Intolerance in Full Swing at US School Dance
by Tony Perkins, FRC:
Kids see plenty of offensive things at school — but when did fathers become one of them? Ask New York’s Department of Education. As far as its officials are concerned, nothing can damage a child more than hosting a special event for dads. And now, with the state’s “gender nonconforming” guidelines on the books, they can put plenty of traditions on the chopping block — including one Staten Island school’s father-daughter dance.
Principal Sophie Scamardella informed parents that the event had been called off, because — after all — they “have a ‘gender neutral’ policy [to adhere] to…” Families across the area are irate. The event was already the picture of inclusivity, now that moms or other mentors could join. That didn’t matter to Scamardella. In her mind (and the mind of most liberals), the worst thing schools can do is let kids in on the secret that some students have men for fathers — a shocking concept, I’m sure, to the modern human race. As an educator, surely Scamardella is aware that not a single person on planet earth has ever existed without a mother and father — no matter what they call themselves now. But this is public education, unfortunately, where “feelings” are the new science.
In heated back-and-forths, parents flooded the school office with complaints. “I hate it,” said Matthew West, father of two young girls. Because of political correctness, he fumed, “people are just becoming too scared to talk.” He’s right. Too many Americans are afraid to call this movement what it is: absurd. Jose Garcia, who’s gone to the other two dances with his nine-year-old, was stunned. “It’s not fair at all. I have nothing against [anyone], but I don’t think it should affect the school – or the kids for that matter.” Akaia Cameron was blunter. “All this gender crap needs to just stop,” she said, explaining that the highlight of her daughter’s year in 2016 was going with her dad.
Related Posts
Tags
Share This
