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For all you fine folks here who decried my questioning of the Parker child beating story, perhaps you might want to read the real story. I doubt that David Parker will be telling this one. But since some of you know him personally, perhaps you could ask him.

Contrary to a statement released on June 14 by Brian Camenker of MassResistance, an altercation that involved David Parker's son at Lexington's Estabrook School was totally unrelated to his father's activism. Lexington C.A.R.E.S. views the accusations in the MassResistance press release as baseless, meaningless and without merit. This is nothing more than another publicity stunt by Brian Camenker.

Dr. Paul Ash, Lexington Superintendent of Schools, says, "The school department is conducting a thorough investigation. The safety of all children is our utmost concern." A statement is expected after the investigation is complete.

Staff and parents at Estabrook School have related the following account of what happened on May 17.

A classmate, who is a friend of Mr. Parker's son, was mad at him because he sat in someone else's seat at lunch. At recess, the boy went over and started punching him. Other children stood around and watched. The playground aide noticed a cluster of children and headed over. She was met half way by a girl who ran to get help. The aide soon arrived and broke up the fight between these two 7-year-olds. Mr. Parker's son indicated to the aide that he was not hurt and that he did not want to go to the nurse.

The classmate who started the fight was brought into the assistant principal's office to write a "think sheet". He had to write down what he did wrong, what he could have done differently and how he could make it up to his friend. He also missed two recesses and wrote an apology to Mr. Parker's son. Mr. Parker's son wrote back "that's OK. You can still be my friend."

That afternoon the teacher discussed the issue with the entire class using the Open Circle format. At that time both boys had their arms around each other and were friends again. The teacher called both sets of parents and everyone seemed to be satisfied with the outcome.

Mr. Parker's son subsequently went to the other boy's house for a play date. The Parkers never contacted anyone at the school including the principal, assistant principal, nurse or teacher to say their son had been injured or that they were dissatisfied with how things had been handled. They also never contacted the school superintendent or the police to say their son had been "assaulted".

The MassResistance press release also stated that editions of the Lexington Minuteman newspaper with front page stories related to the Parker case were being prominently displayed in the Estabrook School library. The Estabrook librarian has said that the Parkers had been to the school library looking for old copies of the Lexington Minuteman newspaper. She directed them to a pile of newspapers that were on a stand above the view of young children.

It is our understanding that these two boys are still friends, thanks to the quick intervention of the aide and the teacher, and that the Parkers never complained to the school about the incident. It's a shame that Brian Camenker would misrepresent this incident and try to further divide our community.

I want to thank each of you for you knee-jerk, hate filled comments to me. But they say a lot more about you than they do me. Next time, check out a story first.

Take care and God bless.

http://www.lexingtoncares.org/ChildsAltercationUnrelated.html

Ahhh, the good ole Lexington cares web site is the source of your truth... The group is led by well-known lesbian activist Meg Soens, who was involved in the infamous GLSEN "Fistgate" conference in 2000. (Soens also runs a second pro-homosexual Lexington website, www.RespectingDifferences.org )

BTW... you remember fistgate don't you? Lets see who was working with promoting that... Hummm... Meg Soens...

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:W_aT3L93nlkJ:www.massnews.com/past_issues/other/8_Aug/auggs5.htm+Meg+Soens+fistgate&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1

Excert below...

How lesbian parents approached and worked collaboratively with school system administration to develop plans for integrating gay and lesbian issues in elementary anti-bias curriculum. How we approached multiple levels, integrated our goals with anti-bias curriculum and explicit core values of the Lexington Public Schools. Also offered in Workshop A. Olin 109

BTW.. you can see a picture of Soens during her marriage to Celia d’Oliveira -------->

http://www.uua.org/news/freedomtomarry/freedomweek2005.html

Funny thing, on her site "just the facts" She has selectively printed several letters to the editor (none of which are against her position of course). What is odd is that she doesn't mention that ONE of the letters to the editor is from her lover/wife/it ... Hummm.. funny huh... sounds like something a person in support of teaching kids how to fist would behave... just the facts now... sorry.. if these facts don't put your arguement in a favorable light.

BTW... since there is NO homosexual support in this case in the schools, you will have to disregard that Ms. Soens also has a child in that school, she taught fistgate , and she runs a gay web site still promoting that agenda.

That is your fact source... just thought I would let everyone know because you definately were not going to tell that side of the story, now were you! You sure had ample time to do it if you were, would of saved me a lot of time researching this.

I will leave you with one final QUOTE from Mr. MACVSOG68... "I want to thank each of you for you knee-jerk, hate filled comments to me. But they say a lot more about you than they do me. Next time, check out a story first Take care and God bless."

Take your own advice sir... I may suggest you not take the word of someone whom most of us understand as the central poster type of DU as your main source on facts. Teaching and preaching fistgate people (http://www.respectingdifferences.org/) will not be my sources...

Good day sir...

LowOiL