MN District Grants Opt-Out From LGBTQ Curriculum To Somali Families

Copernican , 4 months ago

Curious, the article makes it sound specific to elementary school. How does age factor into rationale for this kind of opt-out? Is the grounds for this justification not sustainable in highschool or middle school when sex Ed is taught.

Evkob , 4 months ago

Diversity and inclusion must extend to religious families

Ah yes, extending diversity and inclusion by letting people opt out of diversity and inclusion. Makes sense.

Tolerance is when you fight for homophobes’ rights to be homophobic.

FuglyDuck , 4 months ago

Parents logic. The school district makes it sound like they’re not doing anything new:

In its own statement Tuesday, St. Louis Park Public Schools said it “has always complied with the state law regarding parents’ statutory right to opt out of instructional materials, and we will continue to do so.”

The district said it will continue to make its curriculum available to families to review, but district staff “will not conduct reviews on behalf of any families or attempt to determine what materials may be considered objectionable.”

Additionally, class discussions do not constitute instructional materials and are not subject to review or opt-outs, school officials said.

“Opt-outs based on representation of protected classes do not uphold our values of creating safe and inclusive learning and working environments in our schools,” the district added. “However, because it is required within state law, any change would need to happen with the involvement of state lawmakers.”

I remember my parents being told when I was going to take sex ed so they could opt me out of it if they wanted. And evolution was different- you could opt out but you still had to attend the class

I assume it’s the same thing as evolution- free to not read the offending material, but they’re going to make that kid sit there and look like an idiot for having not read the book or whatever.