[gidget7]

The following is an email update from Article 8. As we promised, when Paul Ash cited the Department of Education (DOE) as the basis to his decision, we did some investigation. We got a copy of the DOE document that was sent to him for this. It turns out that as hostile as the DOE is, their document clearly indicates that portraying "homosexual relationships" is NOT among those topics that don't require parental notification.

Read it all here -- Paul Ash's order, the current law, the DOE decision.

Thus, Paul Ash ignores what the DOE told him and sets his own agenda. Clearly, a same-sex "couple" constitutes a homosexual relationship. But Ash is so intent on pushing the agenda on Lexington's children that he decides not to let this "detail" get in his way. In our opinion, Paul Ash is a symbol of the most dangerous aspect of the American education system.

=== 2. Playing hardball: Lexington, MA superintendent refuses to relent on order keeping parent David Parker off school property! ===

Last week, David Parker's son's first grade class held "Back to School" night. Parents were invited to come to class, and the kids would show their parents their desks, their projects, their drawings. And the parents would get to talk to the teacher and other parents and kids. It's always a cherished time.

But David Parker couldn't go. Even though his son asked him to come.

The town of Lexington continues to impose a heinous "no-trespass" order against David Parker. Superintendent Paul Ash could lift this order in a minute. But he refuses to do so.

Thus, if David Parker sets foot on any school property, he could be arrested. He can't attend any school functions, pick up his son, attend school committee meetings, or even vote on election day.

Parker represents absolutely no danger to anyone, and no one suggests he does. This is being done as an instrument of intimidation -- against Parker and anyone else who might want to do what he did. Last April 27, David Parker demanded that he be notified if any adult discussed homosexuality or transgenderism with his 6-year-old in the elementary school. The school's reaction was to handcuff and arrest him. (Read more here.) And the local gay activists continue to attack him in the press and elsewhere. Parker is standing tall, but this is utterly outrageous.

Lexington Supt. Paul Ash's refusal to even discuss lifting this ban represents the worst arrogance we can imagine. Is this America any more?

Dr. Paul Ash, Superintendent

Lexington Public Schools

1557 Massachusetts Ave.

Lexington, MA 02420

781-861-2550

email: pash@sch.ci.lexington.ma.us

[little jeremiah]

It's crystal clear. The public school system in Massachusetts (and unfortunately many other places to one degree or another) is FUBAR. I hope the Parkers start homeschooling their child or send him to a decent private school.