Massachusetts parents ‘livid’ after schools give survey on sexual activity, gender identity to students who opted out

https://web.archive.org/web/20250413124837 ^ | April 12, 2025 | Rick Sobey

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They’ve filed complaints with the Department of Education

Local parents who opted their kids out of a student survey about sexual activity and gender activity are “livid” after the district still gave the survey to them.

Burlington parents have now filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Education in the wake of survey-gate, claiming the district violated the “Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment” by giving the questionnaire to students against their parents’ wishes.

The controversial survey last month that was given to both middle and high school students in Burlington Public Schools had questions about: sexual intercourse, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexting, experiences with sexual assault, alcohol use, and more.

“Sexual intercourse includes vaginal sex which is when a penis goes inside of a vagina, oral sex which is contact between the mouth and genitals, anal sex which is when the penis goes inside an anus (butt), and use of toys or props (vaginal or anal). Have you ever had sexual intercourse?” reads one of the survey questions to the middle and high schoolers.

Students whose parents had opted them out of the “Youth Risk Behavior Survey” were still required to take the survey, leading to outraged parents filing complaints with the feds.

“Rightfully, parents were livid,” Jessica Richardson, of the Massachusetts Family Institute, wrote about the situation. “Not only were these graphic and leading questions wildly inappropriate for students as young as 6th grade, but the blatant disregard for parental opt-out requests was a serious violation of trust and parental rights.”

The Massachusetts Liberty Legal Center submitted the complaints to the Department of Education’s Student Privacy Policy Office on behalf of parents whose children were forced to take the survey after their opt-out requests.

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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/parents-burlington-massachusetts-furious-after-students-as-young/

[nopardons]

This disgusting survey was given to MIDDLE SCHOOLERS; kids who are 11, 12, and 13 years old?

And to make kids take this survey, whose parents had NOT given consent,should be ILLEGAL and punishable!

[Liz]

This disgusting survey was given to kids who are 11, 12,
and 13 years old, whose parents had NOT given consent.

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Fire the tax paid teachers, cut off all tax support
from wherever it emanates and fine them heavily.

[Liz]

justice.gov.criminal

Citizen’s Guide To U.S. Federal Law On Obscenity

18 U.S.C. § 1460- Possession with intent to sell, and sale, of obscene matter on Federal property
18 U.S.C. § 1461- Mailing obscene or crime-inciting matter
18 U.S.C. § 1462- Importation or transportation of obscene matters
18 U.S.C. § 1463- Mailing indecent matter on wrappers or envelopes
18 U.S.C. § 1464- Broadcasting obscene language
18 U.S.C. § 1465- Transportation of obscene matters for sale or distribution
18 U.S.C. § 1466- Engaging in the business of selling or transferring obscene matter
18 U.S.C. § 1466A- Obscene visual representations of the sexual abuse of children
18 U.S.C. § 1467- Criminal forfeiture
18 U.S.C. § 1468- Distributing obscene material by cable or subscription television
18 U.S.C. § 1469- Presumptions
18 U.S.C. § 1470- Transfer of obscene material to minors
18 U.S.C. § 2252B Misleading domain names on the Internet
18 U.S.C. § 2252C Misleading words or digital images on the Internet

The U.S. Supreme Court established the test that judges and juries use to determine whether matter is obscene in three major cases: Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, 24-25 (1973); Smith v. United States, 431 U.S. 291, 300-02, 309 (1977); and Pope v. Illinois, 481 U.S. 497, 500-01 (1987). The three-pronged Miller test is as follows:

Whether the average person, applying contemporary adult community standards, finds that the matter, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interests (i.e., an erotic, lascivious, abnormal, unhealthy, degrading, shameful, or morbid interest in nudity, sex, or excretion);
Whether the average person, applying contemporary adult community standards, finds that the matter depicts or describes sexual conduct in a patently offensive way (i.e., ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, masturbation, excretory functions, lewd exhibition of the genitals, or sado-masochistic sexual abuse); and
Whether a reasonable person finds that the matter, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
Any material that satisfies this three-pronged test may be found obscene.

Federal law prohibits the possession with intent to sell or distribute obscenity, to send, ship, or receive obscenity, to import obscenity, and to transport obscenity across state borders for purposes of distribution. Although the law does not criminalize the private possession of obscene matter, the act of receiving such matter could violate the statutes prohibiting the use of the U.S. Mails, common carriers, or interactive computer services for the purpose of transportation (See 18 U.S.C. § 1460; 18 U.S.C. § 1461; 18 U.S.C. § 1462; 18 U.S.C. § 1463). Convicted offenders face fines and imprisonment. It is also illegal to aid or abet in the commission of these crimes, and individuals who commit such acts are also punishable under federal obscenity laws.

In addition, federal law prohibits both the production of obscene matter with intent to sell or distribute, and engaging in a business of selling or transferring obscene matter using or affecting means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce, including the use of interactive computer services. (See 18 U.S.C. § 1465; 18 U.S.C. § 1466). For example, it is illegal to sell and distribute obscene material on the Internet. Convicted offenders face fines and up to 5 years in prison.

Moreover, Sections 1464 and 1468 of Title 18, United States Code, specifically prohibit the broadcast or distribution of obscene matter by radio communication or by cable or subscription television respectively. Convicted offenders under these statutes face fines and up to 2 years in prison.

Obscenity Involving Minors

Federal statutes specifically prohibit obscenity involving minors, and convicted offenders generally face harsher statutory penalties than if the offense involved only adults.

Section 1470 of Title 18, United States Code, prohibits any individual from knowingly transferring or attempting to transfer obscene matter using the U.S. mail or any means or facility of interstate or foreign commerce to a minor under 16 years of age. Convicted offenders face fines and imprisonment for up to 10 years.

In addition, Section 1466A of Title 18, United State Code, makes it illegal for any person to knowingly produce, distribute, receive, or possess with intent to transfer or distribute visual representations, such as drawings, cartoons, or paintings that appear to depict minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and are deemed obscene. This statute offers an alternative 2-pronged test for obscenity with a lower threshold than the Miller test. The matter involving minors can be deemed obscene if it (i) depicts an image that is, or appears to be a minor engaged in graphic bestiality, sadistic or masochistic abuse, or sexual intercourse and (ii) if the image lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. A first time offender convicted under this statute faces fines and at least 5 years to a maximum of 20 years in prison.

There are also laws to protect children from obscene or harmful material on the Internet. For one, federal law prohibits the use of misleading domain names, words, or digital images on the Internet with intent to deceive a minor into viewing harmful or obscene material (See 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252B, 2252C). It is illegal for an individual to knowingly use interactive computer services to display obscenity in a manner that makes it available to a minor less than 18 years of age (See 47 U.S.C. § 223(d) –Communications Decency Act of 1996, as amended by the PROTECT Act of 2003). It is also illegal to knowingly make a commercial communication via the Internet that includes obscenity and is available to any minor less than 17 years of age (See 47 U.S.C. § 231 –Child Online Protection Act of 1998).

The standard of what is harmful to minors may differ from the standard applied to adults. Harmful materials for minors include any communication consisting of nudity, sex or excretion that (i) appeals to the prurient interest of minors, (ii) is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community with respect to what is suitable material for minors, (iii) and lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.

In addition to facing imprisonment and fines, convicted offenders of federal obscenity laws involving minors may also be required to register as sex offenders. Furthermore, in some circumstances, obscenity violations involving minors may also be subject to prosecution under federal child pornography laws, which yield severe statutory penalties (For more information, see Citizen´s Guide to U.S. Federal Child Pornography Laws).

Updated August 11, 2023

[ConservativeMind]

I am completely for the electric chair for a wide range of offenses, including these.

[nopardons]

That should happen, but won’t; sadly.

[KC_Conspirator]

They will groom your children.

[Carry_Okie]

How are the schools to assess the relative success of their conditioning programme without comprehensive data?

[BenLurkin]

The so-called “public” schools do far more harm than good.

[No name given]

And that punishment should be very severe!

[No name given]

‘Fire the tax paid teachers, cut off all tax support
from wherever it emanates and fine them heavily.’

I couldn’t agree more. These perverts and degenerates are unholy abominations and need to be made examples of.

[SaveFerris]

(Massachusetts parents ‘livid’ after schools give survey on sexual activity, gender identity to students who opted out)

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[dp0622]

Come on..it’s not like they Included bdsm...”this is a whip...this is a collar.. this is a gag ..” and whatever the hell else that group uses..

But it will be in their next presentation:)

[DouglasKC]

Even though this is an egregious violation of children and a subversion of the parent/child relationship it is nearly guaranteed that not one person will pay a fine, lose a job, or suffer any negative consequences for their actions.

[metmom]

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[Gene Eric]

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[DeplorablePaul]

OK groomers