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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you want your child educated to your faith's beliefs, send them to parochial school. If you want your child educated in single sex classrooms, enroll them in a single sex private school. Otherwise, children should all receive the same instruction in a coeducational setting. [/quote]

Really sick of this response when it comes to anything public school related. Public schools are for everyone. Not every family can afford private school. If public schools keep pushing these values more people will homeschool and the people who want to leave the system and can’t afford it will start pushing for vouchers which will weaken the public school system in general.

Now regarding coed vs mixed classes, not sure what the big deal is here. Arlington is proposing a change in a policy that has been working and has provided no rationale whatsoever for the change. We are not asking for a change. We are asking for APS to keep things the way they are.[/quote]

It works both ways--if you start pushing your religious or otherwise "modest" values in public schools, a lot of people will start pulling their kids out and sending them to secular privates. There's supposed to be separation of church and state here. Sex education is scientific and public health-based. Or do you go to your pastor to get a pelvic exam?[/quote]

I think you’re very naive if you think anyone who may be uncomfortable with this is a churchgoing Christian (ie has a pastor).[/quote]
You’re right. Many Muslims will be as well[/quote]

This is not a religious thing. This is about girls and boys being comfortable to ask questions. Many non religious people would like the policy to remain as is as well. [/quote]
There is always an option for kids to ask questions anonymously. In fact it might be the only way [/quote]

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