Posted on 06/14/2006 3:57:43 PM PDT by wagglebee
1. Homeschool the kid.
2. Enroll him in karate classes.
Since the only source you appear to be using is a rather biased report, I don't think you are all that concerned about sources or citations. But if you seem to want something other than the one here, I'll provide it.
Here's how it was reported by one source which many here would agree with from opinionjournal.com
Linda Kimball
On April 27th of this year, the heavy hand of Bolshevism clamped down upon David Parker, a Lexington, MA. citizen and father of a six year old son. David was arrested on trumped up charges, handcuffed like a dangerous felon, and led off to jail. His heinous crime? Parker is guilty of being a morally principled man with the courage to request that he and his wife be given advance notification when issues of sexual unnaturalness and perversion (transgenderism, sodomy, and same-sex headed relationships) were going to be discussed in his son's classroom. Said Parker, "certain authorities insist that I agree that my children must be taught that gay relationships and transgender transformation are acceptable and normal. When I firmly, albeit patiently, objected and then finally insisted to be notified when and how my own children were to be exposed to these issues, I was arrested and hauled off to jail." Freedom of conscience has been made a hate-crime in Massachusetts.
Now for the real story: Parker first put his kids into the school with full knowledge of its policies toward homosexuals. One day he "found" a book in his 1st grader's backpack that showed several non-traditional families. No sex, but clearly geared toward showing same sex families. Parker contacted the school and said he was not notified of the book in advance. The school apologized and said they do let parents know it is coming so they can stop it if they want, but apparently did miss this one. Parker then asked for a meeting which he canceled, but another was agreed to and set up. Parker showed and the school agreed to his demand that anytime homosexual materials are presented that he be notified. He then changed his demand to any discussion. The school said that they could not accede to that demand because questions could arise in the classroom outside of a planned discussion. Parker insisted, and said he was not leaving until the school agreed.
He was told the meeting was over and that the school was being closed up for the night. He still refused, so the police were called. The police asked him twice to leave and he refused, and was subsequently arrested. At the station he refused bail and remained in jail. He was charged with trespassing, and afterward the school refused him permission to set foot on school property. Later the school relented so that he could at least bring his children to school. During all of this, he set up a "legal defense fund" right here on FR. Later the school board met and firmly set a policy of no notification at all, which he had actually won, only to lose after his antics.
Most here feel that this crusade of Parker in the heart of liberal Massachusetts was worth the cost. But Parker was using his children as pawns in this effort. He did not want any agreement with the school. That is evidenced by the emails between Parker and the school. He could have gone to the school board and petitioned like most parents do. He could have chosen home schooling or a private school. He had many options, but chose the one he thought would make him the hero.
One comment I made at the time was that he was sacrificing his children, because they would have to go to school every day, and would be subjected to ridicule or more. Parker didn't seem concerned about that at all. To him, they were part of his holy crusade. And yes, there are plenty of sources for this.
Do we really want schools to be PC zones, and force those not into PC to exit their kids from the school, even while paying taxes for such schools? Is it really necessary to get into PC notions about family arrangements of any kind in elementary school? Isn't there a more fundamental mission of elementary schools than that? I say all this as one who favors legalized same sex marriage, and I think I am the only one on this site who posts that opinion. But I don't want the debate on that to deflect young kids from learning the basics, and frankly I don't want schools teaching a point of view on this matter at all. I am not comfortable with secondary schools doing indoctrination. I think it is an abuse of power, an abuse of their publically funded school monopoly, and an abuse of the right of parents to teach kids their own values, without PC hacks doing a number on their kids. But kids are resilient. In the end, the agenda of the hacks will fail.
The merits of same sex marriage will rise and fall over time for reasons other than secondary school hackdom. At least I hope that is the case.
The lie never ceases with you. I don't have to legitimize homosexuality. That's not even the issue here, though you would like to make it so. And I agree with you completely, nothing can legitimize the beating the child allegedly received. As I said, the perpetrators must be punished.
The only coherent theme evident in your multiple postings on homosexual agenda topics is one of support for the homosexualization of society --SUPPORT at the expense of whatever rational a FReeper may have posted the topic for discussion upon. Rational related to OPPOSING the homosexualization of society NOT supporting it!
You keep that silly theme. But our discussions have not been about the homosexualization of society, but issues such as human rights, consitutional issues, and in this case true motives.
Much as you would like to divert the discussion to the father -the discussion involves primarily the fact that a child was beaten as a result of homosexual activism...
The article made the father the issue, not me. I only know that this does certainly not hurt Parker's plan. I despise anyone who would use a child as a pawn, just as I despise anyone who would harm a child. But both can be culpable.
IF you wish to discuss the father and whatever wacko theories you wish to posit THEN no one is stopping you from posting said articles and even creating a ping list to debate how the father is mean and evil...
Any parent not used to homosexual materials in school would likely react negatively. For that, even though Parker knew what was there, I can accept his initial reaction, because I would likely have reacted similarly. From that point on, I don't. I know he is the hero of many here, but anyone who puts their kids into the cauldron he did deserves no respect, let alone hero status.
In other words go with the flow, which of course traps those who can't afford other arrangements. It is a recipe for those who don't accept PC indoctrination to either stay silent, or leave. Having said that, I think few parents would have assumed that 1st graders would beat up others over this issue. That bit seems bizarre. It seems that the parents of the bullies might be the problem. Maybe they should be given a good lecture, about the ills of letting their kids go the Lord of the Flies route, and making THEM sweat some.
Regardless of whatever Parker did - having kids beat up a 7-year old boy who has nothing to do with this is criminal. An investigation needs to ensue, filed under the Federal Hate Crimes Statutes, and the kids expelled, parents and complicit teachers/admin jailed for assault and battery with Hate Crime attachment. That's 25 years in the pokey. Then they can experience the wonders of homosexuality in person for 25 years. Wonder how tolerant they will be after that?
Two things:
1. Mr. Parker, why is your son in a government school?
2. Mr. Parker, what on God's green earth is your family still doing in a sick toilet like Massachusetts?
If parents are sicking their kids on mine because they're too cowardly to confront me, you can bet your @$$ they're not getting off scott free!
So quit with the "consequences for Dad" crap.
I'll fight that one in court any day!
Not to mention there are more clever ways than I care to discuss here, to ensure that "they start it".
Mr. Parker is doing a terrible disservice to his child by not removing him from that school. I hate to say that, but it's true. Then he should sue the school and everyone conntected with it until they're all dressed in barrels.
Not everyone can afford to do that, and THAT is where the rubber meets the road.
If I was Parker, my child would have never spent another day within that *school*.
Um, excuse you but I'm quite aware of the original story, and are you saying that as a parent he didn't have the right to refuse that a school teach HIS CHILD the gay agenda in FIRST GRADE!?!? Are you serious? And it's MORE than unreasonable to expect that he would KNOW that this would happen. For Pete's sake! I sure wouldn't expect for adults to put kids up to beating up my kid like that! The school violated his Constitutional rights as a PARENT! And liberals are the ones always talking about TOLERANCE and UNDERSTANDING, and all that other crap. You puttin the blame on him is BEYOND stupid. Please don't talk to me. I already don't like you and don't wish to discuss this with someone who will blame the father for expecing that a school and other parents would respect his rights as aparent without having his kid beaten within an inch of his life. You're irrational. Don't speak to me.
This is what amazes me. God and prayer is somehow unacceptable for kids to be taught in public school, but somehow the gay lifestyle is okay and they're old enough for that at SIX!!! Insane.
Totally out of control.
I suspected Lexington, Mass. was a lefty town when we visited there last summer, but I didn't realize it was THIS bad. Geez, the Revolutionary War-era patriots are surely spinning in their graves now... :-(
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It does make you feel a little better doesn't it? Tomorrow morning I shall have to try the phone call route and see how that feels. Liberal pigs.
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