NO MORE 'MOM' AND 'DAD' in California government schools?

Question

According to this story from WorldNetDaily, California government schools have banned the words "Mom," "Dad," husband," and "wife." Well .. at least that's the argument from the Capitol Resource Institute, and since we're talking about California here ... they may not be too far off. All it will take now is a lawsuit or two to get things rolling. Governor Schwarzenegger signed the bill which also orders government schools to allow boys to use girls' restrooms and locker rooms and vice versa.
One of the bills signed is SB777, which ban anything that could be interpreted as negative toward homosexuality, bisexuality and alternative lifestyles. Another is AB394 which targets parents and teachers with "anti-harassment" training.
Any text, reference or teaching aid that alludes to the idea of marriage as only between a man and a woman is banned. Any materials that say that people are born as either male or female – and does not offer an 'in between' option – is officially banned. Any sources that do not include transsexual, bisexual and homosexual historical figures can no longer be used. And sex education materials must offer the option of a sex change.
Moving on, homecoming kings can no longer be limited to just males. The same goes for homecoming queens. And students can choose which restrooms and locker rooms they want to use, the restrooms that correspond to what they believe their sexual orientation to be.
This same bill will promote these issues by using taxpayer money to create publications, postings, curricula and handouts for students, teachers and parents. It also says that parents who refer to marriage by only its "traditional" terms in the presence of a gay teacher could be convicted of harassment. And students who believe that you are born just male and female could be reported as a harasser.
Analysts are afraid that this legislation will affect schools across the county. This is because textbook publishers must cater to their largest purchaser ... and that is often-times California. It would be too expense to have separate editions of textbooks for other states.
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58130

Will this be the future for all government run schools in the near future? I’m not anti-gay, but can’t help being outraged.

Answer 1

This is where I draw the line with the gays in this country. They want their rights and thats fine but don't intrude on my rights to raise my child with the basic and fundamental moral values that I hold sacred. Can't they be happy with their lifestyles without condemning mine? Don't they see that demonizing marriage between a man and a woman is going to produce a childless generation? Who will the teachers side with then when there are no children to teach? Who will the governor side with when the voting population decreases? Isn't that what this is really about anyway...decreasing the population?

Answer 2

Are you serious.

Look both of these bills only alter the language used in current discrimination laws to add sexual orientation. Yes, this means if you or your child were to beat up a gay kids because he is gay then he/she could be charged with a hate crime. Neither of the bills SB777 or AB394 state anything about "mother", "father", "mom", "dad", "marriage", "married", etc.

This is an attempt from the right wing to make a bill into more then what the bill is.

I have posted the bills, read them and decide for yourself whether or not you should be in an uproar over them.

http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0751-0800/sb_777_bill_20070223_introduced.html

http://www.aacre.org/resources.dyn/AB394_amended_July2007.pdf

btw, I don't support hate crime legislation. I don't see how 1 crime can be any worse then a similar crime just because of the thoughts that were going through the perputrators head. A crime, is a crime is a crime and they should all be handled appropriatly.

I do support legislation that bans discrimination for any reason. I shouldn't be discriminated against because I'm a hetrosexual caucasion male, nor should the homosexual asian female next door.

Answer 3

This is a lie and an anti-gay scare tactic. If you look back at the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) of the 1970's, you will find radical anti-gay activists like Phyllis Schlafly claiming that giving women equal rights would lead to gay marriage and everyone using the same restrooms. It's the same tactic--pick the most outrageous claim and repeat it over and over until people believe it. Never mind that it has no basis in reality. The problem with the anti-gay, pro-homophobia groups in California (where I live) is that they are losing so often that they are becoming desperate. Rather than protect students from discrimination and bullying, they prefer to make incendiary, outlandish claims in a misguided effort to normalize homophobia. The sad thing is that their sin of homophobia is more important to them than protecting our State's school children.

Answer 4

Stupidity. The cumulative effect of legislating this kind of nonsense is that parents spend more time with counter-education at home. This leads ultimately to greater division and possibly more "hate" crimes.

When will the government figure out that they cannot control our thoughts and hearts? And when will we make them stop trying!

In order to educate our little children, there must be a sense of teamwork between parents and teacher. When children are forced to choose whether to believe parent or teacher, and no reconciliation is possible, they end up being taught by peers.

Answer 5

That figures, RW inflammatory, alarmist propaganda. If you want to post something derogatory or alarming about California, try something that is actually true, such as children in elementary school that were getting their MATH homework in Spanish!

Answer 6

I can just imagine. Little Johnny has to go to the principals office for some serious infraction (like being caught praying) and the Principal informs him that they are going to bring in his legal guardian for a consultation. Johnny is a bit confused, but classes are just as boring so he waits.

The Principal calls Johnny's feminine chromosome donor and informs her of Johnny's inappropriate behavior. Now little Johnny isn't the only one confused, but she promises to come down to discuss things.

When she arrives she encounters a diverse cross section of "culture" and hears words playing over boom boxes that make her blush in shame.

The Principal finally explains to her that Johnny can't practice faith in a public school, because it is unfair to everyone else. Practicing faith encourages elitism, and that is unfair to those who have a different faith than Johnny.

Johnny gets the wrong idea and says, Gee, I wasn't praying for me. I was praying for my Aunt Rosie who's real sick, and for my friend Suzie who's getting braces at the end of the week, and for my friend George cause his mom n dad are getting divorced. Also for all the soldiers out there who fight to keep me and my family free.

The Principal says, you don't understand Johnny, it's not who you were praying for, it's the fact that you were praying. Praying implies the practice of a faith. Many faiths consider some people to be good, and some people to be bad, just because of who they are.

Johnny is confused again, Well, aren't some people good, and some people bad?

Well, yes, but we can't make judgments on them.

Now Johnny is in familiar territory, Course not, I know that, God is the one who judges who is good an who is bad.

Yes, but people seeing you pray might think you don't like them because your church says their parents practice behavior that your church feels is bad.

Well, it ain't right, but I don't mind if they make a judgment on me fer that, I know it don't mean anything.

At that point, Johnny's feminine chromosome donor decides Johnny has already learned all he can from public schools and removes him from the cesspool of mediocrity that now passes for public education.

Answer 7

Read the laws for yourselves. These are not what some spin doctors are trying to make them out as. Here is one site to read the AB 394. If you do not, you don't have a place from which to argue.

Answer 8

If you had said any other state, I wouldn't have believed you...but California? Sounds about right. I don't want these nuts setting policy for the rest of the country!!

And again - teachers bleat and whine that they don't have time to raise our kids....they're right! They don't! SO QUIT TRYING, DAMN IT!

Answer 9

Yes. Well, normal people should counter attack a demand that the word "gay" is offensive and should do the same thing.

Answer 10

I live in northern california! Schwarzenegger is a kennedy ran by Ted himself!!!