Vic Govt forcing Safe Schools gender theory on parentsThe
Australian Christian Lobby has written to the Victorian Government calling on it
to implement the Federal Education Minister Birmingham’s proposed changes and be
open-minded about further reforms to the controversial Safe Schools Coalition
Program.
ACL
Victorian Director Dan Flynn said Premier Daniel Andrews and Education Minister
and Deputy Premier James Merlino were ignoring the concerns of parents and
potentially setting kids off on harmful pathways by forcing all high school
children to be taught radical gender theory.
"Telling
concerned parents they are bigots and homophobes if they have concerns about
Safe Schools is arrogant in the extreme and completely disrespects parents'
prime responsibility for the education and well-being of their
children."
Mr
Flynn said Mr Andrews should heed the advice of more moderate voices in the ALP
such as Federal Labor Shadow Minister, Anthony Albanese, who on ABC’s Lateline
said it was acceptable to implement ‘sensible changes’.
“The
Safe Schools content is so extreme one has to wonder if Messrs. Andrews and
Merlino have actually read it and understand it.
“The
Premier and the Education Minister repeatedly assert that this program is an
anti-bullying program when even the program’s creator, Roz Ward, says its not
about bullying.
“Ms
Ward has openly stated at a Safe Schools Symposium in 2014 that ‘the Safe
Schools Coalition is about supporting gender and sexual diversity. Not about
celebrating diversity. Not about stopping bullying’,”
“The
proposed Federal Government changes give parents some say about whether schools
can take part and provide for parental consent as part of the program,” Mr Flynn
said.
“However,
Andrews and Merlino are listening to radical LGBTI ideologues who by their own
admission wish to deconstruct social norms and deny parental
involvement.
“The
so-called Safe Schools program will be improved by amending the lesson plans to
ensure that 11-year-olds are not asked in class to imagine that they are in a
relationship with a person of the same sex and by removing OMG I’m Queer, OMG My
Friend’s Queer and Stand Out from classroom use.” he
said.
“It
is disappointing that the Andrews Government is so out of step with community
concerns and wants the controversial Stand Out materials to continue to be used
in the classroom.
“This
resource advises students to insist on access, at school, to the Minus 18
website, which contains instructions on potentially lethal chest binding for
girls and penis tucking for boys.”
Mr
Flynn said it was concerning that Ms Ward was telling educators to ignore parent
concerns.
“At
the June 2014 SSCA symposium, Ms Ward said ‘when people do complain, then school
leadership can very calmly and graciously say “You know what? We’re doing it
anyway! Tough luck’,” Mr Flynn said.
“If
the Andrews Government reject the Federal Government changes, parents should
insist that the program be scrapped. Prevention of bullying on the basis of
sexual orientation is already addressed in the Victorian Education Department,
Bully Stoppers.”
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