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Spiritual-Flan-410 t1_irbnr7h wrote

Reply to comment by AlbrechtSchoenheiser in ACLU files federal discrimination complaint against Central Bucks School District, alleging discrimination against LGBTQ students by Zashiony

This is my school district. It's awful that this is happening. Right wing nut jobs are running for school board positions all over. Democrats HAVE to get on the ball and start running for local offices.... ESPECIALLY school boards.

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rubikscanopener t1_irbt626 wrote

This. The far right started figuring this out in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Half the battle is just showing up, which deeply conservative groups do extremely well.

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Mysterious_Bobcat483 t1_ire4p3h wrote

Early 80s too. Reagan, Fallwell and the rest. This is what the US punks were so pissed about. Source: was one

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IamSauerKraut t1_ircus6k wrote

In my county, the local dems group puts few folks up for school board and provides little if any support, even if the candidate is from amongst its own group. But if someone (especially if a woman) not on the committee runs for a different office, they trip all over themselves to knock on doors, donate, and put out signs.

Bizarre, really, all those lost opportunities. And the business of not even supporting their fellow members. Wonder why so many of their spots go unfilled.

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Professional_Fun_664 t1_irbssv8 wrote

Look what happened in Loudon and VA when Dems did. They went full-stupid in the opposite direction and then when the crazy exceeded it's limit, parents put an end to the "woke" shit and voted red.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ircuxta wrote

Loudon admins handled that sexual assault matter poorly, but the school board did not hold them to account. They essentially bent over to be spanked.

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Professional_Fun_664 t1_ird4qk3 wrote

Didn't the school board vote to not notify the parents that it had happened? The board didn't do shit and that was the main reason most were voted out.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ird7bgo wrote

I can find nothing with respect to the board taking any vote to not notify parents. Only indication comes from non-media sources, and I find those suspect.

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Professional_Fun_664 t1_ird87m1 wrote

Ok. I was under the impression the board was the ones that tried to keep it under wraps until the dad of the first girl found out. Then when he went to raise hell about it at the board meeting, they had him arrested and moved the rapist to another school where he did the exact same thing at that school.

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IamSauerKraut t1_ird8sw4 wrote

I can only go by what I found with a quick search. Did not do a deep dive. Loudon did wrong by that parent and his kid. No doubt about that. Does not mean I agree with attacking LGBTQ students due to the behavior of the one, tho.

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Professional_Fun_664 t1_irdb665 wrote

No, and I don't think so either. I have a problem with schools pushing an agenda that the parents don't agree with. I don't think schools should be teaching any far left or far right stuff. High school? Fine. Whatever. I've always told my kids to form their own opinions. They shouldn't have any belief system just because someone else told them they have to think a certain way. They also know that if someone has to scream, they have no valid points and think they can force you to cave. But there is no reason for any of that garbage to be taught to a 7yo in an elementary school.

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IamSauerKraut t1_irddk8u wrote

> there is no reason for any of that garbage to be taught to a 7yo in an elementary school.

I hear this often these days, same as the agenda thing, but no one ever really says what "that garbage" is. Kids are going to be who they are; parents who are NOT the parents of a gay kid should have no say in who that kid should be.

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Professional_Fun_664 t1_ire1px9 wrote

I get what you're saying. I happen to believe I know my kids better than their teacher does. My wife's friend just put her son (4yo) in preschool last month. The preschool teacher asked what his preferred pronouns are. She said, "He's 4. He doesn't know what a pronoun is yet. Last week he was convinced he was Spiderman. This week he's the Hulk."

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