CA. SCHOOL DISTRICT REVERSES MANDATORY GAY AWARENESS PROGRAM

From Alameda, California,  LK Regan pens:

In May, Alameda, CA's school board approved a program called Lesson 9, a curriculum designed to prevent anti-gay bullying. The program was wildly controversial, sparking a lawsuit, protests, and threats to recall the board members. This week the San Francisco Bay Area school district has reversed itself, tabling Lesson 9 in favor of a program addressing multiple kinds of bias, including against gays.

Lesson 9 was a 45-minute program, intended to be taught once per year in each grade of the Alameda schools, beginning with kindergartners. From the beginning, the program caused a rift in the generally tranquil life of this small island community that prides itself on Victorian homes and a family-friendly lifestyle. Gay parents with children in the Alameda schools wanted their kids protected from bullying; parents with religious objections to homosexuality did not want their children introduced to the subject at school. In the broader national debate over gay marriage, Lesson 9 quickly became a cautionary tale in what education in a gay-friendly America might look like, particularly since it was the only form of bullying addressed in the schools.

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