Alameda may introduce gay issues to schools

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Alameda students will soon learn that gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people can also make up a family.

ALAMEDA, CA (KGO) -- Elementary schools in Alameda may introduce lesson plans that address gay and lesbian issues. But first, the school district is asking parents for their input. The issue is already turning controversial.

"And the notion is to include everyone and make a welcoming environment for everyone including our LGBT community," Alameda Unified School District Superintendent Kirsten Vital said.

Storybooks, a video and group discussions will be part of a lesson plan introduced in kindergarten. Some of the books that would be part of the new curriculum include 'Who's in a Family' and 'And Tango Makes Three,' about two male penguins who adopt a small baby penguin.

Some Alameda parents are welcoming the new material.

"I think the less narrow minded that we bring up our children, the more open they will be they will be to what they see and what they are exposed to and the more accepting they will be that there are just differences," parent Maybel Castro said.

But some parents and pro-family advocacy groups say the curriculum is not age-appropriate.

"This is not the role of the school," Capitol Resource Institute spokesperson Karen England said. "These are issues that belong at home and these are discussions that belong at home, they certainly do not belong in the kindergarten classrooms of our public schools."

But Vital says it is about teaching tolerance early on.

"It really ties to the anti-teasing, anti-bullying curriculum and helping kids not to tease each other on the playground and not to bully one another and really understand everyone's differences," Vital said.

Other schools districts like San Francisco, San Leandro, and Berkeley already have similar lesson plans.

The Alameda school board will hear from parents in a public hearing at City Hall on May 12 at 6:30 p.m. The board will vote on May 26.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=n...&id=6804194

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My wife teaches at a private school for boys with emotional disabilities and she's not allowed to refer to make refernece to a man and woman as a family in her lessons. Why? Because a lot of these kids might feel bad since their families aren't a man and a woman. Often, just a woman. Sometimes 2 women and a man or 2 men and a woman. No same-sex but the same concept applies.

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Alameda students will soon learn that gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people can also make up a family.

ALAMEDA, CA (KGO) -- Elementary schools in Alameda may introduce lesson plans that address gay and lesbian issues. But first, the school district is asking parents for their input. The issue is already turning controversial.

"And the notion is to include everyone and make a welcoming environment for everyone including our LGBT community," Alameda Unified School District Superintendent Kirsten Vital said.

Storybooks, a video and group discussions will be part of a lesson plan introduced in kindergarten. Some of the books that would be part of the new curriculum include 'Who's in a Family' and 'And Tango Makes Three,' about two male penguins who adopt a small baby penguin.

Some Alameda parents are welcoming the new material.

"I think the less narrow minded that we bring up our children, the more open they will be they will be to what they see and what they are exposed to and the more accepting they will be that there are just differences," parent Maybel Castro said.

But some parents and pro-family advocacy groups say the curriculum is not age-appropriate.

"This is not the role of the school," Capitol Resource Institute spokesperson Karen England said. "These are issues that belong at home and these are discussions that belong at home, they certainly do not belong in the kindergarten classrooms of our public schools."

But Vital says it is about teaching tolerance early on.

"It really ties to the anti-teasing, anti-bullying curriculum and helping kids not to tease each other on the playground and not to bully one another and really understand everyone's differences," Vital said.

Other schools districts like San Francisco, San Leandro, and Berkeley already have similar lesson plans.

The Alameda school board will hear from parents in a public hearing at City Hall on May 12 at 6:30 p.m. The board will vote on May 26.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=n...&id=6804194

Right. And we all know how San Francisco and Berkeley are essentially just Sodom and Gomorrah, so why would anyone want to emulate those examples?

Seriously, just what harm do you really think would come of this? None. Move along......

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Alameda students will soon learn that gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people can also make up a family.

ALAMEDA, CA (KGO) -- Elementary schools in Alameda may introduce lesson plans that address gay and lesbian issues. But first, the school district is asking parents for their input. The issue is already turning controversial.

"And the notion is to include everyone and make a welcoming environment for everyone including our LGBT community," Alameda Unified School District Superintendent Kirsten Vital said.

Storybooks, a video and group discussions will be part of a lesson plan introduced in kindergarten. Some of the books that would be part of the new curriculum include 'Who's in a Family' and 'And Tango Makes Three,' about two male penguins who adopt a small baby penguin.

Some Alameda parents are welcoming the new material.

"I think the less narrow minded that we bring up our children, the more open they will be they will be to what they see and what they are exposed to and the more accepting they will be that there are just differences," parent Maybel Castro said.

But some parents and pro-family advocacy groups say the curriculum is not age-appropriate.

"This is not the role of the school," Capitol Resource Institute spokesperson Karen England said. "These are issues that belong at home and these are discussions that belong at home, they certainly do not belong in the kindergarten classrooms of our public schools."

But Vital says it is about teaching tolerance early on.

"It really ties to the anti-teasing, anti-bullying curriculum and helping kids not to tease each other on the playground and not to bully one another and really understand everyone's differences," Vital said.

Other schools districts like San Francisco, San Leandro, and Berkeley already have similar lesson plans.

The Alameda school board will hear from parents in a public hearing at City Hall on May 12 at 6:30 p.m. The board will vote on May 26.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=n...&id=6804194

Right. And we all know how San Francisco and Berkeley are essentially just Sodom and Gomorrah, so why would anyone want to emulate those examples?

Seriously, just what harm do you really think would come of this? None. Move along......

It has been a top story in the S.F. Bay Area all day. So far, the response has been muted. It will be interesting to see what happens when the story goes national.

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It will be interesting to see what happens when the story goes national.

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It will be interesting to see what happens when the story goes national.

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And Tango Makes Three is an excellent book!

I think the idea is a good one, but there's a limit as to how much information should be passed on in school at such early ages, IMHO. It would seem more that a sex-ed class might be the best venue to delve deeper into the subjects. However, I do agree that these things should be introduced to uphold anti-bullying clauses in schools, for example.

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And Tango Makes Three is an excellent book!

I think the idea is a good one, but there's a limit as to how much information should be passed on in school at such early ages, IMHO. It would seem more that a sex-ed class might be the best venue to delve deeper into the subjects. However, I do agree that these things should be introduced to uphold anti-bullying clauses in schools, for example.

wrong

everybody knows that if u tell kids having 2 daddies instead of a mom and a dad is ok, they'll turn gay..

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Gay BUDDIES of Barry the CRACkwhore and in schools too. Libruls no surprises and with their handsOUT!!!!

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Gay BUDDIES of Barry the CRACkwhore and in schools too. Libruls no surprises and with their handsOUT!!!!

Wow! Who wudda thunk all this time Madame Cleo was just a sock puppet for Rogue?

Edited May 13, 2009 by Mister_Bill

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good job MC

that's was a good Marcism

[Peikko 1,575]

Gay BUDDIES of Barry the CRACkwhore and in schools too. Libruls no surprises and with their handsOUT!!!!

Wow! Who wudda thunk all this time Madame Cleo was just a sock puppet for Rogue?

fVuckin better not have any hands up where the SUN DOES NOT SHINE!

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Gay BUDDIES of Barry the CRACkwhore and in schools too. Libruls no surprises and with their handsOUT!!!!

Wow! Who wudda thunk all this time Madame Cleo was just a sock puppet for Rogue?

puppets usually have something stuck in them to make them operate. i'm not going to ask what.

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Too Late CHARLIE BRO. I already took the Piss out of my own AHOle!