Liar liar pants on fire
http://voteyesonprop8.wordpress.com/2008/10/24/liar-liar-pants-on-fire/10/24/2008
So you've probably seen the No on 8 TV ads by now which state that there is nothing in the law that requires children to be taught about marriage in school. Technically, this is a true statement. What they aren't telling voters, though, is that schools do teach about marriage. Here's the facts from the California Board of Education website:
(This comes from an article here: ) Most interestingly, BOE President Mitchell seems unaware of guidelines on his own Web site, which state that 96 percent of school districts accept the technically voluntary sex education curriculum. Further, the California Department of Education (CDE) Web site notes specifically that in the 96 percent of school districts that do accept the curriculum, they are REQUIRED to include instruction and materials that "teach respect for marriage."
