Boulder (CO) Catholic school denies preschooler with lesbian parents.

[Sub Atomic]

Boulder Catholic school denies preschooler with lesbian parents

A preschool student at a Catholic school in Boulder will not be allowed to return next school year because the student's parents are two women and the Denver Archdiocese says their homosexual relationship violates the school's beliefs and policy.

According to teachers at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School, a meeting was held Tuesday to discuss the issue. The staff was told a student would not be allowed to re-enroll because of his or her parents' sexual orientation. The staff members were also told not to talk to the media.

In a statement sent to 9NEWS, the Archdiocese said, "No person shall be admitted as a student in any Catholic school unless that person and his/her parent(s) subscribe to the school's philosophy and agree to abide by the educational policies and regulations of the school and Archdiocese," the statement said.

Because this student's parents are homosexual, the Archdiocese says they were in clear violation of the school's policy.

According to legal experts, it is legal for the Archdiocese to deny a student enrollment at the private school because of the school's policy.

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14518909#ixzz0hQ92cTbr

[EFerrari]

1. We need a reformed church in this country. When these hypocritical haters

see their baskets go empty, they'll come around.

[Cleita]

11. That seems to be already happening, but there will be no reform unless

the church gets a Pope who is willing to upset the status quo. I think though that any such Pope will die in office very quickly.

[EFerrari]

12. In Venezuela, they've built a whole new, separate structure

that welcomes gay parishioners and women in the clergy.

[Sub Atomic]

13. Pope Benedict should never have been made Pope. He was involved in the child sex scandal coverup.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23369148-pope-led-cover-up-of-child-abuse-by-priests.do


How anyone can continue to support this "man" is beyond belief to me..

[NashVegas]

2. Kid's Better Off

Nothing will stamp ya for life quite like a Catholic education.

[marew]

8. Been there, done that,

Got the t-shirt and burned it!

[kgnu_fan]

3. school of hate

[Bluebear]

4. Sounds like an American madrassah, indoctrinating children into hate.

Call Fox news. :silly:

[donco6]

5. Oh no. I wonder if this is our Allison?

http://www.gayandlesbianfund.org/2009/denver-post-one-big-happy-family-unit/

I'll call her and find out.

[donco6]

14. Whew. It's not. Hers are in a Denver school. n/t

[Sub Atomic]

15. Glad to hear that.

Thanks for posting the link to The Gay and Lesbian Fund as well, by the way.

:thumbup:

[AmandaMae]

6. well

Sounds to me like the child is fortunate to be able to avoid such a school.

[madrchsod]

7. my son went to catholic grade school.....

they were happy he was their because he was a really good soccer player but since he was a protestant he was`t in with the in crowd. he finally converted but that did`t last either


private schools kinda suck...

[krabigirl]

9. Disgusting perverts. I can't stand these "churches." I just think they are hate groups.

[Cleita]

10. Back in my day the Catholic school in my parish wouldn't let

the children of divorced parents into their school. No one who was gay admitted it back then, but there were couples who lived together who would say that they were sisters or that they were brothers.

Sure, let's blame the child for what their parents do.

[DevonRex]

16. It was on the local news last night. They interviewed parents who said

they're gonna pull their kids out of that school because of it.

[dysfunctional press]

17. that is one lucky kid. his/her mind was saved by the church. Hallelujah!

i wish that all the people who believe in an "afterlife" would just move on to theirs, and leave the rest of us be.

[Pisces]

18. I am a straight mother and I wouldn't put my children in a private Catholic school,

due to their religious teachings. I completely disagree with the Catholic church. Nothing would induce me to send my child to be educated by intolerant fools.

[Trillo]

19. That statement is a gotcha clause

"No person shall be admitted as a student in any Catholic school unless that person and his/her parent(s) subscribe to the school's philosophy and agree to abide by the educational policies and regulations of the school and Archdiocese," the statement said

Since it uses the logical operator "and", and since most any preschooler cannot possibly understand any philosophy or policy, likely not having learned yet how to read or count, it's stipulations are logically an impossibility.

Can first graders understand the policy and philosophy of the school? Can anyone without a PhD in Catholic Studies?

[Bluebear]

20. Who needs a PhD to understand hate?

[Trillo]

22. It's never too early to teach hatred?

Or is it "sex education"? Maybe it's both.

When I went to school, sex ed First occurred in 6th grade. It seems in Colorado, some schools prefer teaching hate-based sex education as early as the first grade. Of course, the way they've decided to teach this is not in the format of a "course", but rather as a lesson of example. I've read that is a stronger, more effective teaching method. Perhaps this lesson of example is what some schools interpret as "science based".

Anyway, I find myself wondering if this was "age appropriate" instruction. Perhaps it's never too early to teach hatred.

From 2007:

Colorado: The House on Monday voted 39-26 to approve a bill (HB 1292) that would require all but one school district in the state to teach comprehensive sex education courses based on scientific research and include instruction on the health benefits and possible side effects of contraception, the AP/Frisco Summit Daily News reports. Under the bill, courses could still include discussion of abstinence, but must be comprehensive. Schools could decide not to teach a sex education course, the AP/Summit Daily News reports. The school district in Center, Colo., would be able to continue teaching its abstinence-only curriculum so as not to lose its federal grants. According to the AP/Summit Daily News, some Republicans said the bill violated the "local control" principle in the state constitution, which allows each district to decide its own curriculum. The measure has been sent to Gov. Bill Ritter (D) (AP/Frisco Summit Daily News, 4/9). Ritter on Wednesday said he is inclined to sign the measure into law (Bartels, Denver Rocky Mountain News, 4/12).

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/67818.php

NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado gave CDE some feedback with a letter that was signed by almost 600 people. The pro-life group spoke positively of a subcommittee’s efforts to incorporate House Bill 07-1292 — which requires sex-ed classes to be science, not abstinence, based — into future curriculum in Colorado schools.
“We commend the Department of Education for its efforts to produce content standards that promote educational attainment and economic self-sufficiency by, among other things, recognizing the critical role of comprehensive health and wellness in a child’s development,” said a statement from NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado Executive Director Emilie Ailts.

http://www.statebillnews.com/2009/11/sex-ed-earlier/

Teaching Sex Education

February 22, 2007

Concern over rising pregnancy and dropout rates has prompted state Rep. Nancy Todd (D-Aurora) to push legislation requiring that sex education classes in Colorado schools be science-based. Students need accurate information if they are to make good choices, said Todd, a retired teacher, and the best way to ensure this is if the information comes from doctors, public health departments, and health services. Schools would be able to opt out of the curriculum, however.

HB 1292 would urge educators not to promote religious values but would allow them to discuss the moral, religious, and ethical issues surrounding sexuality, said Todd: "Those discussions will come up naturally."

http://www.thebody.com/content/news/art40029.html

Too bad these regs only are said to apply to public schools:

22-25-102. Legislative declaration. (3) The general assembly further finds that:



(a) For students to reach their full potential, school communities need to address comprehensive issues of student wellness, including but not limited to addressing the physical, mental, emotional, and social needs of students;

...
22-25-106. ...


(b) Each school district and board of cooperative services is further encouraged to establish a local student wellness program that includes or is otherwise coordinated with health education. A school district's or board of cooperative services' comprehensive health education advisory council or accountability committee may address and make recommendations to the school district or the board of cooperative services concerning the local student wellness program, including but not limited to the programs to be provided and best practices and strategies for involving families and the community in the local student wellness programs.

http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/olls/sl2008a/sl_191.htm

One has to wonder what kind of "wellness" is being promoted by Colorado's private schools. It never occurred to me that hatred was a type of "wellness". It's not exactly the kind of "wellness" promoted by Main-Stream Media during prime time. Seems more like the kind of wellness that is found down darkened alleys.

[FourScore]

21. Go to the Montessori School. It's much better. n/t