9th circuit does it again,you cant teach your kids

Your tinfoil hat is a lilttle loose.

Court Upholds Calif. School's Sex Survey

By DAVID KRAVETS
Associated Press Writer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by parents who were outraged that a school district had surveyed their elementary school-age children about sex.

The three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the parents' claim that they have the exclusive right to tell their children about sex.

In upholding a lower court ruling against the parents, Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt said "no such specific right can be found in the deep roots of the nation's history and tradition or implied in the concept of ordered liberty."

The appeals court noted that other courts have upheld mandatory health classes, a school system's condom distribution program and compulsory sex ed.

A school counselor from a non-profit organization was fired after she administered a questionnaire to several third and fifth graders in the Palmdale School District. The survey, which was for the counselor's doctoral thesis, included questions about sexual thoughts and suicide.

The survey was reviewed by the director of psychological services, who claims to have instructed the counselor to remove several questions and then resubmit the survey for further review. The district claims that the counselor then administered the survey without final clearance. The counselor claims that she was instructed to remove the questions only for first graders but was given clearance for older students.

A letter of consent for participation in the survey was sent home to parents with approximately 400 students. Only 20 were returned. The letters included the statement: "I understand answering questions may make my child feel uncomfortable." The letters also offered to assist parents in finding a psychologist for their child "if they become too uncomfortable." The letter claimed that the survey was a collaborative effort between the counselor's employer and the university where she is pursuing her doctoral degree. Both organizations denied involvement with the survey, and the university is currently investigating the matter because the counselor failed to get the required approval from its Human Subjects Committee.

The Palmdale School Board is considering stricter rules for future surveys used in the schools.

Who do you think financed the appeal to the Ninth Circuit? Try connecting the dots.

So who did finance the appeal.

I don't have a shrink.

McGentrix wrote:

Take it from Harper, he/she has probably experienced most STD's first hand.

Bizarre and totally out of line. Coming from McG it's expected.

...there is no fundamental right of parents to be the exclusive provider of information regarding sexual matters to their children ... Parents have no due process or privacy right to override the determinations of public schools as to the information to which their children will be exposed while enrolled as students.

Bella, when you have something of substance to say, I will respond. Meantime, a valium might help.

Right-wing non-critical thinking apologists always want me to go away. Pretty pathetic when you can't defend your views and your only hope is that the person who obliterates your invalid opinions "goes away."

Bella, I always knew you were really a right-winged facist...
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I know there is a fantasy among the men here that I am transsexual woman, which is not true.