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Off the newswire from World Net Daily
Monday, Oct. 15, 2007
'Mom' and 'Dad' Banished by California - Schwarzenegger Signs Law Outlawing Terms Percieved as Negative to Gays.
"Mom and Dad" as well as "husband and wife" have been banned from California schools under a bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who with his signature also ordered public schools to allow boys to use girls restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa, if they choose.
"We are shocked and appalled that the governor has blatantly attacked traditional family values in California," said Karen England, executive director of Capital Resource institute.
"With this decision, Gov. Schwarzenegger has told parents that their values are irrelevant. Many parents will have no choice but to pull their children out of the public schools that have now become sexualized indoctrination centers."......
The bills signed by Schwarzenegger include SB777, which bans anything in public schools that could be interpreted as negative toward homosexuality, bisexuality, and other alternative lifestyle choices.
There are no similar protections for students with traditional or conservative lifestyles and beliefs, however......
Also signed was AB394, which targets parents and teachers for such indoctrination through "anti-harassment" training, CCF said. Schwarzenegger had vetoed almost identical provisions a year ago, saying existing state law already provided penalties for discrimination. Etc.
What do you think Optometry about this turn of events?
Addendum: I looked at a conservative legislative analyst's review of the ramifications of this bill SB777 and its companion AB394 and came away with these interpretations. These new laws ban any text, reference, or teaching aid that portrays marriage as only betweeen a man and a woman, materials that say people are born male or female (and not in between), sources that fail to include a variety of transsexual, bisexual, and homosexual historical figures, and sex education materials that fail to offer the option of sex changes. Also, such cultural things, like the homecoming queen can't be limited only to females.
Nobody has commented so far. California may be the lunatic fringe, but you can rest assured these measures are coming to a blue state near you. At the very least, millions of dollars of good textbooks are going to have to be replaced. This is money that could have gone for something else, like for doctors handling Medi-Cal patients who haven't had a raise in 12 years. Does anybody care?
Monday, Oct. 15, 2007
'Mom' and 'Dad' Banished by California - Schwarzenegger Signs Law Outlawing Terms Percieved as Negative to Gays.
"Mom and Dad" as well as "husband and wife" have been banned from California schools under a bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who with his signature also ordered public schools to allow boys to use girls restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa, if they choose.
"We are shocked and appalled that the governor has blatantly attacked traditional family values in California," said Karen England, executive director of Capital Resource institute.
"With this decision, Gov. Schwarzenegger has told parents that their values are irrelevant. Many parents will have no choice but to pull their children out of the public schools that have now become sexualized indoctrination centers."......
The bills signed by Schwarzenegger include SB777, which bans anything in public schools that could be interpreted as negative toward homosexuality, bisexuality, and other alternative lifestyle choices.
There are no similar protections for students with traditional or conservative lifestyles and beliefs, however......
Also signed was AB394, which targets parents and teachers for such indoctrination through "anti-harassment" training, CCF said. Schwarzenegger had vetoed almost identical provisions a year ago, saying existing state law already provided penalties for discrimination. Etc.
What do you think Optometry about this turn of events?
Addendum: I looked at a conservative legislative analyst's review of the ramifications of this bill SB777 and its companion AB394 and came away with these interpretations. These new laws ban any text, reference, or teaching aid that portrays marriage as only betweeen a man and a woman, materials that say people are born male or female (and not in between), sources that fail to include a variety of transsexual, bisexual, and homosexual historical figures, and sex education materials that fail to offer the option of sex changes. Also, such cultural things, like the homecoming queen can't be limited only to females.
Nobody has commented so far. California may be the lunatic fringe, but you can rest assured these measures are coming to a blue state near you. At the very least, millions of dollars of good textbooks are going to have to be replaced. This is money that could have gone for something else, like for doctors handling Medi-Cal patients who haven't had a raise in 12 years. Does anybody care?
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