And the horrifying part of all this, as shown in some comments, that activists cannot see that this material is several bridges too far in thrusting sexual-explicit material on very young children. With or without permission from the parents, it should never have been permitted.

If there is a need for such programs in school then perhaps something more targeted. but to state this or question the program is to be labelled "homophobe" - an outrageous response which indicates that something has gone wrong in this area. Politicians need to be strong and sort it out.

yep those so horrified about homosexual paedophile priests are often those cheering the grooming of kids for every perversion. A very sick society.

Good article Lyle! This is a very worrying and creepy development in our nation.

I wonder whether all those who throw childish insults have children of their own that they want to expose to this nonsense. I suspect not.

One other take away from the conversation at the party was that the parents I spoke to don't blame the teachers, the consensus was that if anyone is being bullied and pressured it's the staff, not the students and that most teachers are good people who try to shield the kids from as much of this irrelevant nonsense as possible.
We, the parents want a secular, ideologically neutral education system which focuses on core subjects and doesn't waste valuable classroom time with morals policing or political correctness lessons,the opinions of Pastors and Imams are just as problematic as those of radical homosexuals, promoters of child-adult sex and Trotskyites.
Once an organisation opens the door to these wingnut points of view it's very hard to get them out again when the proponents and facilitators start showing their true colours and resistance could end up being a career destroying battle for the good, honest teachers.
The one thing we know about both religious nuts and ideological zealots is that once appeased they only ramp up their demands and nothing is ever enough for them, religious beliefs and political ideology alike are open ended programs, not goal focused initiatives with a clear start and finish.

If you do not like what priests were doing, you cannot condone what is happening in schools. I'm sure not all teachers agree with this, but it is happening. No wonder the sites that once considered parent feedback are being shut down. It is hypocritical to jail some, and promote others that have found a different way to package the same evil. Make your voice heard by voting out those that advocate injustice towards children.

If we had decent politicians, this nonsense would be knocked in the head in seconds. But, we do not have decent politicians and, unless parents and decent people stand up, the perverts will prevail. There is nothing that ordinary people cannot overcome in a democracy. If this sick muck gets into schools, it is our fault.