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Written By Laurie Higgins   |   08.01.15
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Those parents whose children are enrolled in public schools have a moral obligation to protect the hearts and minds of their children from the propaganda to which increasing numbers of public school pseudo-educators are exposing children on the interrelated issues of homosexuality and gender confusion.

Parents should be bold and unequivocal advocates for their children, demanding (respectfully, of course) that their young children not be exposed to any material or activities that embody Leftist assumptions about homosexuality or gender confusion and that their older children either be exposed equally to all views on these topics or none.

Below are sample letters that parents can email to their children’s teachers, school administrators, and school board members. One letter is for use by parents of elementary and middle school students, and one is for use by parents of high school students. These letters can be sent as is or modified:

Suggested Template for Letters to Elementary  and Middle Schools:
(Click HERE to download as MSWord Doc.)

Dear (teacher or administrator name),

In light of relatively recent and radical cultural changes regarding homosexuality and gender confusion and in light of the fact that there are many educators using public education to transform the philosophical, moral, and political views of other people’s minor children on these issues, we are notifying you that under no circumstance is our (son or daughter) (child’s name) to be exposed to any curricular resources, supplementary resources, activities, or discussions that address homosexuality or gender confusion. This would include but not be limited to picture books, nonfiction books, novels, plays, essays, newspaper or magazine articles, movies, speakers, and anti-bullying programs.

Many public school teachers are engaging in de facto censorship, presenting only resources that embody progressive assumptions about homosexuality and gender confusion, thus undermining  sound pedagogy by transforming education into indoctrination. This advocacy is especially troubling in elementary schools where children are neither intellectually nor emotionally equipped to identify or understand the complexities of these issues. For example, progressives defend picture books that portray homosexual relationships positively by asserting that they’re just about “love.” What they fail to address is the type of love positively portrayed in such picture books: homoerotic love. The underlying assumption embodied and promoted in such books–which is that homoerotic love is by nature equivalent to male-female erotic love–is highly controversial and a-historical. If the distinction between sexually complementary and homoerotic love and the controversy about homoeroticism are age-inappropriate for elementary school students, then so too are picture books that implicitly introduce them.

To protect our child from this troubling political and philosophical advocacy, (he or she) is not to be exposed to resources that espouse or embody progressive assumptions.

Finally, under no circumstance is our child permitted to use restrooms or locker rooms with students, faculty, staff, or administrators of the opposite sex.

Please let us know whether you will honor our requests.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

(Parent or parents’ names)


Suggested Template for Letter to High Schools:
(Click HERE to download as MSWord Doc.)

Dear ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­(teacher or administrator name),

In light of relatively recent and radical cultural changes regarding homosexuality and gender confusion and in light of the fact that there are many educators using public education to transform the philosophical, moral, and political views of other people’s minor children on these issues, we are notifying you that our (son or daughter) (child’s name) is not to be exposed to any curricular resources, supplementary resources, activities, or discussions that address homosexuality or gender confusion unless they are exposed to resources from both sides of the debate.

Many public high school teachers are engaging in de facto censorship, presenting resources that embody or advocate for progressive assumptions about homosexuality and gender confusion, thus undermining sound pedagogy by transforming education into indoctrination.

To protect our child from this troubling political and philosophical advocacy, (he or she) is not to be exposed to resources that espouse or embody progressive assumptions unless equal time is spent studying resources that challenge, critique, and/or dissent from progressive assumptions. This would include but not be limited to nonfiction books, novels, plays, essays, newspaper or magazine articles, movies, speakers, field trips, and anti-bullying programs. Our request pertains to all classes, including but not limited to English, social studies, health/sex ed, theater, world language, and science classes.

Finally, under no circumstance is our child permitted to use restrooms or locker rooms with students, faculty, staff, or administrators of the opposite sex.

Please let us know whether you will honor our requests.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely,

(Parent or parents’ names)


Laurie Higgins
Laurie Higgins was the Illinois Family Institute’s Cultural Affairs Writer in the fall of 2008 through early 2023. Prior to working for the IFI, Laurie worked full-time for eight years in Deerfield High School’s writing center in Deerfield, Illinois. Her cultural commentaries have been carried on a number of pro-family websites nationally and internationally, and Laurie has appeared on numerous radio programs across the country. In addition, Laurie has spoken at the Council for National Policy and educational conferences sponsored by the Constitutional Coalition. She has been married to her husband for forty-four years, and they have four grown children...
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