What (if anything) is your DC's private school doing to celebrating LGBT History Month?

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Anonymous wrote:Potomac school hands out awards and celebrates kids that "come out" at assemblies. The McLean School celebrates kids that come out and post their photos on the walls of the school. I can tell you from personal experience that it can be very confusing for a kid, especially one with ADHD or other SNs, and have too many messages assaulting their brain to also get this message as well and not know what to do with it.

I have had three "lifers" at Potomac. I have many friends who have worked at the school during our almost 20 years of involvement. My family celebrates any efforts the school makes to support ALL students and faculty, regardless of sexual orientation. I can tell you, however, that no "gay awards" have ever been handed out at an assembly. This post is ridiculous.

Read. Celebration by faculty of coming out stories. From Potomac's own website. http://www.potomacschool.org/voices/kristin/index.aspx
Parents are chosing to leave over this.

First, it's UPPER school - not elementary kids.
Secondly, it was an optional assembly - no attendance required.
So, you have an issue with an optional assembly in high school to discuss the issues LGTB students have? Wow.
I would have no issue if my school did this. But this is far from elementary school having mandatory gay is great, join us parties that PPs have claimed.

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Anonymous wrote:Potomac school hands out awards and celebrates kids that "come out" at assemblies. The McLean School celebrates kids that come out and post their photos on the walls of the school. I can tell you from personal experience that it can be very confusing for a kid, especially one with ADHD or other SNs, and have too many messages assaulting their brain to also get this message as well and not know what to do with it.

I applaud Potomac and the McLean School for supporting kids that come out and I pity the narrow minded parents who think that their DC will somehow be confused by diversity.

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Our private had a frank and open discussion of how gay sex "can" be different.

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Anonymous wrote:Our private had a frank and open discussion of how gay sex "can" be different.

What school? What grade?

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Anonymous wrote:Our private had a frank and open discussion of how gay sex "can" be different.

What school? What grade?

What differences?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Potomac school hands out awards and celebrates kids that "come out" at assemblies. The McLean School celebrates kids that come out and post their photos on the walls of the school. I can tell you from personal experience that it can be very confusing for a kid, especially one with ADHD or other SNs, and have too many messages assaulting their brain to also get this message as well and not know what to do with it.

I have had three "lifers" at Potomac. I have many friends who have worked at the school during our almost 20 years of involvement. My family celebrates any efforts the school makes to support ALL students and faculty, regardless of sexual orientation. I can tell you, however, that no "gay awards" have ever been handed out at an assembly. This post is ridiculous.

Read. Celebration by faculty of coming out stories. From Potomac's own website. http://www.potomacschool.org/voices/kristin/index.aspx
Parents are chosing to leave over this.

First, it's UPPER school - not elementary kids.
Secondly, it was an optional assembly - no attendance required.
So, you have an issue with an optional assembly in high school to discuss the issues LGTB students have? Wow.
I would have no issue if my school did this. But this is far from elementary school having mandatory gay is great, join us parties that PPs have claimed.

Many kids might have felt pressured to go to an assembly like this ..not a fan of this sort of pressure and focus on your sex life at this age. It's confusing. This doesn't mean I and other people do not support gay rights, I actually do but not if it is an agenda.

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Anonymous wrote:Many kids might have felt pressured to go to an assembly like this ..not a fan of this sort of pressure and focus on your sex life at this age. It's confusing. This doesn't mean I and other people do not support gay rights, I actually do but not if it is an agenda.

The agenda being: "Hi, we exist!"

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many kids might have felt pressured to go to an assembly like this ..not a fan of this sort of pressure and focus on your sex life at this age. It's confusing. This doesn't mean I and other people do not support gay rights, I actually do but not if it is an agenda.

The agenda being: "Hi, we exist!"

NP here. But that's not what "diversity" efforts are these days. I think the risk with diversity efforts is that kids think that "different" -- and by that I mean a member of any protected group -- equals "special". That can be dangerous for everyone. I don't want straight, white, Christian, or whatever else kids to think that they have nothing to offer or are't just as "special" as every other kid because no one applauds them or puts their picture on the wall. I also don't want gay kids or black kids or muslim kids to think that all they have to do is show up and they get applause and their picture on the wall.

Yes, I get that the straight white Christian kid comes from a long line of people who may have had it easier. But I fear we are holding that against kids NOW. The pendulum may have swung too far.

None of this is easy, but I think schools have an obligation to work with all constituents to find a way to make it palatable to most.

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I definitely think it's swung way to far. I can't imagine having an assembly to announce I am happy to date guys. It is weird. Frankly the only answer I have to threads like this is to be aware who is on the board of your school and who is up for being on the board. Too many schools load the board the board with lefties and then the parents wonder why the school is suddenly doing bizarre programs like assemblies to announce you are gay or a marketing effort to have more gay people at the school. This sort of thing. Would be nice just to get back to education plain and simple and being nice to people (who cares their skin color, religion or no religion or if they are gay, bi , straight etc etc.

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Only about 6.5% of high school students identify as LGBTTQQIAA. It is a very small group of students. Not all students who are non-hetersexual need special added supports. There are many other small groups of students dealing with significant issues that basically get no attention, no special status at all. It shouldn't be prominent - it should be reflective of the proportion.

I have the same issue with all the breast cancer and pink ribbon campaigns that make it seem like that is the only kind of cancer that matters and that all the money, resources, attention and support should go to one cause.

and yes I know it is because LGBTQ+ and cancer activists have promoted their own causes. It is unfortunate for everyone else that their issues are insignificant because they aren't the BIG TRENDY issue of the current time

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Anonymous wrote:I also don't want gay kids or black kids or muslim kids to think that all they have to do is show up and they get applause and their picture on the wall.

Somehow I doubt that is happening.

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This is our first year in private, DC school. They celebrated "National Coming Out Day" with a film on how being gay "gets easier", displayed a poster of famous LGBT athletes and even posted stats on the upper school student's sexual orientation. I contacted the Head Master, who said the survey wasn't "well thought out" and pulled the results from the cafeteria - which is where they were posted. Our middle schooler loves the school, but I'm not sure if we'll be back next year. . .

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Anonymous wrote:This is our first year in private, DC school. They celebrated "National Coming Out Day" with a film on how being gay "gets easier", displayed a poster of famous LGBT athletes and even posted stats on the upper school student's sexual orientation. I contacted the Head Master, who said the survey wasn't "well thought out" and pulled the results from the cafeteria - which is where they were posted. Our middle schooler loves the school, but I'm not sure if we'll be back next year. . .

What school?

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Maret

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Anonymous wrote:Maret

Have you told the school you might not be back and for what reasons?