I think it should be taught but i think 4 & 5th grade is a smidge young wow
when i went to school it was in 7th grade and then again in 9th grade Bill Wheatley Senior Database Developer Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer EDIETS.COM 954.360.9022 X159 ICQ 417645 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hatton Humphrey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 12:31 PM Subject: Re: Super Duper Controversial post....heheh > Beth F wrote: > > >>However, I also agree wholeheartedly that I should not be forced to have > >>my daughter taught that "sometimes men just love men and women just love > >>women" when she gets to elementary school. > >> > >> > > > > Hatton, > > What should she be taught? That those people who do that are to be hated? > > Pitied? What harm could it do to have her know gay people exist? > > > Beth, > > It's not that I don't want her to learn about it, or that I want her to > take a negative view of homosexuality. I do not see it as a funciton of > the public school sytem nor do I see it as something that needs to be > pounded into the skull of a grade-school child. > > And yes, the local school just recently adopted a sex ed cirriculum that > includes homosexuality (including bi) for children in either the 4th or > 5th grade (I can't remember which). The school board (3 people in this > case) made the decision after a cursory meeting with some of the local > clergy and no discussion with the parents. > > Yes, parents can sign a form saying they don't want their child going to > the classes, but that can be as much of a problem as a parent saying > they don't want thier child to recite the Pledge of Allegiance because > it contains the words "under God". > > .. oh, wait.... > > Hatton > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
