Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Port Wasington's 15-Minutes?

Isn't that special. Our little burg of 10k people made National news:

"Woelfel said that the Students for Unity's goal of trying to prevent harassment of all people with 'alternative lifestyles' is good but that the survey was not appropriate. The two teachers 'are very remorseful,' he said.

Some of the questions apparently were intended to make heterosexuals understand what it's like to be gay or lesbian. Those questions included: 'What do you think caused your heterosexuality?' and 'When did you decide you were heterosexual?'"

We're sooo pleased.

UPDATE: The local newspaper, Ozaukee Press, reports this week that the same survey was used in a class last year. Apparently it didn't get the reaction they wanted so they expanded the reach!

As a neighbor and friend commented, "When did the public schools decide it was their responsibility to teach my kids about sex? Were they present during labor? During the first fever? During the first bike ride? During the first scraped knee? Did they explain why grandma passed away? Or why the family pet is no longer with us? What gives the school the right to choose when and how to talk to my kids about sex?!"

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