Dad arrested over pro-gay book dispute
Below is a story from The Boston Globe about a father who was arrested for tresspassing after the school refused to inform him when any sort of pro-gay discussions would be taking place in his son's classroom.
It is definately a sad day for America's public schools. I know there is no way that I'll send my future children to public schools with all that could go on.
Inside were books about foreign cultures and traditions, along with food recipes. There was also a copy of ''Who's In a Family?" by Robert Skutch, which depicts different kinds of families, including same-sex couples raising children.
It is definately a sad day for America's public schools. I know there is no way that I'll send my future children to public schools with all that could go on.
Disputed school's lesson on diversity
CONCORD -- For David Parker, the first alarm went off in January, when his 5-year-old son came home from his kindergarten class at Lexington's Joseph Estabrook School with a bag of books promoting diversity.Inside were books about foreign cultures and traditions, along with food recipes. There was also a copy of ''Who's In a Family?" by Robert Skutch, which depicts different kinds of families, including same-sex couples raising children.
The book's contents concerned Parker and prompted him to begin a series of e-mail exchanges with school officials on the subject that culminated in a meeting Wednesday night with Estabrook's principal and district director of instruction. The meeting ended with Parker's arrest after he refused to leave the school, and the Lexington man spent the night in jail.
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