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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We like it OK - -one of the big three -- and our DC seems to like it, though he's very easy going.  One thing that bothers us, which we'd never see at DC public (and I doubt we'd see at a school with some religious affiliation), is the overt and trying-too-hard gay-friendliness -- e.g., the recent giant posters announcing "National Coming Out Week" along with books about gay teenagers in the library.  The designated gay-friendly "safe-places."  The assemblies with facilitators "having a conversation with the students" about diversity and acceptance of gay/lesbians.  [i]It's just so inappropriate, in my opinion, to have such things in the presence of young children.[/i]  I'm not homophobic - -[i]I just don't want my 3rd grader to encounter such things yet[/i], but the school forces it on them -- on all kids. [/quote]

I'm curious.  Why do you think it's inappropriate for 3rd graders to learn about acceptance of gays and lesbians?  My 6-year-old has known for a couple years about the two-mommy and two-daddy parents in our neighborhood, and she's no worse the wear for it.  I assume most kids in this area have encountered such families.  It seems to me a pretty positive message for a school to be saying to kids that age that it's OK if some boys like boys.  What's the problem with it?

I assume they're not putting on demonstrations with bananas and condoms and toasters ....[/quote]

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