by Trey Blanton
Austin Independent School District votes for radical education program sexualizing students
AUSTIN, Texas (ChurchMilitant.com) – (warning: graphic content) A Texas school board has voted to implement a sex education curriculum that will teach children various sex acts, including anal sex.
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) Board of Trustees voted October 28 for a “sex education” program which exposes 3rd–8th grade children to content that a number of parents are objecting to as inappropriate and harmful.
Protesters gathered to “Stand Up for Children” at the meeting, gathering to address the crowd, but were interrupted by pro-curriculum advocates, including a black transgender who screamed in front of the podium, harrassing the crowd.
Other protestors used loudspeakers and instruments to drown out the speakers, one waving a rainbow flag and another wearing a shirt saying, “I MET GOD. THEY’RE QUEER Y’ALL.”
As many as 126 citizens came to the board meeting to voice their concerns. But the Board of Trustees was undeterred, and at the end of the meeting, which ran over five hours, the school board voted unanimously to pass the curriculum — to the applause of LGBT advocates.
AISD was forced to retract its prior sex education proposal during the summer, when the 86th Texas Legislative Session made it illegal for government entities to contract out to abortion providers for sex education curricula. To work around the law, AISD modeled its program after a Canadian pro-abortion/LGBT organization. The final product was created by AISD staff and not medical or scientific professionals outside of the school district, as critics noted.
Sarah Wheat, chief external affairs officer for Planned Parenthood in Texas, voiced her support for the curriculum: “On behalf of Planned Parenthood and our review of these lessons, they are LGBTQ inclusive and comprehensive and we support all your efforts in leadership tonight.”
Jonathan Saenz, president of Texas Values and a licensed attorney, pledged to seek legal recourse against the school district should AISD vote to approve the curriculum.
Near the end of the meeting, concerned citizen Michelle Faviola asked, “Have y’all been to a gay pride parade? They are disgusting. People walking in the streets almost naked. What’s next? Are y’all going to bring that into the schools next?”
Trustee LaTisha Anderson interrupted Faviola to call a point of order: “We said at the beginning, ‘a culture of respect.’ We don’t have to be disrespectful.”
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