After a hearing heated objections to proposed updates to a compulsory high school heath course, which include adding Planned Parenthood produced gay foreplay videos and gender identity training, the Fairbanks School District has decided to reopen the public comment period on the potential changes.

During a Sept. 3 meeting of the Fairbanks School Board, deeply concerned citizens raised objections to the fact that the proposed health curriculum updates includes websites that contain gay and heterosexual videos instructing teens on how to solicit sex from various gay and heterosexual partners.

The proposed curriculum is still in the draft stage. Once finalized it will go before the school board for final approval, and possible changes.

“Is it any wonder that families are pulling kids from public schools and homeschooling their children?”  he said. “If anybody is creating division here, it is the school district.”

“In my opinion this is debauchery,” one area resident testified on Sept. 3. “You are contributing to the delinquency of a minor and you should search your own souls.”

Fellow resident Patricia Silva agreed.

“The problem lies within the system, within the policies,” she said, adding that the school district is advancing a “satanic agenda that is filtering throughout schools.”

One of the School Board’s most radically leftist members – Erin Morotti – responded to Silva by asking her if she was familiar with the Bible passage in Romans that admonishes Christians to “live at peace” with one another.

Opponents of the proposed health updates made it abundantly clear, however, that they were voicing their displeasure because the district is attempting to inject divisive and deeply offensive materials into the classrooms.

Fairbanks resident Dennis Gardella observed that homeschooling and private education are siphoning children out of the Fairbanks School District for its failure to teach basic academics, while aggressively pushing LGBTQ dogma and social emotional philosophy.

“Is it any wonder that families are pulling kids from public schools and homeschooling their children?”  he said. “If anybody is creating division here, it is the school district.”

On another note, the superintendent also tried to minimize the fact that Fairbanks students have, once again, scored extremely low in the most recent math and reading assessments.

One woman exhorted school board members to stop pushing explicit sex education and, instead, focus on warning kids about the dangers of sex outside of marriage – disease, emotional scars and deep, long-lasting regret.

Several board members attempted to deflect criticism by noting that the proposed changes have not yet been adopted, and are still in the “draft” phase. This did not alleviate concerns.

Moms for Liberty member Gail McBride called the videos “unbelievable.”

“Shame on all involved,” she said. “I dare you to play them on a screen here.”

McBride said many parents are not even aware of the proposed materials, which are accessible on an obscure page of the school district’s website.

John Ewig suggested that perhaps the school district simply “hates children,” as evidenced by its failure to teach academics while polluting the mind of children with gender confusion and racially charged curriculum.

Once their constituents had spoken, several school board members chose to chastise the audience for their impassioned remarks, while suggesting that they were confused and ill-informed about the curriculum update process.

Superintendent Luke Meinert praised the teachers and staff who have been writing the controversial curriculum, but he also acknowledged that many in the community did not get a chance to weigh in.

He said the district was reopening the public comment period regarding the objectionable curriculum proposals. Comments can be submitted online until Sept. 15.

“We knew opening up health curriculum would provide engagement from the community, and we’re happy for that,” he claimed. “We want people to be engaged in not only the health curriculum writing process but all of our writing processes.”

On another note, the superintendent also tried to minimize the fact that Fairbanks students have, once again, scored extremely low in the most recent math and reading assessments. He claimed that the standards set by the state are “high” and suggested that just because students score below “proficient,” that doesn’t mean they aren’t making some progress.

He also explained that the district is planning to implement new protocols, to control media access to teachers and staff. In particular, his administration doesn’t want employees talking to reporters without the district’s approval and oversight.

TAKING ACTION

— Click here to review the proposed health curriculum.

— Click here to view the controversial sex-ed videos that are part of the curriculum materials.

— Click here to comment on the proposed health curriculum updates. Comments must be submitted by Sunday, Sept. 15.

— Click here to contact members of the Fairbanks School Board.

— The next Fairbanks Curriculum Committee meeting is set for Oct. 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Fairbanks District Administrative Center boardroom (520 Fifth Avenue).

— Click here for information on how to participate in the Sept. 17 school board meeting.

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