter, “at worse, it rises to the level of inappropriate remarks..."

[softengine]

Direct reprisals.

[trubluolyguy]

Forced indoctrination of the homosexual agenda. You have NO parental rights in this matter. I am sure if the Dad pulled his kid out and homeschooled, the state would have them in court for truancy from the public school.

Pervert bastards.

[softengine]

Not for personal addresses.

Yes, for personal addresses. How long have we played by the rules only to be ignored, ridiculed, and marginalized? How long do we continue to sit back and wring our hands over things like this...playing the keyboard warrior bashing out anger over the ineffectiveness of playing by the rules, whilst they gain ever more ground? Nevermind that we we afforded no say in the ruleset we are required to submit to.

Nah. Its high time we started defining a new ruleset and making them play by it. Note tagline.

[DBeers]

ping.

[softengine]

Don't sweat it. Can't find it anyway. Nothing short of following her worthless backside home will provide that detail. And I don't advocate that....not yet.

[DLfromthedesert]

The matter closed? What do you think he should have done to make sure his child wasn't brainwashed? Isn't this a good way to alert other parents about the degradation goin on in the public schools? God OUT gays IN

[Darkwolf]

"Isn't this a good way to alert other parents about the degradation goin on in the public schools?"

Are you seriously trying to say these parents who are so dense they weren't aware of this kind of thing going on, and couldn't take five minutes out of the school year to flip through a book, are NOW going to start taking notice of their kids' text books? Yeah. Sure they are.

And no, doing something we'd be screaming about if it were a lefty doing it is NOT a good way to do it. But if you think teaching your kids to get their way by sitting in someone's office and sulking till the cops show up is a good thing, have fun.