Religious exemption from health class (MS/HS)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, maybe you can opt your kid out from ever having sex, being sexually assaulted, having a urinary/gynecological issue, and being curious about the human body too?

Maybe the OP already educated their kid about the human body and sex and doesn't want the government's spin. Good for them.

Agree with this. Good for OP. MCPS is doing such a terrible job teaching our kids Math and Language Arts (just look at our scores). Let’s focus on that and let parents teach their kids about sex.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, maybe you can opt your kid out from ever having sex, being sexually assaulted, having a urinary/gynecological issue, and being curious about the human body too?

Maybe the OP already educated their kid about the human body and sex and doesn't want the government's spin. Good for them.

Agree with this. Good for OP. MCPS is doing such a terrible job teaching our kids Math and Language Arts (just look at our scores). Let’s focus on that and let parents teach their kids about sex.

It's a state requirement

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, maybe you can opt your kid out from ever having sex, being sexually assaulted, having a urinary/gynecological issue, and being curious about the human body too?

Maybe the OP already educated their kid about the human body and sex and doesn't want the government's spin. Good for them.

Agree with this. Good for OP. MCPS is doing such a terrible job teaching our kids Math and Language Arts (just look at our scores). Let’s focus on that and let parents teach their kids about sex.

It's a state requirement

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, maybe you can opt your kid out from ever having sex, being sexually assaulted, having a urinary/gynecological issue, and being curious about the human body too?

Maybe the OP already educated their kid about the human body and sex and doesn't want the government's spin. Good for them.

Agree with this. Good for OP. MCPS is doing such a terrible job teaching our kids Math and Language Arts (just look at our scores). Let’s focus on that and let parents teach their kids about sex.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, maybe you can opt your kid out from ever having sex, being sexually assaulted, having a urinary/gynecological issue, and being curious about the human body too?

Maybe the OP already educated their kid about the human body and sex and doesn't want the government's spin. Good for them.

Agree with this. Good for OP. MCPS is doing such a terrible job teaching our kids Math and Language Arts (just look at our scores). Let’s focus on that and let parents teach their kids about sex.

This.

No it's a state requirement. What do you not understand about that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand how your religion forbids your child from learning about health and the human body.

Sure, as if everything in the health class is about "health."

It is. Clearly, your kids will be pregnant and idiots. There is not one inappropriate item in Health Class. If you don't like it remove your child from public school and put them in private. Do your dumbing down on your own dime and time.

Why would they get pregnant? Why are they idiots? I am not the OP, but my child knows everything she needs to know about the biology of reproduction and most importantly about abstinence. Does MCPS teach abstinence? If not, we are not interested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, maybe you can opt your kid out from ever having sex, being sexually assaulted, having a urinary/gynecological issue, and being curious about the human body too?

Maybe the OP already educated their kid about the human body and sex and doesn't want the government's spin. Good for them.

They're welcome to send their kid to private schools or homeschool.

Why can't they just sit out the class, which it seems most think is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand how your religion forbids your child from learning about health and the human body.

Sure, as if everything in the health class is about "health."

It is. Clearly, your kids will be pregnant and idiots. There is not one inappropriate item in Health Class. If you don't like it remove your child from public school and put them in private. Do your dumbing down on your own dime and time.

Why would they get pregnant? Why are they idiots? I am not the OP, but my child knows everything she needs to know about the biology of reproduction and most importantly about abstinence. Does MCPS teach abstinence? If not, we are not interested.

This makes the point that they do need sex. Abstinence is not the most important thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, maybe you can opt your kid out from ever having sex, being sexually assaulted, having a urinary/gynecological issue, and being curious about the human body too?

Maybe the OP already educated their kid about the human body and sex and doesn't want the government's spin. Good for them.

They're welcome to send their kid to private schools or homeschool.

Why can't they just sit out the class, which it seems most think is ridiculous.

As has been stated several times already on this page, taking the course is a state requirement. MCPS does provide parents with the chance to opt out of the family life lessons specifically, but not the whole course.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t believe in volcanos or adverbs so i exempted my child from those units of earth science and language arts

Thank you, dear poster, I needed that laugh.

[Anonymous]

OP asked a very simple question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand how your religion forbids your child from learning about health and the human body.

Sure, as if everything in the health class is about "health."

It is. Clearly, your kids will be pregnant and idiots. There is not one inappropriate item in Health Class. If you don't like it remove your child from public school and put them in private. Do your dumbing down on your own dime and time.

Why would they get pregnant? Why are they idiots? I am not the OP, but my child knows everything she needs to know about the biology of reproduction and most importantly about abstinence. Does MCPS teach abstinence? If not, we are not interested.

This makes the point that they do need sex. Abstinence is not the most important thing.

Under Maryland regulations, abstinence is literally the most important thing.

"Beginning no later than grade 7, teaching shall emphasize that refraining from sexual activity is the best method to avoid sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and unintended pregnancy."

https://casetext.com/regulation/maryland-administrative-code/title-13a-state-board-of-education/subtitle-04-specific-subjects/chapter-13a0418-program-in-comprehensive-health-education/section-13a041801-comprehensive-health-education-instructional-programs-for-grades-prekindergarten-12