Teachers told to remove rainbows, photos of same-sex spouses as DeSantis’ ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law goes into effect
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The Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students is a joint program of the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). It was founded in 1993 to address concerns of bullying and suicide risk that faced LGBTQ youth in Massachusetts public schools. Today, the Safe Schools Program remains an important part of implementing the state’s anti-bullying law and protecting the health and safety of students.
Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ students
The Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students is a joint program of the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
Teachers did not develop the program. It was developed by a state agency to address a law. Teachers are simply following state requirements.
If by sexuality you mean queer then what are they to do when queer is a fact of life? Queer children will have all kinds of rights violated. It's more Christian supremacy.
Pretty sad the Rs excuse this blatant homophobia. GOP needs to die already.
Odd that the bill doesn't ban talk of sexuality. Sex talk is ok, just don't discuss sexual orientation.
Did I say it was a requirement? I said that curriculum was being introduced in other parts of the country. That was in response to a post saying it wasn't a problem or necessary.
I actually looked into it because I wanted to check the source. There are multiple sources reporting this information. Also, they are changing Florida's civics curriculum so it teaches a White Christian Nationalist philosophy.
Meanwhile Evangelical / Catholic Churches will continue to see their numbers decline, especially with the youngest generations and wonder why. It’s going to take a bit more time, but the overreach by the Conservative Christian Taliban trying to exert their minority rule over this country is going to kill both their wing of party and their churches.
I looked through a lot of the slides linked in your article. Looks like a history lesson on the founding and ideas of America. You don’t want history being taught to kids?
Agree. I taught social studies and History was my favorite subject when I was in school.
Yes I’m a Catholic school kid and I admit I was surprised to get to college and find that my fellow students from public school were unaware of the overall religious nature of some of the colonies early days. The Mayflower was full of religious refugees...Maryland was founded as a safe colonial haven for Catholics, etc.
The French priests who were explorers in the name of saving souls...
On the other hand no one taught us about how Columbus’s paymaster was a Jew named Capelouto, or how Jews fled persecution by gathering in the New World.
Sexual Education has been taught for years under “Health”. Somehow adults have been able to survive without references to sexual orientation one way or another.
I don't think anyone is saying someone can't be who they are. I believe who you are is not germane to the fact you are a teacher teaching a subject in a school, who you are should have no bearing. It shouldn't matter if you are Jewish, Catholic, gay, straight, male, female or whatever. I have worked for over 35 years and I don't believe I have ever discussed my religion, sexuality, political bent or any other very personal trait to anyone unless we were really close and likely already knew.
Exactly. In 2022 - and for YEARS now - it doesn’t matter what your sleeping arrangements are.
Can you do your job?
Are you a reliable co-worker/friend/neighbor?
Why are we allowing social media to tell us how we must “feel and deal”???
Are you a decent human being? Done!
His evidence that “I did it, so why can’t they” is the premise behind his thinking. Untrue statements to make a point is BS.
I'm a parent and one of the things that bothers me the most is the fact that, apparently, teachers are REQUIRED to notify parents if kids come out to them. Most people understand that there are many people kids feel more comfortable discussing certain things with other than their parents. And that's when their is a good relationship in the home.
Kids develop special relationships with their peers and teachers that just aren't the same as what they have with parents. And those relationships are incredibly valuable.
Kids develop special relationships with their peers and teachers that just aren't the same as what they have with parents. And those relationships are incredibly valuable.
Only if the student indicates a situation regarding gender I believe.
And there are students caught in a poor home/family situation who do seek out another adult they trust to talk with about lots of things, not just things of a sexual nature.
Why do you believe an elementary student needs to know if their teacher is gay?
Nope. Those children are not at an appropriate age yet. Not even in states not named Florida.
So again, it's odd that they singled out sexual orientation discussion as being off limits (aka don't say gay) while leaving sexual discussion as an option.
You know that's a silly take. They don't NEED to know. But is it OK if they know? Or ist that just too traumatizing for them?
Spouse stuff is ridiculous and unfair.
Do agree they should tone it down on rainbow stuff on school property. (not that the law behind this is right way to get there)
They are well aware of this. It's why they are trying to get this stuff force fed down people's throats in all schools.
Are we talking K-3 or Sex Ed/Health? I think a good bit of that curriculum is usually focused on reproductive information (Hey y’all this is how humans make babies) rather than how or why we pick our sexual partners.
Maybe a subject for 10th grade Biology rather than middle school health?
I wouldn’t be opposed to it in a high school setting.
