Mountain: Nightmare at Franklin

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[darkangel82]

Mountain: Nightmare at Franklin By Tom Mountain/ Our Turn Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Emer O'Shea knew something was wrong the minute she picked up her daughter from Franklin Elementary School. The third-grader was normally very perky upon seeing her mother and new baby sister, but this time she glanced at her mother without indicating what was wrong, except to say that the school's social worker had visited the class. But Emer soon heard from another parent about what had happened in her daughter's class that day, and she was both stunned and mortified. The next day her young daughter finally opened up with a question that would baffle most parents of an 8-year-old child, "Mommy, is it possible for a man to have an operation to become a woman?"

Transgenders and transvestites. These were the topics that a staff member at Franklin School in West Newton chose to teach to a class of third-grade children. The school's social worker described to the children that some men like to dress up as women, and yes, some men even have operations to change into women.

The opportunity for this "teachable moment" - the kind that Superintendent Jeff Young likes to portray as merely responding to some child's "random questioning"- occurred when the social worker was describing various families outside of the traditional mommy-and-daddy norm and showed the class a picture of a woman with two children, asking what they saw in the picture. A child then raised his hand to tell her (are you sitting sit down for this?) that he thought the picture was of a man who had a sex change operation and was now a woman. Apparently, the child's own father was undergoing such an operation (which he/she has since completed).

[D.P.Roberts]

I put absolutely nothing beyond these folks. I spent some time reading DU over the election days. They are completely batsh*t lunatics

[Pirate21]

Absolutely disgusting that they're teaching this to children.

Gettin' 'em while they're young.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

My daughter was intimidated.

The sad thing is we live in a very rural community in GA with only a population of 100. The odds of this creature living here are astronomical.

[unkus]

If this kind of creature lived in some small towns, he/she would become "The Creature in the Black Lagoon"

[Dacus943]

"If this kind of creature lived in some small towns, he/she would become "The Creature in the Black Lagoon"

Maybe UNDER the Black Lagoon...!

[Strutt9]

Public schools can't manage the three R's but they can teach this garbage? How about teaching.. especially geography.. put that back in the classrooms.

Yup, can see it now... more money to public schools so that the children can learn all about the deviants sexual practices. Ya thats' the way.

Excellent plan. Dumber the kids come out more they'll vote Dem.

[little jeremiah]

O Brave New World!

If parents do not snatch/rip/grab their children from public school, there a chance they will be facing a situation like this or even worse.

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[gidget7]

Saw this today. Still unbelievable to me, even after all the times this has happened.

[trisham]

Am I correct in assuming that this is in Massachusettes? Why any clear thinking folks continue to live in that state is beyond me!

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Yes, it is, and there are more clear-thinking people here than you might think. Not to mention, it's beautiful, on the ocean and close to the mountains. It's also within driving distance of NYC, WA DC and points south on the east coast. Did I mention Canada?

[trisham]

If parents do not snatch/rip/grab their children from public school, there a chance they will be facing a situation like this or even worse.

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Exactly right.

[MTMS]

After homeschooling for 18 years now and having graduated 3 kids so far, I have had to explain my reasons why we homeshool to a lot of curious relatives and other folks.

Now I just say, "If God isn't welcome in the public school system, my kids aren't welcome either." That is all I ever have to say anymore. That comment has stopped many people from pressing me further :)

[gidget7]

Freep this poll:

11/9/06 - Do you think the gay marriage issue should be determined by voters through a ballot question?

http://www.wwlp.com/

[Republicus2001]

in Boston they teach elementary school kids LESBIAN FISTING

[gidget7]

Applause!!

[BelegStrongbow]

Well said!!

[darkangel82]

Sounds like it's time to use 18 USC 1470 on them.

[wintertime]

The is NO possible way for the government school to placate all the various polical groups involved. No matter what action the government takes it WILL establish and uphold the worldview of some and actively trash that of others.

Worldview, by the way, is religious. Worldview includes: Where did we come from, why are we here, and where do we go when we die.

Well,,,it this particular article the religious traditions of this little girl were TRASHED! The government is actively working to undermine the most deeply held religious traditions taught in the home.

The government IS using tax money to promote a worldview that establishes the humanistic religious worldview of others. If a tax payer refuses to pay for this agenda and its religious consequences, the government will send out armed sheriffs and the citizen's home and business will be sold at auction. ( Real bullets in those guns on the hip.)

If a parent does not have an alternative, and refuses to subject their child to an agenda that upholds the worldview of homosexuals and actively ( even maliciously ) works to destroy their religious traditions, the government will use police force to FORCE that child to attend their indoctrination centers.

How can this monstrosity possibly be constitutional?

[darkangel82]

It isn't constitutional, but what politician cares about that anymore?

[Hawk1976]

It isn't in the least constitutional.

The problem is there is no longer one America. There are at least two.

One believes in individual freedom tempered by individual responsibility and traditional community values.

The other has deluded itself into thinking that it wants to be like Europe. No rules, so long as you do not irritate one protected class of malcontents or another.

Our house stands divided.

[basil]

All that is true--I've visited MA a couple of times. History alone lures me there. It's just a crying shame that MA sends folks like Kennedy and Kerry to the US Senate, along with several really bad reps and the rest of us suffer for it.

I don't have first hand knowledge of it , of course, but there's been a lot written here on FR about how the homosexual lifestyle is being pushed on grade school students in the public schools, there. Between all this and having that white stuff to shovel in the long winters keeps me in Texas--LOL! (Where, to be fair, Houston keeps sending Sheila Jackson Lee to contend with in the House.)