Tolerance For Me But Not For Thee

A Lexington, Massachusetts elementary school insists it has the right to expose young children to positive views of homosexual relationships.

The school has previously been in the news due to a controversy on the same issue at the kindergarten level. Now the parent of a 7-year-old is upset a teacher did not seek parental consent before reading the children "King and King," a storybook in which a prince finds romantic love and shares a kiss not with a princess, but with another prince.

The principal responded: "We couldn't run a public school system if every parent who feels some topic is objectionable to them for moral or religious reasons decides their child should be removed. Lexington is committed to teaching children about the world they live in, and in Massachusetts same-sex marriage is legal."

The principal further said "The Lexington school system cherishes diversity ... we welcome children and families of all backgrounds," and a school committee member similarly stated "We want all of our families and all of the children to feel that they're welcome."

Well, all families are welcome at this school unless they don't wish to have their children indoctrinated regarding sexual behavior from earliest school days. If a family happens to find homosexual behavior incompatible with their religious beliefs, I suspect that family is even less welcome. So much for true "diversity."

In a case like this where the school insists on usurping the role of "parent," parents who want to make their own decisions on when and how to expose young children to sexual concepts really have no choice other than to pay for a private school or homeschool.