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Published: July 29, 2009

Teaching Sex to Kindergarteners

A Chance to Fight Back

[Editor: The following letter arrived via email from Frank Lee, who has been active in mobilizing the Asian-American community in the Bay Area.]

Board members of Unified School District of the City of Alameda by a vote of 3 to 2, have acted against the will of 75% of the parents and approved the introduction of sex orientation and same-sex marriage related class in the name of diversity to students of Kindergarten through 5th grade starting September. In addition, they do not allow any student to opt-out from this class, to the frustration and dismay of most parents.

Now Pacific Justice Institute wants to help students to at least be able to opt-out from this class. Please see the letter below from Pacific Justice and follow their instructions.

Three board members voted against the will of most parents, violating the basic principle of democracy. It is also a violation of the principle of equality since this so-called diversity class covers only one category – LGBT - but not the others. This is very momentous not just to the parents of Alameda since other school districts can easily learn from the Alameda example to brainwash our youngsters. Please support this project the best you can. Should you have any question, please email to info@justice-equality.org. Your cooperation is appreciated.


Alameda LGBT Class Opt-Out letter
If you are a parent of a child who will be enrolled in Alameda Unified School District schools for the 2009-2010 school year in grades K-5, you may wish to opt-out your child from the LGBT curriculum recently passed by the board. Below is a simple opt-out letter that you can use. Please fill it out completely, sign your name and fax/send it to the Pacific Justice Institute, care of Kevin Snider.

Pacific Justice will send in your letter to the District for you. The goal is for Pacific Justice to submit at least 100 opt-out letters to the district. As such, if you have friends and acquaintances who have children enrolled in Alameda schools for the 2009-2010 school year in grades K-5, please forward this email and letter to them.

Please note that the district may not honor your request to opt-out. If this occurs Pacific Justice Institute will file administrative complaints with the District as well as a lawsuit, if necessary, to enable the parents to opt-out. Pacific Justice’s attorneys will represent the parents without charge. It is important that we reach our goal of 100 parents.

If you do not want to have Pacific Justice Institute represent you, but wish to try and opt your child out of the LGBT curriculum, then simply send in the letter directly to the district. Please note that by forwarding the letter to PJI to submit the letter for you, you are agreeing to have PJI represent you before the school and in court.

The signed letter should be sent to:
Kevin Snider, Chief Counsel
PACIFIC JUSTICE INSTITUTE
If by fax: 916-857-6902.
If by email: kevinsnider@pacificjustice.org.
If by mail: P.O. Box 276600 , Sacramento , CA 95827

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Kirsten Vital, Superintendent
ALAMEDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
2200 Central Avenue
Alameda, CA. 94501
Fax: (510) 522-6926

Re: Notice to Opt-Out of Safe School Community Lesson 9 re LGBT Instruction


Dear Superintendent Vital,

My name is [insert name], and I am the [parent/guardian] of [a child or children] who [is/are] enrolled in the Alameda Unified School District. My [insert name of child] will be entering [insert grade] at the start of the 2009/2010 school year.

The Safe School Community Lesson 9 includes instruction that involves health education. As such, pursuant to section 51240 of the California Education Code, this letter will serve as written notice that I am opting my [child/children] out of said instruction. The LGBT portion of the instruction conflicts with both my religious training and beliefs as well as my personal moral convictions. Please provide written notification, no later than ten (10) days, as to whether the District will honor this request. If not, please provide a complete description, including forms or other written materials, for exhausting administrative remedies. This request is made under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code §6250, et seq.).

In addition, kindly provide the dates and times of when the above instruction will be given in my [child’s/children’s] classes for the 2009/2010 school year. To this end I request that the District provide any and all “writings”, defined under Gov. Code §6252(e), that indicate the dates when the instruction will be given in my [child’s/children’s] classes. This request is also made under the CPRA. Please be advised that, if necessary, appropriate legal options under Gov. Code §6258, et seq., (injunctive, declaratory, writ relief, costs and attorneys fees) will be pursued by my attorneys for failure to comply with this request for documents under the CPRA.

Sincerely,



cc. K. Snider, Pacific Justice Institute

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