Yes on Proposition 8: Elementary School Children to Be Indoctrinated With New Gay...

Yes on Proposition 8: Elementary School Children to Be Indoctrinated With New
Gay Curriculum

Alameda Unified School District Adopts Lesbian, Gay, Transgender Education for
Students as Young as Five Years Old

SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Providing yet another
example of the threat that gay marriage and the gay agenda provides to school
children and parental authority, the Alameda Unified School District last
evening adopted a new curriculum, over the objections of hundreds of parents
who testified at the board hearings. The newly adopted curriculum specifically
elevates respect for gay, lesbian and bisexual students and their families
over respect for diverse racial and religious backgrounds.

"This is another wake-up call to every parent with children in the public
school system," said Ron Prentice, chairman, ProtectMarriage.com -- Yes on 8.
"Elementary school children will be instructed about homosexuality without
their parents' knowledge." Prentice noted that the curriculum does not
provide parents with any sort of opt-out right for their students, and will
take affect in the form of six 45-minute lessons, one per year from
kindergarten through fifth grade.

"This is exactly what we warned voters about during the Proposition 8
campaign," Prentice said. "While pro-homosexual activists deny any impact on
children, local school boards and the State Legislature press for formal
instruction in concert with the gay agenda. Opponents of Prop 8 claim we won
the campaign based on lies and deceit, but just imagine how much worse these
curricula would be if Prop. 8 failed and gay marriage was still legal."

Course materials are also up for debate. Among those considered to be added to
the curriculum, according to media accounts, is And Tango Makes Three by
Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell. The children's book is about two gay male
penguins creating a family and raising a female penguin, Tango.

"The job of raising children belongs to parents and guardians," said Prentice.
"It is a parent's responsibility to protect their children from inappropriate
and biased content. With the Alameda School District's decision to adopt
pro-homosexual instructional materials, a parent's job has become that much
more difficult." said Prentice. "By the school board's decree, many public
school children will be trained in beliefs that contradict those of the home.
It is no wonder that home schooling and private education continues to grow in
California."

SOURCE Yes on Proposition 8

Cherri Spriggs-Hernandez, +1-916-448-4234, for Yes on Proposition 8