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California School District to Teach Elementary Kids about Homosexuality
The same day the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 - the state's constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman - a school district in the state essentially decided to disregard the ruling. The Alameda School Board voted 3-1 on Tuesday in favor of a curriculum that promotes same-sex relationships beginning in the first grade. "This curriculum defines family as a group of people living together," said Candi Cushman, education analyst for Focus on the Family Action. "The first-graders are introduced to a book called ‘Who's In a Family?' and this book shows herds of male elephants as an example of a family. "Is this really what we want to be teaching the next generation - that there's nothing unique about mothers and fathers and that a family is nothing more than a group of individuals?" Parents are not allowed to opt their kids out of the program, which school officials claim falls under "anti-discrimination" provisions. Cushman said family advocates in other states need to take note. "Parents should be on the alert," she said, "for so-called 'anti-discrimination' or 'safe school' measures being used as an excuse to push this sort of teaching onto kids as young as 6 or 7 years old." Pro-family groups are considering legal action. FOR MORE INFORMATION - Nima Reza of citizenlink.com
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