Agreed, but he is fighting a losing battle, IMO. Better to expend that effort in homeschooling.
I'm against promotion of homosexuality in public schools. However, what Supt. Ash refers to is not what I consider promotion. I'm not sure there is a reasonable objection to be made to the above.
So how about a picture book that shows other diverse sexual practices? Would that be ok, too?
No, it is not school administrators job to expose children to behavior that increases the odds of getting disease ( aids, syphilis) and peoples sexual confusion.
In fact it should be the school administrators job to protect children from such.
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I thought it was their job to teach, not expose themselves to children.
"To ensure his "spiritual safety," they demanded the right to pull him out of class whenever homosexuality was discussed. To deny them that right, they say, would be intolerant of their faith."
We can argue that the material is not age appropriate.
We can argue that schools shouldn't be teaching non-academic subject. ( I personally would support this one)
But we can't ban things from public schools because of religious beliefs..the list of things that various religions object to would cripple schools and violate the constitution. Some people would want pork banned. Others might want boys and girls taught separately or to have female teachers wear veils or to have toilets face a certain way. Some people would demand that schools teach that the earth is only 10,000 years old.
Other would object to a positive view of American history arguing on "religious grounds" that all war is evil... Others might claim capitalism is irreligious or that Satan should have equal footing with Christmas.
What these parents are asking for is not something we can reasonably accommodate in the public school system. If they want a school consistent with their religion, they need to send their kids to a religious school.
"So they were appalled when their son brought a picture book home from kindergarten that showed families with same-sex parents. "
Hmm...I'm not sure that such a book is actively promoting homosexuality. I don't know the book in question, and it wasn't named.
The fact is that their son is likely to meet other students who have same sex parents. That fact does not mean that the child is somehow wrong for having such parents.
I've seen some of these books, and they're primarily concerned with not treating non-traditional families any differently that traditional families.
I can't find any fault in that. There's a lesbian couple down the street from me. Whether I like the fact that they're living together is irrelevant. They are doing so. They're actually very good neighbors, keep their yard tidy, and watch pets and keep an eye on their near neighbors' homes when they're gone.
I can't imagine why I would treat them any differently that any of my other neighbors. I greet them, if I see them outdoors, just as they do me.
I'm in no way harmed by their proximity, as far as I can tell. I believe this parent is overreacting.
"Real respect, real tolerance, is not pushing your beliefs on other people," Parker said. "What people do in their bedroom, that's their business. What they tell my children in school about these subjects — that's my business."
Bingo!
Its not so much that they are exposing kids to the diversity of the world, but they are doing it in such a way so as to conflict with the parents moral teachings. Why not show kids a polygamist family? Heather has 10 mommies.
Isn't kindergarten just a tad early for this stuff?
"They say it's their job to expose children to the world's diversity."
Funny. I'm glad I don't have children and I want my property taxes back!
Nonsense. It is their job to teach them how to read, write and do math.
This statement exemplifies the major problem that exists in schools. Teachers don't even know what their job is.
Does anyone ever wonder why Rush or Hannity never talk about this or similar circumstances? It's been going on for a while.
Kindergarden Propaganda aimed at our children . The far left is foff the page again .
Here's a less biased article on the Parker ordeal. At least their quoting what he has to say about situation.
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when are people going to see that these people are teaching perversion little bit at a time-they are conditioning AMERICANS to accept these things look at will and grace-they show these cute people-they don't show the diseases-they don't show the confusion of people acting outside their gender and the insanity it brings-kids in school today don't know what to believe-they are changing history-there is no right & wrong with these people-AMERICA needs to stop these people before it is to late
I don't think they (children) should be 'taught' about homosexuality, it is a part of our world, like it or not. I choose to explain to my children (when they are old enough to bring it up to me) that there are people who do lots of things in this world we don't agree with, but that's not our business. If you pretend these people don't exist, how are they going to be equipped to deal with it when you aren't around.
Just my opinion. I hope the rabid anti-homosexual activists (and you know who you are) don't flame me for it.