Posted on 03/10/2007 2:26:57 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
A health teacher made 8th graders read aloud explicit questions about oral sex and masturbation during a sex-education lesson at a suburban school this week, outraging parents who demanded the teacher be disciplined.
The principal at Wolcott School in Thornton said he learned of the lesson early Friday after numerous phone calls from parents and directed the health teacher to apologize to his class for the two-day lesson.
Parents say this apology isn't enough. They plan to attend the Thornton School District board meeting next week to demand that the 27-year-old teacher, Scott Groff, be suspended or fired.
"My daughter brought it to our attention because she was disgusted with it," said Grady Braley, father of a Wolcott 14-year-old. "There's certain things at her age they need to know. But this was a how-to manual."
"It's creepy, and I'd like to know why he's still teaching."
Braley's daughter, Sandi, said she objected to the lesson, but the teacher told her it was part of the school's "human sexuality" curriculum.
"I just felt really uncomfortable talking about this in a class with boys and girls," Sandi Braley said. "I was like, 'Mr. Groff, why do we need to learn this?' He just looked at me and said, 'Calm down, calm down.'"
Even a local organization that is pushing to get more comprehensive sex-education programs into Illinois schools said the material and the way it was taught was "really over the top."
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
If I had it to do over, my kids would have schooled at home...but they were step kids already middle-school aged, and it's mighty hard to get started with that situation then when Daddy is scared about doing it.
And you're right. It's not all that hard to teach, especially nowadays when there is excellent curriculum available if you just look for it, no matter what your grade level.
This story makes me sick. I think that schools should merely teach the biological aspects of sex and reproduction and give information on STDs. There should be no information on variant forms of sex. That's it. More and more the only things schools seem to care about are indoctrinating the PC left's agenda. Meanwhile, students have trouble reading, doing math, science, history, and English.
Religion must be taught in schools. Too many parents aren't teaching their children about GOD, or are teaching them the wrong (non-Christian) religion.
"This must be from the How to be a Porn Star 101 curriculum."
Tell me about it. Last time I checked sex ed is meant to teach safe sex, not how to have sex.
"Where can I get condoms from?"
Obviously a publik skool.
Does that mean the teacher is going to agree to an early withdrawal before this explodes?
Clinton is shameless, we find him shameful; the disgrace remains ours.
And the NEA will protect this degenerate prick to the max because he is what has become of public education.
Are we not to be salt and light in a dark world?
God knows that the world is filled with evil. Heck, you can even get exposed to sexual sin by going to the grocery store.....a women with breast enhancements decides to wear her 3 years old t-shirt (way to small. She is exposing most of her chest to your children.....The young lovers decide to "make-out" in the park in full view of everyone....your neighbors think it is okay to say cuss words loudly in front of your kids....
This is why I continually teach me children about what to look out for and what the bible says. Pray they have their own relationship with the Lord so their convictions are their own. Train your child in the ways in which they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it.
I would tell my girls to get up and walk out of a class like this. Even if they risked getting suspended. I would support their decision to do this. I tell them to expect opposition and encourage them to have boldness. They have done this at school and every time they stand up for what they believe in, they grow in their boldness. They are stronger for it! Teach your kids discernment and what to do when they oppose something, that way no matter where they are, or what the circumstances are, they will know what to do!
Thanks for the link.
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