Mom blasts school for questioning 5th-graders about their sexual history, gender identity

[bawac34618]

Originally Posted by vkhmini

Phew! Glad I chose not to have children!

You are glad you chose not to have children because they’d eventually grow up and learn that some people love members of their own sex? That’s pretty sad.

[bryan85]

Originally Posted by bawac34618

Perhaps we should just abolish sex-ed entirely and go back to arranged marriages? I'm sure that's not far off from what the Trump supporters would like to force on us all.

Is there any problem in our country that libs DON'T blame Trump for?!

[2mares]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

Because your school wasn't selected. Across the country you might have less than 10000 kids do the survey. Just like voter surveys or the Nielsen Ratings the results are extrapolated for the entire cohort.

The school where I taught had a mid-90s graduating class that was involved in one. I was there for 25 years and that was the only class involved. The kids told me it started in 2nd Grade or so and they did it every couple or three years.

That would explain why nearly no one has had any knowledge of these surveys. I started school in the 60's, had kids and grandkids in public school and no such surveys were ever given.

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

OK. I'm not arguing that. At one time, my generation and prior, parents weren't consulted. See my later post about how this could have happened.

Then again, as someone said, there may have been notification sent home and the parent didn't see it, ignored it or the kid just didn't give it to them.

You'd be amazed at the number of parents who come in in May to discuss why their kid is failing who claim to not know there were 4 Progress Reports and 3 Report Cards issued already and to have not seen any emails or letters sent to them.

Letters were sent home according to the mother. She didnt see it or get it until after the survey. I agree with her that this opt out and implied consent is wrong. Like her I have to sign giving my permission for everything else, sex ed class, trips, to watch movies, taking photos, walking or riding a different bus, allowing random drug tests, etc. If there is no signed form there is no participation. So why is something like this different.
As well according to the mother the letter led the reader to believe the survey was about domestic violence and abuse not sexual relationships and gender identity.