Karen England
Posted on 06/27/2009 6:29:06 AM PDT by NYer
.- The Modesto City School Board on Monday voted to allow junior high and high school students to leave campus during the school day for “confidential medical services,” such as abortions, without the consent or knowledge of their parents.
The school board adopted the new policy in a preliminary vote of 4-3, the California Catholic Daily says. The board members will take another vote on the issue on July 13.
Karen England, executive director of the pro-family lobbying group Capitol Resource Institute, attended the meeting and reported that four people testified in favor of “excluding parents.” Three were from Planned Parenthood while one was described as an “activist.”
“Every single additional testimony asked the board to include parents,” England said in a statement following the meeting. “Modesto parents and pastors left the meeting fired up. They are ready to tell their communities what is going on -- so that more families can get involved, because people are still unaware.”
England encouraged opponents of the decision to contact school board members before the July 13 vote and to attend its next meeting.
School district attorney Roman Munoz said the new policy updates district regulations to conform to a provision of the state Education Code which took effect in 1986.
The relevant section of the Education Code says the governing board of each school district in each academic year should notify pupils in grades 7 to 12 and their parents and guardians that school authorities may “excuse any pupil from the school for the purpose of obtaining confidential medical services without the consent of the pupil's parent or guardian.”
England said the law “provides permission” for implementing confidential medical release but “certainly does not impose a mandate.”
“There are over 900 public school districts in California and many do not offer their students confidential medical release. Modesto's current policy is parent-friendly,” she added. “Unfortunately, Modesto has sided with Planned Parenthood for now, against parents.”
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte Vice President Deborah Oritz told the Sacramento Bee that the law on confidential medical services covers more than sexual or reproduction issues.
The Sacramento Bee said that medical services can include pregnancy testing, contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment, counseling and treatment for rape, drug abuse, mental health and other services.
The issue of schools permitting students to seek confidential medical services is being considered by several other California school districts.
On March 12 the Vista Board of Education in northern San Diego County unanimously adopted a policy requiring students to have parental consent before leaving campus during the school day for medical services, the California Catholic Daily reports.
The Fairfield-Suisun Board of Education, which presently requires parental or guardian consent for a student to leave campus for any reason, is scheduled to consider the matter on July 25.
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And if that child dies or is seriously injured in the process, the liability is on the school and the school board.
Another reason to flush California down the toilet.
Without bringing up moral issues, the school board has opened themselves up to lawsuits. Dumb move
I’m still waiting for CA to fall off into the ocean. It can’t be soon enough.
Cali is clearly spinning out of control.
Unfortunately, all the rest of the country is right behind.
I’m not thinking years, I’m thinking months. Not quite sure how to brace myself or my family, but maybe we should be looking into some of those green job/Americorp/public-trough-union kind of jobs. Problem is, we don’t know anyone in high corrupt places.
Oh, I know, we could teach.
But they can’t skip gym class without a note from their parents...
services............spare me
I’m thinking that at each entry point to Ca now there should be a sign: Abandon all hope ye who enter here. The way things are going, it will be posted on all entry points to the US if things don’t turn around soon.
This is just disgraceful. I was going to say it’s unbelievable but this is Modesto we’re talking about.
The skewel bored isn’t sending the funding to Planned Barrenhood (an annual retainer, perhaps?) to pay for any and all abortions, sex change operations, sterilizations, other forms of “choice” and what not???? Californicate must be in far worse fiscal shape than even we had imagined.
Wait until they get sued for allowing a minor to be released to statutory rape enablers like Planned Barrenhood. Its only a matter of time.
Incestuous family members and pederasts everywhere must be delighted.
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But they cannot leave campus to attend Mass?
Oh!...And, is this the wonderful socialization homeschoolers are missing?
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