Seems like education has gotten more and more political. Today we ask that you share the information and links in this article with every voter you can in the State of Washington. Deadline for signatures: July 15th. It's imperative that this initiative moves forward and time is of the essence. First, here's a link to the website: https://www.reject5599.com/ So what is 5599? The article in this link does a good job outlining what's happening: https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/washington-residents-submit-referendum-to-reject-5599/ In essence, under certain circumstances, the State has the ability to allow "gender affirming" surgery and treatments without notification or … [Read more...]
Vancouver School District – Jr Pride Club email – Feb 10 2023: Update 4:06pm
Update: Just before 4pm the VPS Superintendent, Jeff Snell, responded to the questions posed to him and the principal of Felida Elementary. You determine whether the answers he provides satisfy you: Jeff Snell 3:46 PM (19 minutes ago) to Kris.Janati, me Thank you for reaching out about your concerns. As stated in the email distribution, Vancouver Public Schools does not sponsor or endorse the advertised programs or events. Flyer distribution is a community service available to 501(c)3 and civic organizations. We have policies that guide the process and can be viewed at … [Read more...]
Teaching K-3 Children About Sexual Orientation, Transgender Issues
Today we bring you an article that contains the results of a poll of parents regarding teaching K-3 children about sexual orientation and gender issues. The article comes to us from The Daily Wire written by Ben Johnson. The majority of Americans support a ban on teaching young children about sexual orientation and transgender issues in public schools, a new poll has found. The latest survey shows broad support for a new Florida law, which became a culture war flashpoint pitting Republicans and family groups against major corporations and celebrities. Disney joined the public opposition to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signing the “Parental Rights in Education Bill,” which says a … [Read more...]
Battle Ground School District proposed Sex Ed Curriculum review
The Battle Ground School District, like all districts across Washington State, is starting the process of choosing curriculum to meet the State mandated Comprehensive Sex Ed signed into law by Gov. Inslee as passed by the State Legislature. (It's worth noting that this was a partyline vote. Democrats all voted yes). As such BGSD created a team of 20 people from about 100 applicants to review selected curriculum. The Directors of Curriculum gave an online presentation. You may want to view it before proceeding with the rest of this article so you understand what they shared: https://youtu.be/sjev3ZACGlA It's worth a couple of minutes to delve into the composition of the public group that … [Read more...]
Battle Ground SD: Grade 5-8 Sex Ed Committee – Investigative Report
On February 23, 2021, the BGSD sent an email to parents notifying them that there was an opportunity to serve on the “Sexual Health Community Advisory Group. An article ran in The Reflector on February 24th. Volunteers needed to sexual health advisory group | News | thereflector.com Applications closed on March 3rd. This group is tasked to review and make recommendations on the Sex Ed curriculum to be used for 5th through 8th graders. In this article we’ll share the public record requests we filed and provide the districts responses so you can review and come to your own conclusions. This is an investigative report designed to shine light on the process used to choose members of the working … [Read more...]
Camas School District Sex Ed Curriculum – A real story
A story from a parent in the Camas school district that you may want to be aware of. When this happens in one district it may be more likely to show up in others. SKYRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. HERE IS THEIR STORY: "The Camas district office transferred me to Skyridge middle school office without giving any information on the sex ed program. After requesting information on the sex ed program the administrator transferred me to the teacher's voicemail. The next day the teacher called to say I can come down to the office MAYBE to view the booklet that he's going to teach from...MAYBE. He did say it was made easier this year to opt kids out because school buildings are closed and usually … [Read more...]
The Disturbing Reality Behind “Comprehensive Sexuality Education”
This is an article that appeared at The National Pulse in September 2019. The author is Lisa Hudson. You can read the original article by clicking this link: https://thenationalpulse.com/commentary/disturbing-reality-behind-comprehensive-sexuality-education/ Washington State parents and children are under attack. The Democrat's control the House, Senate and Governor. They tried to get Comprehensive Sexual Education (CSE) passed last year and stopped due to the massive pushback. Senate Bill 5395 has already come back up in the early days of the 2020 short session and has already passed out of committee to the floor for a vote. The House is consider HB 2184 which would do the same thing. … [Read more...]
Washington State Sexual Health Workgroup Recommendations – Part 2/2
In 2019, the Legislature directed OSPI to convene a workgroup to review sexual health education provisions in state law and state learning standards, and to consider the merits and challenges of requiring all K–12 schools to offer comprehensive sexual health education (CSHE). The workgroup recommends providing all students in grades K–12 with access to CSHE, and clarifying the expected content of instruction for the younger grades. First question is: what is "comprehensive" sex health education? Who gets to define what that means? This is important to ask because, based on the OSPI survey data we reported in our blog article of December 21, 2019, the rates of STD's have gone up 23-120% … [Read more...]
Washington State Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Data Survey – Part 1/2
In early December 2019 OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction) issued a report that the 2019 Legislature directed the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), in collaboration with the Department of Health (DOH), required be conducted. The data is from a survey of availability of sexual health education and relevant health measures in public schools. The entire report can be found at: 2019-12-Sexual-Health-Education-Data-Survey Following are the summary findings in the post. We will review the Sexual Education Workgroup recommendations in Part 2. Without further ado here is their "executive summary". We'll have a few comments and questions at the … [Read more...]
Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) in Washington State – drawing a line in the sand
On Monday evening, October 28, 2019, the Battle Ground School Board held a regularly scheduled meeting at which the 2nd reading of the proposed CSE was being voted on. The Battle Ground School District/Board requires that before any new or changes to curriculum occur that two "readings" need to be done. During the 1st reading the details are provided and questions asked. The public can comment during "citizen communications" sessions. If the Board Directors majority votes Yes the 2nd reading is held at the next scheduled meeting. If the Board majority votes Yes at the 2nd reading the curriculum is adopted. On October 14th, following citizen comments and the 1st reading of the CSE the … [Read more...]