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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Allowing opt out seems like a no brainer.[/quote]

Where is the line between kids not being exposed to gay characters in books and kids not being exposed to gay people in schools?[/quote]

AP:

“The stories include a family’s attendance at a pride parade, a girl’s introduction to her uncle’s husband-to-be, a prince’s love for a knight amid their battle against a dragon, a girl’s anxiety about giving a valentine to another girl and a transgender boy’s decision to share his gender identity with his family.”

In this case, I believe the line has been crossed from education to promotion.[/quote]

Agree.  I have no problem with books that feature same gender parents.  But when you start reading books romanticizing kids’ relationships (girls having crushes on a girl classmate) or kids changing genders, that crosses the line for me.  Gender identity and romantic relationships between kids shouldn’t be topics taught in schools
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So, a book like Junie B Jones which talks about her crushes on boys should be banned too right? [/quote]

No books are being banned here.[/quote]

That’s quite literally what this is. If a parent “opts out” of having their kid have access to these materials how does a teacher reasonably do that? They take the materials out of the classroom. It’s not like they’ll have a section in their libraries where they say “sorry Jimmy, that’s off limits to you” [/quote]

It quite literally is not. The book will still be read to the class with the children whose parents opted out not joining them just like a sex ed class isn’t banned simply because some kids have families that opt out. No book is being removed from the school.[/quote]

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