-Caveat Lector-
The Policy Behind The Controversy
July 25, 2001 by: Phyllis Schlafly
You've got to hand it to the National Education Association. The
NEA's press people and spin artists know how to manipulate the
news.
The NEA got widespread national publicity by announcing on
Independence Day that it was withdrawing its controversial proposed
"New B" resolution regarding "Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and
Transgender Education." Parents concluded they could relax in the
assurance that their darlings would not be exploited with such
teaching in the schools.
But not so fast. It was all smoke and mirrors. The 10,000 delegates
assembled in this year's annual convention in Los Angeles quietly
adopted at least ten separate resolutions that add up to substantially
the same subject matter as the withdrawn New B.
This episode began when it leaked out that the NEA planned to adopt
an in-your-face resolution demanding that the gay rights agenda be
incorporated into everything from school curricula to teacher hiring.
For the first time, there was revolt in the ranks of the NEA's 2.3
million teachers, and the Oklahoma affiliate publicly opposed it.
Tennessee delegates asked for a vote on New Business Item 59 that
read: "The NEA shall hold its affiliates harmless, for a period of five
years, for any loss of dues revenue related to loss of membership
beginning with the 2001-2002 membership year if Resolution New B
is passed."
These delegates explained the rationale behind this item: "A
significant number of NEA affiliates experienced membership losses
related to [last year's] passage of Resolution B-9. Most of them have
not recovered their losses," and we "believe that we will experience
an equal or greater loss of membership if Resolution New B is
passed."
So, the NEA leadership decided to make a public announcement that
the new controversial New B would not be brought to a vote. However,
NEA President Bob Chase assured the delegates that "in no way is
NEA backing away from dealing with the important issues raised by
the proposed Resolution. . . . Far from backing away from these
issues, this task force will expand the scope of the inquiry."
Chase's promise was confirmed when the NEA convention went
ahead and passed a dozen resolutions, mostly repeats from previous
years, affirming practically every point covered in the withdrawn New
B.
Resolution B-7 calls for "acceptance" of "diversity," which is defined
to include "sexual orientation." It also calls for "observances,
programs, and curricula that accurately portray and recognize the
roles, contributions, cultures, and history of these diverse groups and
individuals."
B-9 calls for "plans, activities, and programs" that "increase respect"
and "acceptance" toward "gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered
people." The resolution demands an end to "stereotyping" based on
"sexual orientation."
B-9 also calls for extending this policy to "curricula, textbooks,
resource and instructional materials, activities, etc." It demands that
we "integrate" into all curricula a portrayal of the roles of "groups who
have been underrepresented historically."
B-38 demands that we recognize different "family structures." This
includes recognizing "domestic partners."
B-40 and C-22 call for "comprehensive" education programs about
HIV/AIDS "as an integral part of the school curriculum." Integrating
subject matter in the curriculum means concealing it so that parents
cannot exempt their children from the class.
C-27 calls on the schools to "provide counseling services and
programs" for "students who are struggling with their sexual/gender
orientation."
D-8 calls for hiring policies and practices that "include provisions for
the recruitment of a diverse teaching staff." Nobody is fooled by this
euphemism.
E-5 demands that "educational materials and activities should
accurately portray cultural diversity." There's that word diversity
again.
F-1 puts the NEA on record in support of "affirmative action plans and
procedures that encourage active recruitment and employment of
men in underrepresented education categories . . . in order to
overcome past discrimination." This resolution includes "sexual
orientation" among other factors.
I-10 states that the NEA is committed to the achievement of a
"totally integrated society." This includes eliminating all "barriers"
based on "sexual orientation."
I-38 redundantly demands the "elimination of discrimination" based
on "sexual orientation." I-42 deplores hate-motivated violence based
on sexual orientation.
Other resolutions among the dozens that were passed at the 2001
Convention in Los Angeles reaffirmed all the radical policies the NEA
has endorsed in the past. They reveal the NEA's paranoid opposition
to school choice, homeschooling, and parental supervision of sex
education.
Many were shocked this year when the District of Columbia City
Council proposed lowering the compulsory school age to age three.
We shouldn't have been shocked: the NEA convention delegates
readopted resolution B-1 calling for "programs in the public schools
for children from birth through age eight."
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