Posted on 10/19/2011 4:33:43 AM PDT by IbJensen
HARTFORD, October 18, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.coom) - Several students at a Hartford high school expressed horror and left the auditorium when two male members of a city-funded school play shared a passionate kiss onstage on Friday. School officials said they opted against informing parents about the event ahead of time, saying that the students needed exposure to homosexuality, and hailed the “chaotic” reaction as a victory for raising the gay issue.
The kiss occurred during Hartford Public High School’s production of “Zanna, Don’t!,” a play depicting a world in which homosexuality is normative and heterosexuals take up the role of “outcasts.”
The Hartford Courant reported that “screams and loud voices” and sounds of disgust came from the audience during the display of affection, while “dozens” of mostly male students left the auditorium. While some trickled back in, officials had to prevent many from leaving the school building.
School officials had told students that homosexual displays of affection would be featured in the play, and many asked to be excused. One school official cited by The Courant, nursing academy principal David Chambers, said that he had considered sending an opt-out letter to parents before changing his mind. The school reportedly received a number of phone calls from parents following the incident.
The play, available to students free of charge, was a joint effort between Connecticut gay youth group True Colors and a local youth leadership program, and was funded in part by the city of Hartford.
Chambers said that students needed to learn empathy towards homosexuals and exposure to things that would make them uncomfortable. “Our kids are not there yet,” he said. Chambers also suggested that the reaction of disgust was a good sign, indicating a release of students’ inner conflict about homosexuality.
“Even though it’s kind of chaotic, kind of wild and crazy, I see it as very successful,” he said, according to The Courant. “Our kids never deal with this, they keep it inside, and that’s that nervous energy. That’s why they walked out.”
Adam Johnson, principal of Hartford High’s Law and Government Academy, agreed. “This is as important of a topic to discuss as anything in math, anything in social studies,” Johnson said. “I’m completely glad that we did it.”
The Family Institute of Connecticut (FIC) condemned the scandal, and called for a protest of the school’s decision, calling it “an outrageous attack on parental rights.”
FIC notes that a bill introduced earlier this year by Republican Sen. Kevin Witkos, which would have mandated that parents be allowed to opt out their children from sexuality instruction in schools, was never given a public hearing. “We will fight for it again next year and every year until it is passed,” said the group.
Same-sex “marriage” was imposed on Connecticut by the state’s Supreme Court in 2008, three years after granting “all-but-marriage” civil unions for homosexual couples.
Hartford Public High School: 860-695-1300
Hartford Public Schools 860-695-8000
Dr. Christina Kishimoto, Superintendent of Schools superintendent@hartfordschools.org
Thanks, will do!
Did the boy vomit right there on the floor or in the bathroom? I’d have vomited on these filthy disease-spreaders.
This is **very** interesting! What a good idea! Do have any links to stories on this? It should be more widely publicized.
I personally find girl on girl revolting. How anyone can find that exciting is beyond me.
Of course it is. Most of our public schools were perfectly acceptable 30-40 years ago. They can be again.
Both my wife and I attended public schools, where we said the Pledge every day, could talk openly about faith, studied history the way it actually happened, celebrated Columbus Day and Thanksgiving and Christmas, too - all inside the building.
Millions of Americans shared the same experiences. I want my country back - and that means getting our schools back, first of all.
These people are sick. And they’re trying to spread their disease to children.
Padlock the school doors permanently.
Separate school and state, NOW.
In a trash can. I can only imagine the whole scene as surreal. Fortunately, the boys were football players and recover easily enough or at least pretend to!
Well...I am at that point with socialist school teachers. Who in their right mind would **willingly** seek a job that teaches children a godless worldview. What moral person would **willingly** seek a job that would teaches children to be comfortable with accepting socialism, or force citizens to pay for this godless and socialist corruption?
Answer: Someone who is too evil or too stupid to be a friend.
The above applies to every socialist teacher in the United States because **all** socialist schools in this nation are godless and socialist. ALL of them. There are no exceptions.
Corollary: I hold those socialist teachers who attempt to sneak in a little Christian thought and principles into their classrooms in even more disdain! Why? Answer: Because they teach students that Christians are sneaky.
Doesn’t blow my skirt up either. I don’t see the point. To me, it looks bizarre.
It probably smelled pretty bad...
This is about recreation sex.
These teachers made the conscious decision to expose the children (MINORS) to recreational sex acts. This is probably CRIMINAL and should be prosecuted.
If these teachers gave the children “dirty magazines” they would go to jail.
If these teachers showed a “dirty movie” to children they would go to jail on attemted child solicitation. (see john wayne gasy (sp?))
Criminal charges should be filed and these teachers should go on the predator list.
http://www.napcis.org/feasibility.html
There are a growing number of independant Catholic schools around the country. Our experience has been very positive so far.
Thank you very much.
The wings are actually pretty good. But you're right, the primary reason for going is the pleasant ambiance.
Contacting the local law enforcement agency of that school ought to be done, even if it is no more effective than grumbling about it online. Certainly it couldn't be less effective.
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Another reason to defund these government “art” programs.
Did we not defund money going to these urine in a jar projects?
Respectfully, you might consider that people have to raise their children in an imperfect world. Some people don’t have the money for private school, especially in this economy. Nor can most afford to have a mother stay home to school the children. Kids needs to eat too you know. And kids still have to learn. Not educating your kids is wrong too.
Waving your hands saying down with this
and down with that solves nothing. We live in the really world, not a fantasy land were we are able to do everything were want. The one truth of most parants is the wish they could do more for their children.
I don’t have children at the moment, but if I ever due, I will probably have to fight public schooling and deprogram them at home.
only the mothers and fathers have the authority to file those criminal complaints.
Why is no conservative running for school board? conservatives are the majority and they can stop these from being funded. If a private group wants to fund this in a private venue that is their perogative. They just will not be able to sneak sexual material into the eyes of minors.
Really? And here I thought prosecutors didn't need the signoff of a victim in order to bring criminal charges. Live and learn.
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