Posted on 05/11/2008 4:06:45 AM PDT by Man50D
A Pennsylvania elementary school has angered parents by giving them one-day's notice of planned counseling sessions with 100 third-grade students to explain that one of their male classmates would soon begin wearing girls' clothing and taking a female name and to ask that they accept him as a girl and not make unkind remarks.
The exercise in "social transition" was initiated by the boy's parents who approached the administration at Chatham Park Elementary School in Haverford Township asking that the school help in having their child's female identity find acceptance among his peers. After consulting experts on transgender children, the Haverford School District sent letters to parents advising them the school guidance counselor would meet with their children, reported the Philadelphia Inquirer.
While some parents contacted the principal asking that their children be excused, others took their anger out online.
"Why is the school introducing this subject to 8- and 9-year-olds?" wrote an angry parent who started a discussion on the Haverford Township's blog site. "Why were we not notified sooner. We received the letter today, the discussion at school is tomorrow."
The Haverford Township blog is not currently viewable.
In the letter to parents, Chatham Park principal Daniel Marsella assured parents the counseling would use "developmentally appropriate language" to explain "how we need to help this student make a social transition in school."
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You have already given it to the beast.
All the other latch-key kids will be jealous of the attention and give it a try themselves.
Basically, it's an exercise in diversity and tolerance peckerwaving, writ large.
AFAIK, they're not planning on actual hormone therapy or gender reassignment surgery...yet. It's just one more step in forcing acceptance of such behavior in schools and in public.
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Third graders with scalpels gives a whole new meaning to the ageless kids game of “playing doctor”, eh?
At the time, my father was a head psychologist with Focus On The Family (a terrific group of people, by the way) and he was able to help walk me through the problem. God rest his soul, I don't know what would have happened without his guidence.
Kids who have this problem have to be dealt with almost exactly the opposite of how this kid's being dealt with.
Children's Hospital Boston does have a clinic which manages gender assignment. Although most of the patients are intersex persons (this is a real, physical diagnosis which requires surgery and active choice of a gender), they also have a program for "transgendered children".
Nicely put, and a welcome change from the posters here who have all the answers but disdain the question.
Your father sounds as though he was a very good man as well as a loving father. Thanks for your personal insight into this subject. I’m glad that things worked out for you.
How about psychiatric help for all involved?
Why isn’t this doctor being arrested? I’m pretty sure sex changes for minors are illegal, even in ultra-liberal Massachusetts.
That's funny. I asked for an answer from you but you've disdained the question. I'll ask it again: What part of the everyday curriculum do you want to throw out to accommodate this little experiment: math? science? history? English?
Another disturbing aspect of this situation concerns Mark 7:1-23, particularly verses 10-13. In this passage, Jesus reprimands the Pharisees, among other things, for essentially trying to drive a wedge between parents and their children, essentially nullifying the 5th Commandment, to honor your father and mother.
Guess he shouldn't have made crossdressers, then.
Wot, you think there's no fat in the school day? How about the part you'd be willing to throw out to accommodate a course in patriotism? Let the school authorities figure it out, schedules are their job.
..and murderers, rapists, and thieves. Fortunately for us, God gave us a choice! We are not robots. WE can choose our own destiny! We are all sinners.
God created us and gave us a choice of following Him or ourselves!
Yes, regrettably, there probably is some "fat" in every school day. However, it should never be filled with the promotion of sexual identity politics. That's not what the third grade is for.
How about the part you'd be willing to throw out to accommodate a course in patriotism?
Patriotism is not something taught in a course. It's learned and nurtured through courses in civics and history. But apparently you have no time for civics and history (what with promoting sexual identity politics and all).
Let the school authorities figure it out, schedulues are their job.
What absolutely jaw-dropping capitulation! I'm speechless. This is a public school. We -- the tax payers -- are the final authorities. You may want to wave your white flag of surrender, but I won't.
God not only endowed man with a free will to be able to make choices, but 1 Corinthians 10:13 makes it clear that at least one of the choices in any situation is not sinful.
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