Gayby Baby

[icyfroth]

Burwood Girls High School: Anger over gay parenting documentary ‘Gayby Baby’

PARENTS are angry that a prominent government high school had organised for its 1200 students to watch a documentary on gay parenting instead of normal classes.

Burwood Girls High School sent a flyer to parents last week saying all students would attend a special screening of the documentary Gayby Baby during periods two and three on Friday. Students were instructed to wear purple, with purple cupcakes served after the movie.

But after a backlash from parents, including outrage at the flyer which depicted a young, shirtless boy with a tattoo on his chest, principal Mia Kumar yesterday offered parents the option to exclude their daughters from the screening if they notified the school in writing.

NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli has now directed the Department of Education to ensure the film is not shown in school hours, telling  2GB Radio on Wednesday while the schools accepted diversity, “schools are not places for political issues to be aired”.

“During school hours we expect them to be doing maths and English and curriculum matters.

This movie is not part of the curriculum and that’s why I’ve made that direction,” Mr Piccoli said.

He also admitted that he hadn’t seen the film, which follows the lives of several children with same-sex parents.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/burwood-girls-high-school-anger-over-gay-parenting-documen...

"principal Mia Kumar yesterday offered parents the option to exclude their daughters from the screening if they notified the school in writing." 

How dare they?

Who is pushing this relentless homosexual agenda, and why?

[azureline**]

en I was in high school, we knew better than to rebel, lol.

[bluecat*dancing]

From the same link.

 “This is taking the place of regular classes. We’re trying to get our Tiffany ready for the day-to-day processes of the real world. She should be learning about things that will matter in her life like reading Hamlet for the sixth time, not watching a documentary that teaches you to empathise with life experiences that may be different from your own. How is that going to help her in the future?

“What - what if she sees this and then the next thing you know she’s telling us that she’s gay? Watching something like this could - could make her feel comfortable with expressing herself in that way and make her less afraid of what her life might be like as she came to terms with her own identity. That’s bloody outrageous.

[Anonymous]

unless there is more to it, I wonder how that is bullying?

oh do you?

it is bullying because she was being questioned

about  her choice which she was entitled to make.

the choice of opting out should have  been 

respected.  

what is your definition of bullying?  

[icyfroth]

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@fustermcluster wrote:

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That's all very admirable and good on the girls.

However, these charity and social events should not be made part of the curriculum, should be held outside of school hours, and should not be made compulsory for all students.

[k0llectable5]

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@youcandoityoucandoityoucandoit wrote:

Yes, I agree bluecat* and what is also outrageous are the comments re sex education.. do people here seriously think that sex ed is not taught in religious schools? 

Well, you might need to wake up, or take your rose coloured glasses off, or actually meet some young people..sex ed has been offered in schools for years, and its not just about contraception- (or as someone else mentioned, promiscuity) its a more holistic teaching of health and responsibility, within a peer framework. These discussions need to happen at ages where students are able to understand the information, and what better place than school? 

This generation has access to sex and all the implications of it readily- more than any previous generations, and they dont need to leave home to access it. Any connection to the internet either via phones or computers allow that. 

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At what age do you think it's necessary? Year 8 or 9 imo. Not primary school...

[j*oono]

I'd want to hear it from the sister.  Not from her Christian politician sibling.  Now that's what you call politicising it.

[Anonymous]

glad you think this is a good place for 

a comedy article.   

[j*oono]

It's all a part of life Icy.  Do you think that ANZAC day assemblies should be abandoned because it's not part of the three Rs.

[Anonymous]

I'd want to hear it from the sister.

she'd probably be too afraid to say anything

more. 

[bluecat*dancing]

Once, we all went on strike, for no reason, other than the teachers regularly did.lol.

One teacher once distributed a publication that covered both hetero and homosexuality, as well as things like contraception and stds, to her students. We were asked not to tell anyone about it because she would have been in a lot of trouble. One of her students had been bullied about his sexuality to the point that he attempted suicide and was hospitalised. This was her way to raise awareness and educate.

Back then, sex ed only covered sex between married straight couples, which was pretty laughable considering that was no longer the norm. Ahhh, the  70's......