Proposal for the Prohibition of LGBTQ+ Topics in K-8 Education (K-12 Education)

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Introduction:

This proposal advocates for a clear policy prohibiting any discussion or educational material related to sexual orientation or gender identity in K-8 classrooms. The aim is to ensure that sensitive topics are addressed exclusively by parents or guardians outside of the school environment, allowing them to introduce these subjects in ways that align with their family’s values and beliefs. This policy prioritizes age-appropriate content within the academic setting and respects the rights of parents to guide their children’s understanding of complex social topics.

Objectives:

  1. To prohibit any classroom discussion, instructional material, or curriculum related to sexual orientation or gender identity in K-8 education.

  2. To uphold parental rights by reserving the discussion of these topics for parents and guardians outside the school setting.

  3. To focus on core academic content and prevent exposure to topics that may not align with every family’s values.

Proposal Details:

1. Complete Prohibition of LGBTQ+ Topics in K-8 Classrooms:

• Teachers, faculty, and staff should be strictly prohibited from introducing or discussing topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity in any classroom setting from kindergarten through 8th grade.

• This includes any form of discussion, as well as classroom activities, assignments, reading materials, or other resources that reference or explore LGBTQ+ topics.

**Role of Parents and Guardians:

• Recognize and respect that parents and guardians are solely responsible for introducing topics of sexual orientation or gender identity to their children if, when, and how they see fit.

• By removing these topics from the classroom, the school acknowledges that parents are best suited to guide these discussions in a way that aligns with their family’s values.

3. Focus on Developmentally Appropriate Education:

• Ensure that K-8 education centers on core academic subjects such as reading, math, science, and social studies, as well as values of respect, kindness, and inclusivity in a general sense.

• Avoid introducing topics that young students may not have the cognitive or emotional readiness to fully understand.

  1. Educational Materials Review and Removal:

• Conduct a review of current materials in all K-8th Grade classrooms, libraries, and other school resources to identify and remove content related to sexual orientation or gender identity.

• Implement ongoing oversight to ensure that new materials brought into the school are aligned with the policy and free from references to these topics.

  1. Staff Training and Compliance:

• Require all teachers, faculty, and staff to receive training on the new policy to ensure that it is implemented consistently across the school or district.

• Establish clear guidelines and procedures for handling any instances where students raise questions about these topics, ensuring that staff know how to redirect such discussions respectfully without engaging in them.

Enforcement and Consequences:

• Any school staff member, including teachers, teaching assistants, faculty, or administrators, who is found in violation of this policy will face strict consequences.

• Employment Termination: Any violation will result in immediate termination of employment. The individual will be barred from working in any school or school district within the jurisdiction.

• Loss of Teaching License: Violators will lose their teaching license or certification, ensuring they are no longer able to work in an educational setting.

• Criminal Charges: Violations of this policy will result in criminal charges as determined by local or state laws. These charges will serve as a legal deterrent and reinforce the importance of adhering to this policy.

Rationale:

• Developmental Appropriateness: Children in K-8 are in formative years where the focus should be on academic and social skills appropriate for their age. Topics related to gender identity and sexual orientation may be too complex for this stage of development, potentially leading to confusion.

• Parental Rights: Parents have the right to determine when and how to approach sensitive topics with their children. This proposal ensures that discussions on these topics happen within the family, not in the classroom, supporting a family’s right to instill its own values.

• Focus on Core Academic Skills: Schools are centers for learning foundational academic skills, and this policy prioritizes those academic objectives over potentially controversial social topics.

Conclusion:

This proposal advocates for a respectful, academically-focused environment by removing all references to LGBTQ+ topics in K-8 classrooms. By implementing this policy, schools can honor parents’ rights to control how and when these conversations happen, while maintaining a classroom environment that is focused on core educational goals.

Implementation:

• Establish a review committee to evaluate current and future educational materials, ensuring compliance with this policy.

• Provide training for all school staff to ensure consistent understanding and application of the policy.

• Set up a process for parents and guardians to report any concerns regarding potential policy violations, with clear accountability measures for staff compliance.

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Absolutely agree. Kids need to learn, not being indoctrinated. Parents should be in control to what their kids are exposed to in the school.

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100 percent agree… push for this !!!

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I agree with all of this but it really should be K-12. They are still minors and parents should have the right to decide what they are taught especially when it come to sex.

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Absolutely love this. Put PEOPLE in charge of their kids, not government.

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Absolutely in agreement, but would replace the criminal, with criminal plus the ability of a civil suit by the parents. Teachers are so over needed, that they will move to new jurisdiction or state. That ability of financial damage to teacher would be a greater deterrent.

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I would also like to see them get rid of common core math, no parent understands it and they aren’t able to help their children at home!

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K-12. Schools have no authority teaching lower morality than the highest standard practiced by citizens.
Encourage abstinence and marriage. Discourage out-of-wedlock sex and pregnancies.

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Yes from start to finish.

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Yes, :100: onboard with this

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I have a conspiracy that common core math was made to demoralize the parents and make them not look to close at what else they are teaching the kids.

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That this is even a topic proves the need for something else to be done. This has nothing to do with education as such.

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I agree it is up to parents - but is there a way to also teach self defense in general, and not to submit to wrong touching/acts even from other students nor caregivers?

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I would propose prohibiting any institution that receives taxpayers’ money from teaching or advocating LGBTQ+ topics. Government employees, including public school teachers, must be prohibited from discussing their own sexual orientation and gender identity; gender pronouns must be banned as grammatically and biologically deceptive. Gender dysphoria must be treated as any other mental illness.

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I agree. Kids that young have brains that are not developed enough to understand what is being taught, it is confusing to them. If we have pornographic material on our computers of kids, as adults we go to jail, but it is ok to have it in our schools. It is ok to teach Elementary school kids about gay sex and how it is done according to the school boards, no it is not. We need to keep our kids kids and let them learn about scholastic topics not someone’s personal agenda to indoctrinate small children. Most of the LGBT community also agree that this should not be allowed in school, but the radical LGBTQ are enforcing these views.

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How do you define “related to sexual orientation or gender identity”? If a book depicts a same-sex relationship would it be banned?

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Yes. It’s inappropriate for a public school to introduce controversial social topics to children.

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I am proposing hiring criteria…NO LGTBQ xyz…teachers, administrators,principal
and all support staff.
Just knowing that an LGBTQ person is employed at schools makes my stomach turn, It is not natural and it is clearly a mental illness, our children should not be exposed to or made to feel uncomfortable at school.
My daughter will be homeschooling her 2 children unless there are some serious changes made. No DEI WOKE Agendas whatsoever. Stricter hiring policies for Teachers, staff, Principal etc.

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Hey,

I think you ought to improve this policy.

While I agree there are issues with LGBTQ+ topics in education, I think you’re throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

Consider two “lessons”:

“Whether you are a boy or a girl, depends on how you see yourself.”

“Someone you think is a boy might generally imagine themselves as a girl.”

Or these two:

“Homosexual behavior is great!”

“A significant event in his life was the death of Rob, who he had written very affectionate letters to.”

Within your proposal these lessons seem to be treated as equally inappropriate. Then, after eight grade, you’d rely on other policies to differentiate between them.

I think containing LGBTQ+ content doesn’t inherently make something inappropriate. Involving LGBTQ+ people doesn’t make something inappropriate. It’s the assertions that are made, the attitudes expressed, and the moral questions put forward.

Kids who aren’t ready to discuss the ethics of homosexuality, or the medical merit of sex changes, can still be ready to learn that a man wrote affectionate letters to another man, that a woman dressed as a man, or that their teacher has a partner of the same sex.

I think you should pin down what the actual issue is. A ban this broad will be seen as an attack, not an effort to protect children and parent’s autonomy.

I therefore do not support this proposal in its current form.

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when I was growing up, Sex education was a very clinical thing, it should return to that. Be limited in scope, duration and not made into some kind of weird advocacy group