Posted on 09/22/2005 4:13:25 AM PDT by grundle
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46431
BRAVE NEW SCHOOLS
Dad on trial over homosexual book
District banned him from property after dispute at meeting
Posted: September 21, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
The trial of a Massachusetts man who was arrested after disputing the teaching of homosexuality in his son's kindergarten class has been continued until next month.
In April, David Parker, of Lexington, spent a night in jail and was charged with criminal trespassing after refusing to leave a scheduled meeting with officials at the Estabrook Elementary School unless they gave him the option of pulling his child out of certain classes.
Parker says the officials had indicated they would agree to a notification policy then suddenly refused. He insists he has done nothing wrong and is willing to contest the charge rather than plea-bargain.
The Lexington School Board contends Parker deliberately set out to be arrested and make national headlines.
Parker's attorney, Jeffrey Denner, rejected that claim, arguing Parker engaged in extensive communication with the school, at the invitation of officials, intending to "establish a dialogue to protect his own children and other children as well."
The dispute began last spring when Parker's then-5-year-old son brought home a book to be shared with his parents titled, "Who's in a Family?" The optional reading material, which came in a "Diversity Book Bag," depicted at least two households led by homosexual partners.
Article 8 Alliance, an advocacy group supporting Parker that opposes same-sex marriage, says that with the national publicity the case already has generated, the District Attorney's office appears reluctant to go forward with a trial, and would probably prefer to have Parker accept a plea-bargain that includes probation.
But Parker insists he has done nothing wrong and represents a danger to no one.
A no-trespass order issued against him by the school – which includes all district property – is "simply an intimidation tactic" against anyone who might protest the school's pro-homosexual policies regarding elementary school children, Article 8 says.
Parker cannot drop off or pick up his children from school; attend his children's sports events or other school activities; meet with his children's teachers at parent-teacher conferences; attend or participate in school committee meetings; or even vote on election day at his local polling place, a public school.
The illustrated book, according to Article 8, says, "A family can be made up in many different ways" and includes this text:
"Laura and Kyle live with their two moms, Joyce and Emily, and a poodle named Daisy. It takes all four of them to give Daisy her bath."
Another illustrated page says:
"Robin's family is made up of her dad, Clifford, her dad's partner, Henry, and Robin's cat, Sassy. Clifford and Henry take turns making dinner for their family."
Article 8 says the book "uses subtle but powerful emotions to normalize homosexual relationships in the minds of the young children."
A backer of the Lexington School District, Laura Tully, argued, according to WCVB-TV in Boston, "A 5-year-old who is coming to the classroom with two moms deserves to be in a classroom that includes books that show his family."
The jury trial was to begin today at 9 a.m. at Concord District Courthouse, but the judge postponed the case another month. Why?
"The Superintendent of Schools has said he hasn't had time to make a decision yet," Article 8's Brian Camenker points out in an Agape Press report. "Now, one has to think, it's been all summer. It's been in the news. How can he not make a 10-minute decision? But this is what he claims."
Thus, the judge has given the superintendent one more month to decide whether to keep the no-trespass order in place, adds Camenker, or whether to discontinue the ban preventing Parker from setting foot on school grounds.
Thanks, that is a reasonable interjection. And please, call me ERF.
Specifically, do you believe that parents have the right to shield their children from topics they deem harmful or too advanced for their age?
I don't think you need to be a libertarian to believe those things. Just a true red-blooded American. I know that you last long at FR if you don't.
To be precise, "democracy" is the corrupt form of a "timocracy", therefore the values thereof must share some part of that corruption. That is in part what you communicate when you use that term. Ask another, and get another viewpoint. Base an evaluation on the term and you get people taking different approaches based on their own viewpoint. This would be antithetical to the general meaning of your take on the term.
Using imprecise terminology indicates imprecise thinking, further indicating beliefs related to the use of the term were programed instead the result of reasoned analysis of evidence.
I was born and raised in Alabama, in the deep forests here, with a redneck background. Folks here are so smart we have been able to resist liberal policies for 140 years. Even the democrats here are more conservative that republicans anywhere else.
I think it's interesting you seem to judge Alabamians from deutschland. Have you ever lived in the state?
Homosexual Agenda Ping.
Another article and heated debate about Mr. David Parker and homosexuality being taught in schools. A little more detail in this article.
Folks, this isn't going away on its own. Pick a number, take a side. I've noticed some people comment they are glad this is in the news because otherwise they wouldn't know what's going on in public schools.
Coming to a school near you - unless the leftist/homosexualist agenda is stopped, turned around, and stuffed back in the closet.
Freepmail me AND DirtyHarryY2K if you want on/off this pinglist.
So, according to you, only homosexuals and their children have "rights" in public school.
According to the LAW, this parent has EVERY right to demand that his child not be subjected to ANY mention of homosexuality. I will go ballistic if my children hear word ONE about it in school. Fortunately, I live in a district that
the "ACLU" hasn't destroyed yet.
I agree about his rights, but civil disobedience is nor free from consequences.
I agree about his rights, but civil disobedience is nor free from consequences.
nor=not
This IS the whole story, in a nutshell, as far as Mr. Parkers case is concerned. It's the tip of the iceberg in the indoctrination that is going on. They truly do promote homosexuality as healthy and normal, in MA, while strangely enough the facts about the hazards it poses to ones health and longevity are deafeningly silent.
The first sentence in your respose, "too bright to be from Alabama" shows me that you might like to meet ol' Bubba and his brother Billy Bob....perhaps they ain't so bright, but you will see stars when they are done with you. If you intend to be a windbag, leave your disparaging remarks at home.
You are right, and welcome to FR. I would like to add, that many many parents have taken their kids out, and put them in private school, or homeschool. In fact, 40% of the teachers don't send their kid to public school in MA. Many more parents have left MA altogether. And while I can certainly understand all those taking their kids out, in whatever way they do, it does give the activists a pass. The intimidation, as this case shows, tend to be too great, folks have to worry about losing their jobs and everything that goes along with having one.
They would collapse too, since the schools get funding per child enrolled.
The homosexuals and their enablers DO like to present those aspects of the traditional family, so they can show it as dysfunctional. "See....? Our lifestyle doesn't have those bad points like the breeders do. You should celebrate our lifestyle--not condemn it. We're better than them..."
Opting Out, per the law in MA, is what Mr. Parker was trying to do. Instead of the law being followed, he was given the run around for months, then finally was granted a meeting. A meeting where he got more run around, and was told "no". That is when he refused to leave. The law is on his side in this one!
Well, all I can say to your posts, is THIS is only one reason adoption by homosexuals is illegal in many states.
If you do just a bit of research you will soon realize, born that way is a myth, and one of the biggest lies foisted on the public by these activists.
Yes he did, but HE is the one who was being denied his right and the school was breaking the law! The, according to the law, MUST allow parents to opt out, they refused.
Someone HAD to take action to get notice of what is going on in MA. His bracery, in light of the intimidation this agenda used, is welcome, and will have support.
I know MANY women who were living in lesbo relationships that are now married to MEN.
What do these women have in common? Abuse by an adult male when they were children.
The school does NOT need to be brainwashing our kids. We cannot pray; why should our children be given info that goes against our morals?
I moved into an office that used to be a school supply store. While moving in, it took me about 30 minutes just to get on a ladder and remove all of the communist propaganda from the walls.
Here empattled parents stood.
And fired the shots heard roung the world.
Your defensive response to a statement that was obviously intended to be humorous led me to take a little look at how Alabama does in comparison to other states.
If you have a look here, http://www.msubillings.edu/caer/quality_rankings_of_education_in.htm
I am sure you can be proud that in most cases at least 4 other states consistently do worse than Alabama in education.
So, I guess I should congratulate you on your ability read and write; (that punctuation mark is called a semi-colon) since according to you, all that Bubba and Billybob know how to do is fight.
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