By AlaskaWatchman.com

Amid new reports that the overwhelming majority of Fairbanks public school students continue to languish below basic proficiency in reading, math and science, the Fairbanks School Board is set to vote on a resolution that encourages schools to carve out time to promote LGBTQ priorities, including the teaching of so-called “LGBTQ history.”

The resolution comes just weeks after published results from statewide testing shows that 65% of Fairbanks students are below basic proficency in reading, 68% are below in math, and 57% are below in science.

The latest academic test results show the vast majority of Fairbanks students (see orange and yellow bars) are below proficiency in reading, math and science.

While numerous parents have repeatedly urged the school board to cease promoting divisive social agendas and focus its energies on basic core academics, the board is set to vote on a resolution at its Sept. 17 meeting, which calls on all schools to mark LGBTQ History Month throughout October.

The proposed resolution asserts that “the LGBTQ community is a growing asset to the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District,” and the accomplishments, history and culture of this group should be celebrated communitywide.

Without citing any specific studies, the resolution claims that focusing on internal policies for LGBTQ students and staff “directly promotes academic and social success.”

It goes on to claim that  the local school district “serves as a role model for inclusion, equity, protection, and representation for all of its students, staff members, and diverse communities,” and that the celebration of LGBTQ History Month can help “expose the prejudice and discrimination that LGBTQ people face based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, and to celebrate their diversity and accomplishments from a source of empowerment and engagement.”

The resolution fails to define exactly what accomplishments it aims to acknowledge. Likewise, it does not define what prejudice and discrimination it seeks to expose.

In practice, however, the Fairbanks School District already actively seeks to promote the idea that children can choose to reject their given sexuality in favor of a new preferred “gender identity.” The district currently offers LGBTQ classes and maintains bathroom policies that allow students to use whichever facilities correspond with thier preferred gender identity. The district also has numerous official guidelines regarding LGBTQ pronoun usage, student name changes and policies that permit students to dress as the opposite sex if that facilitates their LGBTQ identity.

The district also has a policy, which instructs teachers and staff to hide a child’s so-called “gender transition” or “sexual identity” from parents whom educators deem unsupportive.

TAKING ACTION

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With most kids failing core academics, Fairbanks School Board focuses on ‘LGBTQ history’

Joel Davidson
Joel is Editor-in-Chief of the Alaska Watchman. Joel is an award winning journalist and has been reporting for over 24 years, He is a proud father of 8 children, and lives in Palmer, Alaska.


4 Comments

  • Steve says:

    Get your little treasures out of the government schools.

  • Proud Alaskan says:

    including the teaching of so-called “LGBTQ history”
    You mean their SINFUL lifestyle.

    Pronoun usage, you’re a boy or a girl, end of story. Not some random person you made up in your head.

    The district also has a policy, which instructs teachers and staff to hide a child’s so-called “gender
    transition” or “sexual identity” from parents whom educators deem unsupportive.
    Please take your kids out of these schools, you’re the PARENTS not some woke school board.

  • Davesmaxwell says:

    there simply following dunleavys lead!

  • Freedomak says:

    So where are the parents of these kids? If the parents are willing to let their children fail academically all while they are being subtly yet determinedly groomed into possible confusion, self-loathing, self-doubt and immoral behavior, then so be it. Anyone doubting the too-often final product of this government -imposed indoctrination need only look at the high demand for psychological treatment and high suicide rates national wide within the LGBTQ population. “Gay” seems to be a non sequitur these days.

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