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22 Aug 2005 05:28:14 PM |
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Iowa Officials Praised for Banning Elementary School Readings of Pro-Homosexual Book |
Iowa Officials Praised for Banning Elementary School Readings of
Pro-Homosexual Book
By Jim Brown
(AgapePress) - A prominent sexual orientation researcher is applauding
the Iowa State Board of Education for unanimously upholding a local
school board's decision barring teachers from reading a
homosexuality-affirming book to elementary students.
By a 7-0 vote, the Iowa Board of Education approved the decision by the
Pleasant Valley School Board to limit homosexual author James Howe's
novel, The Misfits, to middle school. Pleasant Valley officials
question the age-appropriateness and rough language of the book, which
features a so-called "gay" seventh-grade character. The school board
banned the reading aloud of The Misfits to elementary students in the
Pleasant Valley district after a father complained about the book's
acceptance of homosexuality.
Dr. Warren Throckmorton is a psychology professor at Grove City College
in Pennsylvania, and the producer of a documentary on sexual
orientation change. He applauds the Iowa state education officials for
their ruling and calls it a victory for local control and for parents
who wish to voice their views about school curricula.
Throckmorton says school districts that have concerns about portraying
sexuality themes in elementary school, particularly in Iowa, can feel
supported by this decision "because they know the Iowa State Board will
back them up." Meanwhile, he expresses the hope that, perhaps in other
places as well, local district officials and others will feel more
confident they can express concerns about exposing elementary students
to themes of sexuality and "not be portrayed as biased or bigoted."
The Christian psychologist insists that "there really are age limits to
what themes should be portrayed" to impressionable young people.
Throckmorton says in all the ongoing cultural debate about sexuality,
he wishes all sides could agree to leave children alone and let schools
educate rather than engage in activism.
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| User: "Johnny" |
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| Title: Re: Iowa Officials Praised for Banning Elementary School Readings of Pro-Homosexual Book |
22 Aug 2005 05:50:50 PM |
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Makes sense to me.
Why is it that some people think that adult type material is supposed to be
taught in elementary school?
Why do homosexuals try so hard to gain acceptance so many times, and now in
elementary schools?
Do they really think it so important to teach so much sex-related
information with tax dollars when we know education is more about reading,
writing, and arithmetic.......science, history, etc.?
Who approved this book to be used in this school system as part of its
approved curriculum?
Please do not say anything about censorship, gay men and women, because as
soon as you do that you can be barraged with a ton of religious
doctrine.
This is about what should be on the curriculum in schools, not about gay
rights or abortion rights.
Grow up.
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