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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOmaha Parents Say LGBT-Inclusive Sex Ed 'Rapes Students Of Their Innocence'
http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/johnwright/omaha_parents_compare_sex_ed_to_alcohol_say_it_rapes_children_of_their_innocenceLGBT-inclusive sex education "rapes children of their innocence" and is comparable to giving alcoholics booze, according to parents who spoke Monday during a three-hour debate over proposed new curriculum standards in Omaha, Nebraska.
The proposed standards, which represent Omaha Public Schools' first attempt to revise its sex ed curriculum in 30 years, include lessons about LGBT issues, social media, bullying and sexual harassment, according to a report in The Washington Post. They also initially included information about contraception and abortion, but that was removed after more than 1,000 people showed up at a community forum in October.
At that meeting, one parent dubbed "puritymom" stood and screamed at OPS educators during the meeting. "Its my daughter! My daughter! Whos going to keep her pure? Nobody! I am! Not OPS! Not OPS!," she screamed.
Needless to say, the district's removal of abortion and contraception from the proposed sex-ed standards wasn't enough to satisfy some parents, even though related courses are not required and they can opt their children out of them.
The proposed standards, which represent Omaha Public Schools' first attempt to revise its sex ed curriculum in 30 years, include lessons about LGBT issues, social media, bullying and sexual harassment, according to a report in The Washington Post. They also initially included information about contraception and abortion, but that was removed after more than 1,000 people showed up at a community forum in October.
At that meeting, one parent dubbed "puritymom" stood and screamed at OPS educators during the meeting. "Its my daughter! My daughter! Whos going to keep her pure? Nobody! I am! Not OPS! Not OPS!," she screamed.
Needless to say, the district's removal of abortion and contraception from the proposed sex-ed standards wasn't enough to satisfy some parents, even though related courses are not required and they can opt their children out of them.
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Omaha Parents Say LGBT-Inclusive Sex Ed 'Rapes Students Of Their Innocence' (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jan 2016
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cali
(114,904 posts)1. This country is fucked.
blondie58
(2,570 posts)2. I can foresee Puritymom's daughter getting pregnant at age 16, by Jimmy on the football team.
You can't control your kids.
retrowire
(10,345 posts)3. It's equivalent to giving alcohol to alcoholics?
Wow, if there's any demographic in the most need of sex ed, it's the LGTBTQ community. I think I remember in an interview or a documentary or somewhere, someone who was LGBT saying, it's very difficult, because no one teaches you how it works, and worse than that, society doesn't tell you how to be safe, they just say, being gay is terrible and you shouldn't even do it. That's not good.
Educate EVERYONE!
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)4. It's sad when even the parents act like 9 year old puritans.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)5. Stupidity and ignorance:
America's truly inexhaustible natural resources.
hunter
(38,311 posts)6. Trouble is there are so many wealthy and politically powerful people profiting from it.
If their workers and customers and constituents were not ignorant and stupid, they'd be out of business.
Turn on Fox News if you want to study this phenomena.