FCPS Concerned Parent Wrote:
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> A few days ago, notices went out with links to opt
> out of the new FLE program. FCPS has moved all
> the opt out forms, and has made them very
> difficult to find on the new website.
>
> - No forwarding link
> - Google search can't find them
> - Drilling through menus to find them? Good luck
> with that, I couldn't.
>
> I have been able to locate them. Is this
> intentional to combat parental objection to the
> new curriculum, and objection to the political
> agenda they put in it? Probably.
>
> The FLE materials this year are highly
> objectionable, from using LGBT language which is
> not used by the scientific community to discuss
> the topics to a very objectionable lesson on the
> discrimination policy where they read kids a
> statement removing religion and national origin,
> and inserting gender ID and sexual orientation
> instead.
>
> Here are the new links, I highly recommend opting
> out of the entire year, or read the lessons and
> decide what your child needs to hear and only opt
> into those lessons. Or better yet, look at the
> materials and teach these to your child personally
> from your family's values.
>
> Elementary grade K-6 Opt-Out forms (towards bottom
> of linked page)
>
https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-family-l
> ife-education-fle
>
> Middle School grade 7-8 Opt-Out forms
>
https://www.fcps.edu/academics/middle-school-acade
> mics-7-8/family-life-education-fle
>
> High School grade 9-12 Opt-Out forms
>
https://www.fcps.edu/academics/high-school-academi
> cs-9-12/family-life-education-fle
>
> "Discrimination: treating of some people
> differently than others without any clear reason;
> treating people unfairly based on a category, such
> as age, race, sex, sexual orientation, or gender
> identification"
>
> Note the addition of "sexual orientation" and
> "gender identification", as well as the omission
> of "religion" and "national origin". There is a
> long list of problems I have with the materials.
> The FLE content is full of bias like this which I
> find very biased by the creators of the
> curriculum.
>
> Remember to check every lesson you are opting out
> of. This must be turned in with all the other
> forms at the start of the school year. It is
> unfortunate they decided to HIDE these, and break
> our links to them, when parents are now looking
> for them.
And all information about the YOUTH SURVEY is gone...
http://www.resistancemedia.org/2016/08/fcps-erases-all-fle-youth-survey-opt.html