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Father arrested over objections to homosexual curriculum in son’s kindergarten class.
Article 8 Alliance ^ | 4/27/2005

Posted on 04/28/2005 6:14:43 AM PDT by worldclass

LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, APRIL 27. Lexington parent, David Parker, was arrested today by the Lexington Police for “trespassing” at his son’s elementary school during a scheduled meeting with the principal and the city’s Director of Education over his objections to homosexual curriculum materials and discussions in his son’s kindergarten class.

At the meeting, Parker demanded that the school inform him when homosexual subjects are to be discussed with his son, and allow his son not to be included in such activities. He said he would not leave until his request was granted. The Principal and the city’s Director of Education both refused his request. They then telephoned the Superintendent of Schools who also refused. Police were called, who told Parker that unless he left the school he would be arrested.

Statement by David Parker(April 27, 2005):

“I, David Parker, am the father of a kindergarten student at Estabrook Elementary School in Lexington, Massachusetts. Since the beginning of this school year, my wife and I have learned that school materials and discussions about gay-headed households/same-sex union issues have been exposed to the children. There are definitive plans to increase the teacher/staff/adult mediated discussions of these subjects.

“We have officially stated on many occasions—to the Lexington school administration—a request that we be notified when these discussions are planned, and want our 6-year-old opted out of such situations when arising “spontaneously”.

“Our parental requests for our own child were flat-out denied with no effort at accommodation. In our meeting on April 27, I, insisted that such accommodation be made and refused to leave the meeting room. I was informed that I would be arrested.”

Parker will be arraigned on Thursday, April 28, in Concord District Court at 9 am. “This is an unbelievable outrage,” said Brian Camenker, a friend and Newton, Mass. parent. “It’s where last year’s same-sex ‘marriage’ ruling has brought us.”

For more background information, see www.Article8.org.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: article8alliance; davidparker; homosexualagenda; indoctrination; kindergarten; lexington; publicschools; recruiting; ruleone; sexeducation
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To: churchillbuff
But like a typical button-down Republican, he bowed to the judicial dictators.

Yup. We need more Thomas Mores.

221 posted on 04/28/2005 10:41:00 AM PDT by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: BlackElk

I will add your name forthwith.

I also run a Moral Absolutes Ping list which has a wider range, not so busy ususally, since it's at my discretion, if you're interested.


222 posted on 04/28/2005 10:42:06 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Resisting evil is our duty or we are as responsible as those promoting it.)
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To: Gabz; jwalsh07
In other words, by denying the father's request the principal and superintendent broke the law -

As I read it, the statute applies to sex education classes. The Herald story specified that this involved a "story book" -- which makes it sound more like reading class. Hard to tell, of course.

Really nasty part is that any legal appeal would have to go through the Massachusetts courts (you've heard of them, I'm sure!).

223 posted on 04/28/2005 10:42:12 AM PDT by maryz
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To: BlackElk

BTW, is your screen name after the Black Elk in "Black Elk Speaks"? I read that years ago, can't even remember much about it...


224 posted on 04/28/2005 10:43:40 AM PDT by little jeremiah (Resisting evil is our duty or we are as responsible as those promoting it.)
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To: Gabz
Parental involvement can and will keep some of this PC crapola under control.

Exactly!

I've also noticed over the years that there aren't THAT many foaming-at-the-mouth liberal teachers (not yet anyway:)

The teachers don't even like some of the 'approved' crapola, but lacking any parental input, they're stuck with teaching it anyway.

225 posted on 04/28/2005 10:43:51 AM PDT by MamaTexan (I'd rather stand with the few who are right than the many who are wrong)
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To: 1ofmanyfree
Why does this need to be discussed in a kindergarten class?

In reality, it's an abominable crime against children.

Legally, it makes perfect sense. Gay "marriage" is legal, and portraying "married" men in schoolbooks is as logical as portraying truly married couples. On what basis can a legal objection be raised, except for appealing to reality, or the natural law?

226 posted on 04/28/2005 10:44:08 AM PDT by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: Mrs.Nooseman
Sorry, Mrs.Nooseman.

Post #225 was meant for you, too!

227 posted on 04/28/2005 10:45:47 AM PDT by MamaTexan (I'd rather stand with the few who are right than the many who are wrong)
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To: maryz

Read it again. I would say that any common sense reaing of the statute would have to hold that depicting homosexual couples as a norm falls under the rubrick of "human sexuality issues".


228 posted on 04/28/2005 10:46:49 AM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: jwalsh07
I would say that any common sense reading of the statute

The Massachusetts courts get to interpret it. Ultimately, the MA Supreme Judicial Court, which found the right to same-sex marriage in the state constitution, which specifies that matters of marriage are to be determined by the legislature.

229 posted on 04/28/2005 10:48:40 AM PDT by maryz
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To: Syncro

In CT, we are halfway down the slide. Civil unions just passed into law but civil unions ONLY for homoseuxals, blatantly unconstitutional in Ct.


230 posted on 04/28/2005 10:48:53 AM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: WildBillArthur
"No because once vouchers are introduced to private schools, the feds will be able to enforce this kind of thing there too. No vouchers."

Not necessarily. Parents will patronize voucher-redeeming schools that appeal to them. Whatever the nature of their schools, all voucher-redeeming parents will unite to fight government regulation because it will affect all voucher-redeeming schools.

This will represent an improvement over the status quo, since currently conservatives are pitted against liberals for control of the schools, and we're getting our butts kicked.

231 posted on 04/28/2005 10:48:57 AM PDT by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: maryz

Mary, I said common sense. :-}


232 posted on 04/28/2005 10:49:34 AM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: Xenalyte
Yeah, but then you have to find space to store it. The library's got a lot more shelf space than I do. Most of the books I actually own are out of print. It's got to be a pretty worthy in-print book to come to live at our house.

I think we probably make more money at our real jobs than we would as proofreaders, but I've had a couple of attorneys thank me for spotting non-spelling typos in briefs when I was in their offices for something else. Always a cool feeling.
233 posted on 04/28/2005 10:51:59 AM PDT by nina0113
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To: worldclass
That wasn't the smartest way to go about it. The title of the article is misleading: It should have read: And needless to say, the man ought to yank his son out of that school ASAP.
234 posted on 04/28/2005 10:52:20 AM PDT by Cultural Jihad
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To: jwalsh07

Hey, I agree -- unfortunately I don't sit on the Mass. SJC (though I've lived here long enough so that I could probably -- holding my nose -- write their opinion for them).


235 posted on 04/28/2005 10:53:09 AM PDT by maryz
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To: Graymatter

Wonderful post!


236 posted on 04/28/2005 10:53:51 AM PDT by Cultural Jihad
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To: TexasTaysor

those who do not believe can laugh all they want BUT we are living in the "Last Days" and it will only get worse--the Evil in this world is attempting to take over everything good since it knows its time is short---if there is no God in Heaven, we are all in more trouble than we can believe---in my lifetime of 82 years, all of those younger have absolutely no idea of the changes in morals and lifestyle that have been imposed upon them to their personal detriment and the soul of this Nation---God Bless each and everyone one of you who read this and "God Bless our Troops"


237 posted on 04/28/2005 10:55:58 AM PDT by cmotormac44
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To: BlackElk

We homeschool our 8 kids at about 100 dollars per child per year. In the public churches of humanism that pass as schools, it costs 10,000 dollars per child per year.


238 posted on 04/28/2005 10:57:24 AM PDT by biblewonk (John 2:4 "Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me?...)
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To: TigersEye

BUMP! Satan isn't creating billionaires of and empowering soul sellers just because he admires every mean as hell, teenie weenie shriveled up and ice cold soul that goes on the market.

Sometime, but not until it's too late, they will recall the scripture that says: "What doeth it prosper a man, if he gain the whole world and loseth his own soul?"


239 posted on 04/28/2005 10:58:49 AM PDT by F.J. Mitchell ( Nuke the energy crisis-conserve the sun,wind and tides, for future generations.)
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To: newzjunkey
If you are going to involve heteronormative stories in school children's readings, it's only fair and sensible to include alternative home situations.

What a joke. "Heteronormative"? Hey, why not present cannibalism on the same level as non-cannibalism. It's only fair and sensible to include alternative dietary choices. Or are you too "cannibalnormative" to understand that cannibals are people too?
240 posted on 04/28/2005 11:02:44 AM PDT by Antoninus (Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini, Hosanna in excelsis!)
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