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Published: Wed, 27 May 2009
Description: California school board passes controversial lesson plan to teach kids about same-sex relationships
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" Thank you -- a crucial vote in California over one school districts plan to require students starting in kindergarten. To learn about gays lesbians and trans gender people the controversy plan. Is all part of the Alameda unified school district's new curriculum to combat bullying. Griff Jenkins was there in the final decision happening joins us from San Francisco good morning you --"
" Hey Steve rewarding you're right the Alameda unified school board was. Voting on in addition to their current curriculum in an anti -- effort it's called the LG BT delay is being gay bisexual and transgendered. Lesson number nine. Now passions run high because he's received because they met to discuss on May twelfth. In -- overflowed people were yelling and shouting and say to break it up have a second meeting on May eighteenth in the last night with the actual. Voter people turned out it was a little more than fifty but 6040. Opponents are the sixty now what are they upset about -- upset about the things in the curriculum. Then introduce. These gay and lesbian. Elements and it. What specifically opponents say they're upset about is that it's not age appropriate for K through five. Now before that vote occurred there -- five members of the board. One that. Person chosen to speak pastor Dion Evans gave his word here's what he had to say."
" Actually cannot in this circumstance be the product of all political gaming plantation politics nor prejudice if it defiance -- sound reason and fairness to all students and parents this curriculum is adopted tonight. They don't call the -- all of reaction instead of bringing us together and healing divisions they were called even greater division alienation and suspicion."
" Steve opponents say then they see this. As an effort to advance these days. -- lesbian bisexual and trans gender lifestyle under the guise of an anti bullying effort now this all goes back to. They California. Safe schools in both safe student in violence. Prevention act of 2000 it says. Then students cannot be discriminated against based on their gender gender identity -- sexual orientation. But in speaking to folks after hitting the vote of course as you saw there. Was three to -- into opponents last night they said their next step. Is she trying get a recalled board members it bringing up again -- quickly this book which is introduced in the second grade continue makes Kerry. Is the story of two gay penguins did raise -- young penguin and that is going to be taught in the second grade here as one of the materials if I recall doesn't happen based on the vote that occurred last night they -- Same sex penguins. Only in California alright Griff Jenkins reporting live right now from San Francisco thank you sir."
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