Judge: Schools can promote homosexual 'marriage' without parental consent
Jim Brown
OneNewsNow.com
February 23, 2007
WASHINGTON - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by two Massachusetts families who want to remove their elementary school children from their public school classroom during discussions on homosexual "marriage."
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U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf has rejected a lawsuit brought by the Parker and Wirthlin families against the Lexington, Ky., school system. The families argued that their constitutional rights were violated when school officials refused to notify them before their children were exposed to pro-homosexual content in the classroom.
In his ruling, Wolf said that, “under the Constitution, public schools are entitled to teach anything that is reasonably related to the goals of preparing students to become engaged and productive citizens in our democracy.”
One of the plaintiffs, David Parker, says the ruling should be troubling to parents across the country.
"It ignores, really, what we're asking for," he explained. "We're asking for parental notification.
"We're asking for the school not to restrict the flow of information that's critical to enable parents to guide their children," he continued. "And, really, it sets up the situation to usurp a fundamental part of the parental role."
Parker says even parents who support homosexual "marriage" should be concerned about Wolf's decision.
"Taking the position that teachers - behind the backs of parents, to a captive audience of very young children - can indoctrinate any social perspective that they deem right," he argued, "and not even notify the parents, is absolutely unacceptable for all parents on all sides of the issues for all political persuasions."
Parker says he’s thankful his state claim remains intact, but says he still believes in the efficacy of all of his claims, and will certainly appeal.
HOW DOES TEACHING KIDS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY MAKE THEM BETTER CITIZENS ? THEY CAN'T EVEN TEACH THEM THE THREE R'S CORRECTLY YET THEY SET ASIDE TIME FOR THIS?
Jim Brown
OneNewsNow.com
February 23, 2007
WASHINGTON - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by two Massachusetts families who want to remove their elementary school children from their public school classroom during discussions on homosexual "marriage."
Hear This Report
advertisement
U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf has rejected a lawsuit brought by the Parker and Wirthlin families against the Lexington, Ky., school system. The families argued that their constitutional rights were violated when school officials refused to notify them before their children were exposed to pro-homosexual content in the classroom.
In his ruling, Wolf said that, “under the Constitution, public schools are entitled to teach anything that is reasonably related to the goals of preparing students to become engaged and productive citizens in our democracy.”
One of the plaintiffs, David Parker, says the ruling should be troubling to parents across the country.
"It ignores, really, what we're asking for," he explained. "We're asking for parental notification.
"We're asking for the school not to restrict the flow of information that's critical to enable parents to guide their children," he continued. "And, really, it sets up the situation to usurp a fundamental part of the parental role."
Parker says even parents who support homosexual "marriage" should be concerned about Wolf's decision.
"Taking the position that teachers - behind the backs of parents, to a captive audience of very young children - can indoctrinate any social perspective that they deem right," he argued, "and not even notify the parents, is absolutely unacceptable for all parents on all sides of the issues for all political persuasions."
Parker says he’s thankful his state claim remains intact, but says he still believes in the efficacy of all of his claims, and will certainly appeal.
HOW DOES TEACHING KIDS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY MAKE THEM BETTER CITIZENS ? THEY CAN'T EVEN TEACH THEM THE THREE R'S CORRECTLY YET THEY SET ASIDE TIME FOR THIS?