Marriage advocates in California are rolling out a second television ad showing how same-sex "marriage" would change what's taught in the classroom.
Gay activists, in their effort to defeat California's marriage amendment (Prop. 8), are claiming homosexual "marriage" has no effect on education.
Yet, in the only other state that has legalized gay "marriage" — Massachusetts — schoolchildren are seeing some of the most egregious effects following the 2003 court decision.
In 2006, a Massachusetts teacher read the gay-friendly book "King and King" to her first-grade class, which included Joey Wirthlin. His parents, Robert and Robin Wirthlin, met with the school principal to request they be given advance notice before such material was taught to their son.
Two courts decided schools are not required to inform parents in advance of teaching about same-sex relationships. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal.
“The Supreme Court has made it clear that once a state orders gay 'marriage,' public schools are going to be teaching about gay 'marriage,' " said Maggie Gallagher, president of the National Organization for Marriage "There is no parental opt-out.”
Voters in California — and Arizona and Florida — should take note.
"Proposition 8 protects our children from being taught in public schools about 'same-sex marriage,' " said Yes on 8 co-campaign manager Frank Schubert. "We're talking about 7- and 8-year-old children being exposed to gay 'marriage' in the schools, including being read a book that includes a scene of two men kissing.
"Our opponents want Californians to think that gay 'marriage' is only about two loving adults, but (it) has profound consequences for all Californians, not the least of which is what kids will be taught in public schools."
California's Education Code (Sections 51890 and 51933) requires that teachers instruct children as young as kindergarteners about marriage. If the marriage amendment fails, teachers will be required to teach young children there is no difference between gay "marriage" and traditional marriage.
As for parental rights, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already taken care of that.
In the 2005 case Fields v. Palmdale School District, the court ruled that parents' rights to control their children's education end at the school door.
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