Parental Rights Stop Here
Homosexuals in their bedrooms have more rights under the Constitution than
parents in their children's public schools.

by Tom Hess

Someone should have warned parents of first-, third- or fifth-graders at
Mesquite Elementary School in Parkdale, Calif., last fall that they were
surrendering control of their children's sex education once the kids entered
the schoolhouse doors.

Parental Rights Stop Here
Homosexuals in their bedrooms have more rights under the Constitution than
parents in their children's public schools.

by Tom Hess


Someone should have warned parents of first-, third- or fifth-graders at
Mesquite Elementary School in Parkdale, Calif., last fall that they were
surrendering control of their children's sex education once the kids
entered
the schoolhouse doors.

That surprise awaited them in November, when a three-judge panel of the
notoriously liberal 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco-the
same court that said the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional because
of
its reference to God-ruled that "there is no fundamental right of parents
to
be the exclusive provider of information regarding sexual matters to their
children."

The ruling arose from a case involving children who told their parents
that
they were asked to discuss sexual issues. Among them:

Touching my private parts too much

Thinking about having sex

Thinking about touching other people's private parts

Thinking about sex when I don't want to

Washing myself because I feel dirty on the inside

Not trusting people because they might want sex

Getting scared or upset when I think about sex

Having sex feelings in my body

Can't stop thinking about sex

Getting upset when people talk about sex

The questions were part of a survey performed by a graduate student,
Kristi
Seymour of the School of Professional Psychology, the Children's Bureau of
Southern California. With the school's permission, Seymour mailed a
parental
consent letter in a school district envelope. The letter told parents that
their children would be asked questions about "early trauma (for example,
violence)," questions that may make the child "feel uncomfortable."

Among those who received the letters and later filed suit against the
school
were James and Tammany Fields, Stuart and Kathleen Haberman, Robert and
Kathie Hoaglin, and Vanessa Shetler. They told the school that they
weren't
aware that the survey would include sexual questions until their children
reported it to them, and that if they had known beforehand, they would not
have consented.

No matter, the 9th Circuit said. Among its messages to parents:

'No constitutional right'

"Schools cannot be expected to accommodate the personal, moral or
religious
concerns of every parent. . We conclude only that the parents are
possessed
of no constitutional right to prevent the public schools from providing
information on that subject to their students in any forum or manner they
select."

'Whatever the school wishes'

"Parents have a right to inform their children when and as they wish on
the
subject of sex; they have no constitutional right, however, to prevent a
public school from providing its students with whatever information it
wishes to provide, sexual or otherwise, when and as the school determines
that it is appropriate to do so."

'The parents ... selected the school'

"Indeed, it was only because the parents had selected the school they did
that their children were asked the questions to which the parents
objected."

'Our evolving . Constitution'

"In its earliest formulation, the right to privacy was used essentially to
protect the family structure. Courts have since found, however, that the
right to privacy also protects important parental decisions such as
whether
to bear children, who has control over children, and other decisions
related
to procreative autonomy [contraception and abortion]. It also encompasses
a
right of sexual intimacy [such as homosexual sodomy]. We cannot overstate
the significance of these rights. They symbolize the importance of our
evolving understanding of the nature of our Constitution."

Now what?

In one of California's most liberal cities, Robin Strom fears the worst.
She
's executive director of the Pregnancy Resource Center in Novato, and she
expects that parents there will fight to secure their right to guide their
children's public school education, including electing school board
members
who will honor parental authority.

"One of things about Novato is that parents are really involved," she
said.
"They will take this and really get upset about it."

Derek Coyle, an Irish immigrant and parent of a middle-school student in
Novato, says the ruling is a result of judicial arrogance, but also the
consequence of family breakdown.

"With so many broken families, schools become surrogate families, and
teachers and administrators assume the role of family," he said. "They
think
they have a duty, misguided as it is, to teach sexual education, even to
the
point of being against the parent. They assume they have a high moral
authority over parental rights."

The parents in Palmdale have decided to appeal the 9th Circuit ruling,
with
help from Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel in Orlando, Fla.

"The parents feel like their children were mentally raped," he said.
"Americans will be stunned to learn that parental rights stop at the
threshold of the school door. The court said that the only constitutional
restriction is that the school may not commit treason. Such a ruling is
unthinkable!"










--
"Honesty, Integrity, Compassion, and Decency"

Parental Rights Stop Here
Homosexuals in their bedrooms have more rights under the Constitution
than parents in their children's public schools.

Parental Rights Stop Here
Homosexuals in their bedrooms have more rights under the Constitution than
parents in their children's public schools.

Parental Rights Stop Here
Homosexuals in their bedrooms have more rights under the Constitution than
parents in their children's public schools.

by Tom Hess


Someone should have warned parents of first-, third- or fifth-graders at
Mesquite Elementary School in Parkdale, Calif., last fall that they were
surrendering control of their children's sex education once the kids
entered
the schoolhouse doors.

That surprise awaited them in November, when a three-judge panel of the
notoriously liberal 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco-the
same court that said the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional because
of
its reference to God-ruled that "there is no fundamental right of parents
to
be the exclusive provider of information regarding sexual matters to their
children."

The ruling arose from a case involving children who told their parents
that
they were asked to discuss sexual issues. Among them:

Touching my private parts too much

Thinking about having sex

Thinking about touching other people's private parts

Thinking about sex when I don't want to

Washing myself because I feel dirty on the inside

Not trusting people because they might want sex

Getting scared or upset when I think about sex

Having sex feelings in my body

Can't stop thinking about sex

Getting upset when people talk about sex

The questions were part of a survey performed by a graduate student,
Kristi
Seymour of the School of Professional Psychology, the Children's Bureau of
Southern California. With the school's permission, Seymour mailed a
parental
consent letter in a school district envelope. The letter told parents that
their children would be asked questions about "early trauma (for example,
violence)," questions that may make the child "feel uncomfortable."

Among those who received the letters and later filed suit against the
school
were James and Tammany Fields, Stuart and Kathleen Haberman, Robert and
Kathie Hoaglin, and Vanessa Shetler. They told the school that they
weren't
aware that the survey would include sexual questions until their children
reported it to them, and that if they had known beforehand, they would not
have consented.

No matter, the 9th Circuit said. Among its messages to parents:

'No constitutional right'

"Schools cannot be expected to accommodate the personal, moral or
religious
concerns of every parent. . We conclude only that the parents are
possessed
of no constitutional right to prevent the public schools from providing
information on that subject to their students in any forum or manner they
select."

'Whatever the school wishes'

"Parents have a right to inform their children when and as they wish on
the
subject of sex; they have no constitutional right, however, to prevent a
public school from providing its students with whatever information it
wishes to provide, sexual or otherwise, when and as the school determines
that it is appropriate to do so."

'The parents ... selected the school'

"Indeed, it was only because the parents had selected the school they did
that their children were asked the questions to which the parents
objected."

'Our evolving . Constitution'

"In its earliest formulation, the right to privacy was used essentially to
protect the family structure. Courts have since found, however, that the
right to privacy also protects important parental decisions such as
whether
to bear children, who has control over children, and other decisions
related
to procreative autonomy [contraception and abortion]. It also encompasses
a
right of sexual intimacy [such as homosexual sodomy]. We cannot overstate
the significance of these rights. They symbolize the importance of our
evolving understanding of the nature of our Constitution."

Now what?

In one of California's most liberal cities, Robin Strom fears the worst.
She
's executive director of the Pregnancy Resource Center in Novato, and she
expects that parents there will fight to secure their right to guide their
children's public school education, including electing school board
members
who will honor parental authority.

"One of things about Novato is that parents are really involved," she
said.
"They will take this and really get upset about it."

Derek Coyle, an Irish immigrant and parent of a middle-school student in
Novato, says the ruling is a result of judicial arrogance, but also the
consequence of family breakdown.

"With so many broken families, schools become surrogate families, and
teachers and administrators assume the role of family," he said. "They
think
they have a duty, misguided as it is, to teach sexual education, even to
the
point of being against the parent. They assume they have a high moral
authority over parental rights."

The parents in Palmdale have decided to appeal the 9th Circuit ruling,
with
help from Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel in Orlando, Fla.

"The parents feel like their children were mentally raped," he said.
"Americans will be stunned to learn that parental rights stop at the
threshold of the school door. The court said that the only constitutional
restriction is that the school may not commit treason. Such a ruling is
unthinkable!"










--
"Honesty, Integrity, Compassion, and Decency"

Parental Rights Stop Here
Homosexuals in their bedrooms have more rights under the Constitution than
parents in their children's public schools.

by Tom Hess

Parental Rights Stop Here
Homosexuals in their bedrooms have more rights under the Constitution than
parents in their children's public schools.

by Tom Hess


Someone should have warned parents of first-, third- or fifth-graders at
Mesquite Elementary School in Parkdale, Calif., last fall that they were
surrendering control of their children's sex education once the kids
entered
the schoolhouse doors.

That surprise awaited them in November, when a three-judge panel of the
notoriously liberal 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco-the
same court that said the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional because
of
its reference to God-ruled that "there is no fundamental right of parents
to
be the exclusive provider of information regarding sexual matters to their
children."

The ruling arose from a case involving children who told their parents
that
they were asked to discuss sexual issues. Among them:

Touching my private parts too much

Thinking about having sex

Thinking about touching other people's private parts

Thinking about sex when I don't want to

Washing myself because I feel dirty on the inside

Not trusting people because they might want sex

Getting scared or upset when I think about sex

Having sex feelings in my body

Can't stop thinking about sex

Getting upset when people talk about sex

The questions were part of a survey performed by a graduate student,
Kristi
Seymour of the School of Professional Psychology, the Children's Bureau of
Southern California. With the school's permission, Seymour mailed a
parental
consent letter in a school district envelope. The letter told parents that
their children would be asked questions about "early trauma (for example,
violence)," questions that may make the child "feel uncomfortable."

Among those who received the letters and later filed suit against the
school
were James and Tammany Fields, Stuart and Kathleen Haberman, Robert and
Kathie Hoaglin, and Vanessa Shetler. They told the school that they
weren't
aware that the survey would include sexual questions until their children
reported it to them, and that if they had known beforehand, they would not
have consented.

No matter, the 9th Circuit said. Among its messages to parents:

'No constitutional right'

"Schools cannot be expected to accommodate the personal, moral or
religious
concerns of every parent. . We conclude only that the parents are
possessed
of no constitutional right to prevent the public schools from providing
information on that subject to their students in any forum or manner they
select."

'Whatever the school wishes'

"Parents have a right to inform their children when and as they wish on
the
subject of sex; they have no constitutional right, however, to prevent a
public school from providing its students with whatever information it
wishes to provide, sexual or otherwise, when and as the school determines
that it is appropriate to do so."

'The parents ... selected the school'

"Indeed, it was only because the parents had selected the school they did
that their children were asked the questions to which the parents
objected."

'Our evolving . Constitution'

"In its earliest formulation, the right to privacy was used essentially to
protect the family structure. Courts have since found, however, that the
right to privacy also protects important parental decisions such as
whether
to bear children, who has control over children, and other decisions
related
to procreative autonomy [contraception and abortion]. It also encompasses
a
right of sexual intimacy [such as homosexual sodomy]. We cannot overstate
the significance of these rights. They symbolize the importance of our
evolving understanding of the nature of our Constitution."

Now what?

In one of California's most liberal cities, Robin Strom fears the worst.
She
's executive director of the Pregnancy Resource Center in Novato, and she
expects that parents there will fight to secure their right to guide their
children's public school education, including electing school board
members
who will honor parental authority.

"One of things about Novato is that parents are really involved," she
said.
"They will take this and really get upset about it."

Derek Coyle, an Irish immigrant and parent of a middle-school student in
Novato, says the ruling is a result of judicial arrogance, but also the
consequence of family breakdown.

"With so many broken families, schools become surrogate families, and
teachers and administrators assume the role of family," he said. "They
think
they have a duty, misguided as it is, to teach sexual education, even to
the
point of being against the parent. They assume they have a high moral
authority over parental rights."

The parents in Palmdale have decided to appeal the 9th Circuit ruling,
with
help from Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel in Orlando, Fla.

"The parents feel like their children were mentally raped," he said.
"Americans will be stunned to learn that parental rights stop at the
threshold of the school door. The court said that the only constitutional
restriction is that the school may not commit treason. Such a ruling is
unthinkable!"










--
"Honesty, Integrity, Compassion, and Decency"

Parental Rights Stop Here
Homosexuals in their bedrooms have more rights under the Constitution than
parents in their children's public schools.

by Tom Hess