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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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?[/quote]

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.

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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 [i]The Hate U Give[/i] and [i]Speak[/i] 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.[/quote]

Hi OP.

I think the republican candidates are probably objecting more broadly, to include the fairly recent revisions to the Family Life Education Curriculum; you can read the revisions here:

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/AYKU7H699ED9/$file/FLECAC%20Annual%20Recommendations%20Report%202017_18_051018g.pdf

But please start at the end, with the “Dissenting Opinions” section.  It is remarkable, and demonstrates a significant percentage of the committee was simply ignored to push through an agenda.

I will let the FCPS document I linked speak for itself as to what that agenda was.[/quote]

Who is going to be responsible for teaching all this stuff?  [/quote]

They better not foist this material off on the gen ed teachers for “advisory” lessons.  [/quote]

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