GOP endorsed school board candidates

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many people who are uncomfortable with gay or trans people mentally associate them with gay sex. What they mean is that they think that literally talking about the existence of gay or trans people is the same as talking about gay or trans people having sex. Those are the “age appropriate sexual concepts” they’re referring to.

I mean, it is.

???

[Anonymous]

It’s great to have yet another thread that’s about how you are a bigot if you support a GOP-endorsed candidate for SB, and therefore should ignore all the shortcomings of the current all-Democratic SB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s great to have yet another thread that’s about how you are a bigot if you support a GOP-endorsed candidate for SB, and therefore should ignore all the shortcomings of the current all-Democratic SB.

You are actually the first poster to use the bigot-word.

Personally, I am here to understand what the candidates are actually saying, especially because I happen to agree with some of their positions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So in other words, people are taking umbrage at a proposal that the school board did not pass? I don't get it.

Republicans are liars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many people who are uncomfortable with gay or trans people mentally associate them with gay sex. What they mean is that they think that literally talking about the existence of gay or trans people is the same as talking about gay or trans people having sex. Those are the “age appropriate sexual concepts” they’re referring to.

I am a parent of two teenagers.

When they were younger, FLE back then first introduced very vague, basic ideas about traditional heterosexual reproduction, and male/female anatomy. These lessons naturally led to family discussions (we are very open with our kids). The discussion very naturally led to my kids asking the question, “but then, how do gay people have sex?” (A very logical and natural question for kids to ask).

PP - stop pretending it is somehow wrong or unnatural to, as you put it, “mentally associate gay people with gay sex.” You cannot separate the two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The sex ed curriculum changes over the past summer involving eliminating the concept of gender in the fle curriculum, and the push by the school board over the summer for eliminating sex segregated FLE classes starting in 5th/6th grade, in spite a huge number of students and parents (I believe close to 70-80% of *students*(!) responding to the survey that they were uncomfortable with combining boys and girls for FLE sex ed/puberty lessons.

Mixing genders is totally unnecessary.

They should mix genders, after all some kids may change genders over the course of the year.

This makes it less complicated if some of some of the girls become boys and vice versa.
(Not forgetting non-binaries and gender fluids).

This isn’t like the old days when boys stayed boys and girls stayed girls.

That all changed a few years ago. Try to keep up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The sex ed curriculum changes over the past summer involving eliminating the concept of gender in the fle curriculum, and the push by the school board over the summer for eliminating sex segregated FLE classes starting in 5th/6th grade, in spite a huge number of students and parents (I believe close to 70-80% of *students*(!) responding to the survey that they were uncomfortable with combining boys and girls for FLE sex ed/puberty lessons.

Mixing genders is totally unnecessary.

They should mix genders, after all some kids may change genders over the course of the year.

This makes it less complicated if some of some of the girls become boys and vice versa.
(Not forgetting non-binaries and gender fluids).

This isn’t like the old days when boys stayed boys and girls stayed girls.

That all changed a few years ago. Try to keep up.

Co-ed sex ed was even fine 30 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a troll, genuine question.

What are the GOP endorsed candidates referring to when they point out a "disturbing effort to introduce age-inappropriate sexual concepts and ideas to our youngest students" (Bartkowski)? Or when they request that schools leave "family values to the parents" (Sabio)?

I have three kids in FCPS and I am honestly unsure what this is about. I get the academics/equity/TJ/AAP references. I understand the masking and school closings issues. But what are the "age-inappropriate sexual concepts" that are being introduced... what? when? where? Is this all about the coed sex-ed in middle school?? Have I missed something huge happening in the elementary schools?

Hi OP.

They are probably referring to the insistence on the part of political activists in FCPS leadership of providing very graphic novels to tweens and teens in FCPS school Libraries.

[Anonymous]

The current FCPS school board does not have a single GOP, or even independent, member. They are all democrats.

The current board has repeatedly insisted FCPS schools absolutely must include certain books in FCPS libraries because of “equity” and support for LGTBQIA+ students. They insist your children must be able to see illustrations like this in the school library (except, the children’s version is not blurred out).



Would you feel comfortable showing fellatio drawings to your own children?

[Anonymous]

Why not rename the threat to Dem endorsed candidates? They are the ones that kick members out and won’t discuss endorsing anyone critical of candidates they previously endorsed.

To get a Dem endorsement, you have to support all their causes, regardless of what they are. To get a GOP endorsement, the only requirement is to provide opposition (which is why the slate is mix of independents, moderates, former Dems, and rebellious Dems) In the case of FLE, most parents wouldn’t support a curriculum designed by an advocacy group that calls for minors to have unfettered access to porn, teaching masturbation techniques to 8 yr olds, and introducing anal sex in 6th grade, all in a co-Ed environment.

[Anonymous]

Reminds me of the book Forever by Judy Blume. I remember that wasn't in the school libraries either but was in the local library. It had descriptions, not graphic images.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The current FCPS school board does not have a single GOP, or even independent, member. They are all democrats.

The current board has repeatedly insisted FCPS schools absolutely must include certain books in FCPS libraries because of “equity” and support for LGTBQIA+ students. They insist your children must be able to see illustrations like this in the school library (except, the children’s version is not blurred out).



Would you feel comfortable showing fellatio drawings to your own children?

Vote blue because….
Republicans bad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reminds me of the book Forever by Judy Blume. I remember that wasn't in the school libraries either but was in the local library. It had descriptions, not graphic images.

Got me thinking. Maybe if our kids could read better, they wouldn't be reading so many graphic novels to begin with and at least would be reading sentences verses looking at pictures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a troll, genuine question.

What are the GOP endorsed candidates referring to when they point out a "disturbing effort to introduce age-inappropriate sexual concepts and ideas to our youngest students" (Bartkowski)? Or when they request that schools leave "family values to the parents" (Sabio)?

I have three kids in FCPS and I am honestly unsure what this is about. I get the academics/equity/TJ/AAP references. I understand the masking and school closings issues. But what are the "age-inappropriate sexual concepts" that are being introduced... what? when? where? Is this all about the coed sex-ed in middle school?? Have I missed something huge happening in the elementary schools?

Hi OP.

They are probably referring to the insistence on the part of political activists in FCPS leadership of providing very graphic novels to tweens and teens in FCPS school Libraries.

This is OP. I am not sure what is in the FCPS libraries. I'd like to see a list of what people object to-has someone compiled this list?

I will say that I have read every single novel that has been assigned to my kids in middle school and high school as well as quite a few from the recommended summer reading lists. I like to read and appreciate knowing what my kids are assigned. I am not claiming to be an expert on FCPS English departments but I probably have read more of the assigned books than most parents. The only book in the past whole bunch of years that I can imagine being at all controversial was a Sherman Alexie novel that openly talks about masturbation. (It's also a hilarious, moving, and well-written book.) Other than that, I have been told that some of the summer reading recommendations I read like The Hate U Give and Speak are banned in some parts of the country. These novels are not at all graphic and I don't understand the logic behind banning them simply because they mention difficult topics.

So, I haven't seen what these political activists have achieved. If you tell me where to look, I will go and I will read the books. But are we actually just talking about a handful of LGBTQ-themed novels on library shelves??

Compared to what I was assigned in high school many decades ago in a different state, my own FCPS students read nothing more controversial. Mostly they just read LESS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a troll, genuine question.

What are the GOP endorsed candidates referring to when they point out a "disturbing effort to introduce age-inappropriate sexual concepts and ideas to our youngest students" (Bartkowski)? Or when they request that schools leave "family values to the parents" (Sabio)?

I have three kids in FCPS and I am honestly unsure what this is about. I get the academics/equity/TJ/AAP references. I understand the masking and school closings issues. But what are the "age-inappropriate sexual concepts" that are being introduced... what? when? where? Is this all about the coed sex-ed in middle school?? Have I missed something huge happening in the elementary schools?

Hi OP.

They are probably referring to the insistence on the part of political activists in FCPS leadership of providing very graphic novels to tweens and teens in FCPS school Libraries.

This is OP. I am not sure what is in the FCPS libraries. I'd like to see a list of what people object to-has someone compiled this list?

I will say that I have read every single novel that has been assigned to my kids in middle school and high school as well as quite a few from the recommended summer reading lists. I like to read and appreciate knowing what my kids are assigned. I am not claiming to be an expert on FCPS English departments but I probably have read more of the assigned books than most parents. The only book in the past whole bunch of years that I can imagine being at all controversial was a Sherman Alexie novel that openly talks about masturbation. (It's also a hilarious, moving, and well-written book.) Other than that, I have been told that some of the summer reading recommendations I read like The Hate U Give and Speak are banned in some parts of the country. These novels are not at all graphic and I don't understand the logic behind banning them simply because they mention difficult topics.

So, I haven't seen what these political activists have achieved. If you tell me where to look, I will go and I will read the books. But are we actually just talking about a handful of LGBTQ-themed novels on library shelves??

Compared to what I was assigned in high school many decades ago in a different state, my own FCPS students read nothing more controversial. Mostly they just read LESS.

You can do your own research and compile your list. Nobody is trying to change your mind, you are the one asking questions. People don’t owe you answers.