1 Sexual Indoctrination in Public Schools (AISD)What parents need to know and what they can do August 2017 Concerned Parents of Austin

2 Why are we here this afternoon?Austin ISD is making radical changes to their sex education in For the first time in AISD history, Comprehensive Sex ED (CSE) will be taught in K to 5th grades. Welcoming Schools trains teachers on how to introduce topics of human sexuality beginning with PreK to 8th grade. We believe parents have the right to know this and what is at stake – and that’s why we are having this meeting.

3 Why should this concern us?Kids are becoming sexualized younger and younger.  8 year old drag queen “Lactatia”

4 What is being implemented at AISD?Anti-bullying Welcoming Schools Health education 3R’s Library books School-wide events Clubs Teacher training  introduced into regular curriculum

5 Welcoming Schools USES SOCIAL PRESSURE TO MOLD CHILDREN’S BELIEFS ON:Homosexuality Gender ideology/transgenderism Designed for elementary children as young as 4 HRC is the world’s largest and best-funded homosexual-transgender lobby organization. Usually employ a tactic in which they equate people with sincerely-held moral beliefs opposed to homosexuality and gender ideology to anti-social “haters,” “bigots” and “phobes.” They also compare moral-minded opponents to racists. Designed as an anti-bullying program - bypasses normal approval channels. Using pro-homosexual picture books and puppets, it redefines the family and indoctrinates children on homosexuality and transgenderism. Currently in 24 elementary schools in AISD, more planned for this fall America's largest LGBTQ lobbying organization, with millions in funding

6 Grades: PK - 5 What? How? Defining LGBT terms to children in PreKWhat does Welcoming Schools teach? And How? Grades: PK - 5 What? How? Defining LGBT terms to children in PreK Approved and unapproved speech Normalize differences and create allies Gender ideology Teacher training – lesson plans Videos and books Circle activities – to exert social pressure Role plays Presenting only the good/idealized side

7 successfully removed due to parent inputSome of the WS Campuses Blanton Maplewood Gullett Becker Dawson Odom Pleasant Hill Cowan Sunset Valley Reilly Pease Patton Oak Hill Barton Hills Summitt Menchaca Kocurek Blazier Davis Williams Kiker successfully removed due to parent input

8 Welcoming Schools currently at 24 AISD Elementary schools

9 The District claimed to have no relationship with Human Rights Campaign. Yet …

10 AISD E-mails from FOIA Request From: Charles Girard To: Darla Caughey 10/2/2015“My name is Charles Girard and I work the Welcoming Schools Project as the Human Rights Campaign…” “and we know you have be doing wonderful work in Austin as an ambassador for our program” “...we will be requesting this information (lesson plans, trainings) four times a year”

11 Regarding parental opt out for the program …

12 AISD s from FOIA Request From: Paul Cruz To: Angela Ward, Beverly Reeves, Jacob Reach 3/22/2017 “One question can parents opt their kids out of receiving lessons as a part of WC.” Response from Angela Ward 3/23…”One key component you will notice in the excerpt from the training framework below is engagement of parents before, during and after the campus staff engage in Welcoming Schools modules.”

13 AISD E-mails from FOIA Request From: Angela Ward To: Paul Cruz 3/23/2017 continued…“As we study the possibility of implementing WS we realized that not all stakeholders are in a space where LGBTQ identity development can be discussed openly.” “...with the ability to offer the campus principal the choice to suspend module implementation prior to module 3 if they are not able to garner parent support.” Parents always have the option to opt out of any classroom lesson…

14 At Caryl Ayala’s school, no opt out letters were sent to parents.

15 AISD E-mails from FOIA Request From: Erica Bodain To: Darla Caughey 4/14/2017“…I’m creating a one page handout to distribute to the CAC and I’d like to list some schools with some similar profiles to Casey. In my conversations with teachers some of the concerns raised are that some parents might be conservative; that we have too high of a Latino population and that no other schools are doing it…”

16 When researching Welcoming Schools at AISD, we came across the District’s plans to introduce sexuality education in younger grades.

17 AISD SHAC Minutes 5/3/2017 “ We will be teaching students the medically accurate terms for body parts including penis and vulva. A working group identified 3 R’s as the primary resource…” “Training will be offered in the Fall semester to implement in the Spring semester. We want parents to opt out per lesson instead of current practice of opting out of the whole curriculum” “…3 R’s is a K-12 sexual health curriculum created by Advocates for Youth”

18 “3 R’s” Program Rights Respect ResponsibilityKey Facts “3 R’s” Program Rights Respect Responsibility Advocates for youth is an outgrowth of the population control movement of the 1960s and '70s In 2001, Advocates began to frame the abstinence-only sex education debate as an assault on public health…this later became a cornerstone of the Obama administration's guiding principles... Advocates for abortion, sexual “rights” for children.

19 3R’s Sex Ed Curriculum K-1st Grader 5-6 years old 2st GraderExamples: Sharing of details about genitalia and terminology in groups (vulva, penis, anus) Celebrating diverse families: “Is it okay if some children have two mothers or two fathers?” (answer must be Yes) How to support others in gender non-conformity 2st Grader 7 years old Examples: “There are some body parts that mostly just girls have and some parts that mostly just boys have. Being a boy or a girl doesn’t have to mean you have those parts.” Reading “My Princess Boy” CONSENT: What touch feels good, what doesn’t (“right to determine whether and how they are being touched”) 4-5th Grader 9-10 years old Examples: More detailed terminology: “This is the clitoris… it is very sensitive.” Coaching children to overcome discomfort discussing private matters Where to go for more information: Books in school library, school nurse or doctor, Internet (‘reliable’ sites), parents NOT mentioned

20 The lessons offered as part of ‘sex ed’ allow opt out, but there are other avenues of sexuality education, with NO parental OPT OUT

21 SCHOOL LIBRARIES

22 It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie H. HarrisAvailable at Allison, Barrington, Highland Park, Manchaca, Patton, Maplewood

23 Is this “perfectly normal” for a children’s book?“I cannot define pornography but I know when I see it” ~Unknown

24 Indoctrination at early stages (ages 3-6)“When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George really wants to play Charlotte in Charlotte’s Web. Will she be able to?” Source: Advocates for youth website Available at: Blackshear, Cunningham, Allison, Barton Hills, Becker, Brown, Byker Woods, Galindo, Gullett, Highland Park, Kiker, Maplewood, Matthews, Menchaca, Sims, Summitt, Zilker, Perez

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27 Are pride parades an appropriate venue for school-sponsored events?

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29 Other LGBT programs/eventsDay of Silence Working with LGBT Students of Color LGBT-Inclusive Curriculum Guide for Educators Ready, Set, Respect! Gay-Straight Alliances 1 week in October Cross dressing throughout the week Activities promoting LGBT AISD Pride Week

30 ACCORDING TO STATISTICS, 2 OUT OF 100 TURN OUT TO BE HOMOSEXUALSSource: CDC (2013)

31 W hy does such a small minority of the population have so much weight in the ways our children are educated?

32 This has nothing to do with hateThis has nothing to do with hate. Children are being pushed to accept and experiment with demonstrably HIGH RISK LIFESTYLES. This book presents data from 1800 footnoted and verifiable sources and studies, many done by the CDC, about the health risks present in the gay population. Children are at higher risk when engaging in these practices Minority communities disproportionately affected: E.g. 50% of black and 25% of Latino men who have sex with men will contract HIV in their lifetime (2016 CDC study) https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/2016/croi-press-release-risk.html

33 “I am here to tell you: All that time I said I wasn't indoctrinating anyone with my beliefs about gay and lesbian and bi and trans and queer people? That was a lie” Canadian gay activist S. Bear Bergman, in HuffPo article “I Have Come to Indoctrinate Your Children Into My LGBTQ Agenda (And I'm Not a Bit Sorry)” S. Bear Bergman

34 History and Philosophy of Sex EdAnd the consequences for teen health August 2017 Concerned Parents of Austin

35 Beliefs Values Language Changing language Changing beliefsChanging values Values

36 Whose beliefs, language and values?Karl Marx Margaret Sanger Alfred Kinsey Writer of the Communist Manifesto (1848) Main goal: Destruction of the family and religion One means: Growth of unconstrained sexual intercourse among women Founder of Planned Parenthood Racist and eugenecist – ridding world of “human weeds” through contraception Separation of sex from childbearing  would lead to women as objects of sex Pedophile and extreme sexual deviant Belief that children can receive sexual pleasure from birth His ‘research’, based on other deviants, shaped society’s modern concepts of sexuality “Abolition of the family! Even the most radical flare up at this infamous proposal of the Communists.” – Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto, 1848 Writer of the Communist Manifesto (1848) Main goal: Destruction of the family and religion One means: Growth of unconstrained sexual intercourse among women

37 Kinsey’s “research” Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948)

38 Whose beliefs, language and values?Karl Marx Margaret Sanger Alfred Kinsey Mary Calderone “Abolition of the family! Even the most radical flare up at this infamous proposal of the Communists.” – Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto, 1848 Writer of the Communist Manifesto (1848) Main goal: Destruction of the family and religion One means: Growth of unconstrained sexual intercourse among women SIECUS – Sex Information and Educational Council of the US National Standards for Sexuality Education

39 Kinsey’s “research” (i. eKinsey’s “research” (i.e. sexual torture of infants and children) led to the belief that children are sexual from birth This belief was carried on by Kinsey’s associate Mary Calderone, who founded SIECUS to create guidelines for children’s sex education.

40 Sexual Rights over Sexual HealthTenets of the Sex Ed movement 1 Anything goes, no judgments allowed. Even on established high-risk behavior. Focus on sexual rights of children. 2 The more information and the earlier your small children get it, the better. 3 Sexuality is our entire selves, influences us in every way, and encompasses everything. There are many ways to express sexuality and each is equal. 4 Children have the right to question their parent’s ideas about sex, to explore their own sexuality through experimentation and to develop their own values. 5 Not Sexual health – SEXUAL FREEDOM Ablity to engage in sexual activity without any limits or morals guiding that practice …and parents have the duty to support them in their quest, without judgment. Sexual Rights over Sexual Health Adapted from the book “You’re Teaching My Child What?” by Dr. Miriam Grossman

41 What are the consequences of sexual practice during adolescence?Children & adolescents at higher risk of contracting an STI1 multiple and higher risk sexual partners and immature cervical tissue Two in five sexually active female adolescents have had an STI2 STI’s can cause infertility and even death Gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia are becoming resistant to antibiotics3 Viral STIs like HPV can lead to cervical cancer Condoms reduce risk but cannot fully protect Emotional harm from early sexual practice Oxytocin – the bonding hormone Higher depression linked with STIs as well as sexual activity4 1CDC, January 2009; available at: 2Forhan, S. E., Gottlieb, S. L., Sternberg, M. R., Xu, F., Datta, S. D., McQuillan, G. M., et al. (2009). Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among female adolescents aged 14 to 19 in the United States. Pediatrics, 124(6), 3http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2016/antibiotics-sexual-infections/en/ 4McIlhaney, J and McKissic Bush, F. Hooked: New Science on How Casual Sex is Affecting Our Children. Northfield Publishing, Chicago. 2008, p.78.

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44 Texas Age of Consent LawsTexas Penal Code Section and Penal Code Section defines the legal Age of Consent in Texas. People who are under the age of 17 are not capable of giving consent to sexual activity Children lack the brain development to fully understand the consequences of the choices they make

45 Sexuality education can have serious consequencesDig deep to identify what it is really teaching your kids What we see and are being told Pregnancy and STD prevention, “science based”, “medically accurate”, “age appropriate” What we don’t see and they won’t tell Sexualization at an early age, loss of innocence Encouragement of risky and harmful behaviors Grooming for exploitation Deconstruction of the traditional family Destruction of religious and moral codes

46 How did these programs enter Austin ISD?August 2017 Concerned Parents of Austin

47 Sex Ed Progression Pre 2009 Abstinence-based sex education for middle and high school students 2010+ Planned Parenthood-backed sex ed programs MS/HS. Basic sex ed starting in 5th grade. 2014 Welcoming Schools introduced 2018 Comprehensive sex education being introduced for grades K-5

48 School Health Advisory Council (SHAC)Citizen Committee required in Texas Education Code for every School District Members may be appointed by Trustees Majority of members must be parents of students in the district Provides advice to the district on coordinated school health programming “Assists the district in ensuring that local community values are reflected in the district's health education instruction” School District Board of Trustees Citizen Committees Bond School Naming Zoning SHAC Trustees must consider recommendations Accountable to Trustees SHAC presents recommendations Board of Trustees must establish SHAC School Health Advisory Council Committees: Human Sexuality Physical Fitness Nutrition Mental Health Risky Behaviors Safety Contact your school district and find out how to get on the SHAC!

49 Current President of Planned Parenthood Current President of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards In mid 90s, “Ms. Richards formed the Texas Freedom Network (TFN) to combat the anti-choice, radical policy agenda of the extreme right in Texas.”

50 http://a. tfn. org/site/PageServer TFN SHAC Initiative TFN hosts Webinars coaching people to infiltrate SHACs to change sex education TFN Education Fund requested Open Records from all Texas School Districts. All data was entered into a Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Database. TFNEF White Paper “Just Say Don’t Know” was released with Results and Summaries. TFNEF requested raw survey data from the TEA and wrote Sex Education in Texas Public Schools. 2016 – Open Records Request made to 10 large districts and 138 randomly selected districts. 2017 – New White Paper “Conspiracy of Silence” released.

51 Planned Parenthood in SchoolsAccording to the FBI, Child Molesters use pornography to groom children into a sexual relationship. Demonstrate sex acts to children Lower the sexual inhibitions of children Desensitize children to sex. Sexually arouse children Planned Parenthood Business Model Contraception STD Testing/ Treatments and Emergency Contraception Abortion Sex Planned Parenthood uses Sex Education to groom children for sex and creates demand for abortion. Demonstrate sex acts to children Lower the sexual inhibitions of children Desensitize children to sex Sexually arouse children #NoPPinSchools #PPSellsTeenSex

52 Types of Sex Education Sexual Risk Avoidance Sexual Risk ReductionAbstinence-Only Education Abstinence Plus Education Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE) Contraception Education No Mention of Contraception Advocate for Contraception Use SRA Abstinence SRR “Comprehensive” Emphasis on Abstinence Devote more than 50% of page content to promoting abstinence Devote less than 5% of their page content to SRA. Allocate six times more content to the goal of promoting contraception than to the goal of promoting abstinence. Focus Risk elimination. (abstinence) Risk reduction. (contraceptive use, especially condoms) Message Focused. (Abstinence until marriage is clearly the BEST choice.) Mixed. (EITHER abstinence OR having sex with a condom are equally good choices; or, abstinence is marginally better than having sex with contraception.) Philosophy a) Teen sex and/or casual sex is problematic, even if contraception is used, based on risk of STDs, pregnancy, and negative emotional consequences a) As long as contraception is used, teen sex and/or casual sex is unproblematic. There are no potential negative emotional consequences. b) Armed with full information about the risks of teen sex and the benefits of abstinence, teens CAN and DO choose to refrain from having sex. (The majority of teens today – 53% - have not had sex.) b) Teen sex is expected, inevitable, and a natural part of healthy sexual development. Behavioral Goal Delayed sexual initiation, preferably until marriage, or “renewed abstinence” for the student already sexually experienced. Increased contraceptive use, especially condom. Source: Parents School Toolkit,

53 2007 HHS Report on Comprehensive Sex Ed Programs in AmericaAmount of time dedicated to “safer sex” exceeded that spent on abstinence by a factor of up to seven. Some of the programs failed to mention abstinence altogether. None carefully distinguished between reducing and eliminating the risks of sexual activity and almost all failed to mention the emotional consequences of early sexual activity Although some programs showed a small effect in reducing “unprotected” sex (7 of 9 programs) and to a lesser extent in delaying sexual debut (2 of 8 programs), the impact did not extend beyond six months. Source: “Review of Comprehensive Sex Education Curricula.” Department of Health and Human Services.

54 2016 Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Evaluation - Am J Public HealthInfographic from Ascend (www.weascend.com)

55 Is this money well spent?2016 TPP Report Is this money well spent? Infographics from Ascend (www.weascend.com)

56 Abstinence-based education works2016 White Paper

57 Ascend (2016)

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59 What can you do? Voice concerns with principals and school officials and ask for SRA programs. Serve on the SHAC. When in doubt, OPT OUT Talk to your child about sex and give them values-based instruction that will protect their health and future Share with other parents what is being taught in schools

60 Sex Education ResourcesCurricula: The Talk Theology of the Body for Teens Books for Parents You’re Teaching My Child What? by Dr. Miriam Grossman Hooked: New Science on How Casual Sex is Affecting our Children by Freda McKissic Bush and Joe McIlhaney Jr. Theology of the Body for Beginners by Christopher West For more resources visit: concernedparentsofaustin.com