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?

[joa_ell]

maths?

[Anonymous]

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@fustermcluster wrote:

The Principal was possibly feeling quite proud of the ex-students of the school who crowd funded and produced the film, and so decided to celebrate their achievement.

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isnt that what school assemblies are

for?

i hope she was not planning on celebrating

all other ex students' achievements this way 

[eeebatt]

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@icyfroth wrote:

Who is pushing this relentless homosexual agenda, and why?

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Could it be that it is politics in action?

It is well known and documented that the Prime Minister is against homosexual marriage, therefore the opposition will back anything that is against the Prime Minister.

To me and to most of Australian citizens that is very obvious.

Homosexuality and Homosexual marriage is a political football, the homosexual minority are loving it, they are vying for acceptance and legitimization of their deviant behaviour.

[amber-eyed-girl]

If it is a movie made by former students, it is a bit more understandable that the school might be wanting to encourage their students to see it.

But it should be completely up to the students in out-of-school hours.

Cate Blanchett is a famous local girl. She attended two schools in the area...and has an Oscar. Her films are not made mandatory viewing.

[lurker172602]

I'll come in on this one.  I'm pretty sure that my views on same sex marriage are well known here.  However, I agree that this film probably isn't relevant to the school curriculum and shouldn't be shown in school hours.

Any politicising of schools and their students annoys me.  I blow steam every time I see politicians (of whatever persuasion) in photo ops at schools.

[j*oono]

Outrageous!

Apparently only a handful of parents were upset about it.

[amber-eyed-girl]

Anything where people are basically forced to show support of an idea bothers me.

They should have been able to say yes or no from the start.

[kilroy_is_here]

Lurker having politicians visit schools is absolutely essential , it helps focus the needs within each school we have them regularly visit and discuss issue at our school , I wish we could get them there more often.

as to this movie totally in appropriate for a school , but what is even more alarming is that not only was its viewing mandatory the kids were being forced to wear purple in support of the idealism regardless of their own views this sort a fachist approach to education is not on

[azureline**]

Not necessary or appropriate to be shown in school hours as part of the curriculum.

However......... sex education does need to be taught in schools, along with all other aspects of responsibility and well being. IMO.

Some parents have no idea how to teach it and some children fall through the cracks........ that's why we have  children as young as 12 in schools, pregnant or with babies.

[eeebatt]

Regretfully, azureline**, sex education does not prevent promiscuity.