5-year-old's Dad Winds Up in Jail over School's Indoctrination on Homosexuality

From the Boston Globe: Arrested father had point to make:

Parker and his wife, Tonia, 34, who was also in court yesterday, said the dispute arose because they asked school officials to notify them about classroom discussions about same-sex marriage and what they called other adult themes. They also wanted the option to exclude their boy, now 6, from those talks.

Parker said he met with school officials to gain those assurances and then refused to leave until he got them. Parker stayed at Estabrook School for more than two hours, according to Superintendent William J. Hurley, as officials and Lexington police urged him to leave. Finally, they arrested him for trespassing.

Parker, who refused to bail himself out of jail Wednesday night, said he spent the night in custody to prove a point.

''I chose to stay, which I'm not sure was a wise move,' he said. ''But I wanted to see how far they would go for asking something simple.' Parker said he wanted to control ''the timing and manner' in which his son learned about ''adult themes.'

''This is not about creating a forum for hate . . . for any segment of society,' Parker said after his arraignment. ''I'm just trying to be a good dad.'

The email exchanges between the Parkers and school officials have been posted here. Most significant is the Principal's assertion that the school is free not to inform parents about the educational programs of the school re: families.

I have confirmed with our Assistant Superintendent and our Director of Health Education that discussion of differing families, including gay-headed families, is not included in the parental notification policy.

Once again, who is imposing moral views on whom?

Dave attended the anti-bias meeting on 4/11/05. They informed Dave that books with homosexual issues/families will be placed in every classroom in our school.

These are 5- and 6-year olds!