Parental Rights Clause Gives the Right a New Weapon Against Diversity

[Shana A]

Parental Rights Clause Gives the Right a New Weapon Against Diversity
Filed by: Mercedes Allen
May 29, 2009 10:30 AM

http://www.bilerico.com/2009/05/parental_rights_clause_gives_the_right_a.php

On Thursday May 28th, The Alberta Government passed Bill 44, which makes changes to the Province's Human Rights Act. Bill 44 includes a proposal to extend to parents the right to exempt their children from any teaching about "subject-matter that deals explicitly with religion, sexuality or sexual orientation," something that the religious right has been sporadically lobbying for for nearly 20 years, but has not accomplished anywhere until now.

The clause adversely affects the rights of youth, whose rights to learning and critical thinking are now legally subject to a parental veto, as well as those communities pushed into the closet by this legislation. Although legislators promised modifications in the 11th hour, those modifications do little to alleviate concerns about the effect on teachings about evolution or Shakespeare (what with all those references to occultism), and clearly single out teachings that touch on diversity, tolerance and non-Christian beliefs (although not specified in such a way to make Christianity immune either) as something that must be preceded by enough warning for children to be evacuated first.

[Lisbeth]

Child raises hand

Teacher: Yes, Johnnie?

Johnnie: Are we going to have a Christmas vacations this year?

Teacher: I'm sorry, Johnnie, I can't answer that question today. First I need to send out a written notice to all your parents that we will be discussing Christmas, which is a religious holiday. Your parents need to have the option of not having you attend school on that day.

[mickie88]

Child raises hand

Teacher: Yes, Johnnie?

Johnnie: Are we going to have a Christmas vacations this year?

Teacher: I'm sorry, Johnnie, I can't answer that question today. First I need to send out a written notice to all your parents that we will be discussing Christmas, which is a religious holiday. Your parents need to have the option of not having you attend school on that day.

sad but true....they should just stop teaching health class too, dealing with anatomy, can't let our virgin kids learn anything about anything. soon there won't be any kids in school and PARENTS will HAVE to go back to teaching their children, and a lot of the time that's the worst thing for some children as the parents aren't much more intelligent.