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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: thundley4 on July 06, 2009, 11:46:43 AM
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Sixth grader Natalie Jones was surprised when she got called into the principal's office to discuss a Power Point presentation she'd developed for a school project. After all, her project was about a well-known state politician, an historical figure, in fact, whose May 22 birthday was recently designated a "day of significance" in California.
The problem? That figure was Harvey Milk, the first gay man elected to a political office in the U.S. when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977.
Theresa Grace, principal of Mt. Woodsen Elementary School, which Natalie attends, decided that before Natalie's fellow sixth graders could learn about Harvey Milk's life and death, they'd need permission from their parents. She cited a district policy that requires parents give written permission before their children are taught about sex. But Natalie didn't want to teach her fellow students about sex, she wanted to share what she knew about Harvey Milk.
Ultimately, Natalie was allowed to give her presentation, but not in class. She shared it with eight of her 13 fellow students during a school lunch period. That decision drew the attention of the ACLU, which is considering suing the Ramona school district. "It's not about sex, it's not about sex education. It's a presentation about a historical figure who happened to be gay," says David Blair-Loy, legal director of San Diego county's ACLU.
The ACLU would like to see the district apologize to Natalie and let her share her presentation in class. And then, they want the district to clarify their sex ed policies. "Harvey Milk was an elected official in this state and an important person in history," says Natalie's mom, Bonnie Jones. "To say my daughter's presentation is sex education because Harvey Milk happened to be gay is completely wrong."
Link (http://www.parentdish.com/2009/05/25/students-harvey-milk-report-censored-by-school?icid=webmail|wbml-aol|dl3|link4|http://www.parentdish.com/2009/05/25/students-harvey-milk-report-censored-by-school/)
I think the school district did the right thing by requiring parental consent. To Natalie's mom : The only reason he is in anyway import is that he was murdered and he was gay.
Nat's mom probably put her kid up to this.
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The only reason he is in anyway import is that he was murdered and he was gay
Utterly correct. Until the polesmoker was killed, most Californian's would have said, who? The movie was a perfect example of the self importance of most San Fransissycans and faggots in general.
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"Harvey Milk was
an elected the biggest official polesmoker in this state and an unimportant person in history," says Natalie's mom, Bonnie Jones. "To say my daughter's presentation is sex uneducational because Harvey Milk happened to be gay queer is completely wrong right."
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While in office, what exactly did he do that was sooooo important? Did he write some important legislation?
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While in office, what exactly did he do that was sooooo important? Did he write some important legislation?
I'm not sure what, if anything, he did, but I recall watching a baseball game on TV.
It was from Candlestick Park, the SF Giants were playing, and the announcer asked for a moment of silence for Milk and some other gov't official that was killed/dead.
Above the silence, loud and clear, came a lone voice: "DEAD QUEER!"
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There is a third reason his death is important. It created Fienstien. She was just a lowly clerical assistant until the shoot out. And the reason she is so down on guns.
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There is a third reason his death is important. It created Fienstien. She was just a lowly clerical assistant until the shoot out. And the reason she is so down on guns.
Ironically, if she were to get her way then she never would be in a position to get her way.
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I'm not sure what, if anything, he did, but I recall watching a baseball game on TV.
It was from Candlestick Park, the SF Giants were playing, and the announcer asked for a moment of silence for Milk and some other gov't official that was killed/dead.
Above the silence, loud and clear, came a lone voice: "DEAD QUEER!"
Whereupon he was pummeled by at least half a dozen purses. Don't ever, EVER pick up any bill lying on the sidewalk in the Castro.
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If the only reason that the girl gave the presentation was because Milk was queer, that is tantamount to saying that the fudgepacker's sexual orientation was, in fact, the sole basis for the presentation.
It wasn't that he was killed.
It wasn't that he was some kind of politician.
It was because he liked to pack fudge or smoke poles.
End of lawsuit.
ACLU? Pound sand. :bigbird:
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