totally OT- for those concerned about bullying of gay kids in schools

poet_kelly
on 3/13/12 2:10 pm - OH
I know not everyone is concerned about this issue and if you're not, please just pass on by this post.

For anyone that is concerned, I came across this article today about a high school that had a band come to do an assembly for the kids.  The kids were told the assembly was going to about preventing bullying and making good choices.  Instead, during the assembly kids were told that the band supports laws outlawing homosexuality and that all gay people will die by the age of 42.  Kids that objected or tried to leave the assembly were ridiculed.

Here's the article: shine.yahoo.com/parenting/rock-group-8220-junkyard-prophet-8 221-delivers-controversial-202200759.html

Keep in mind that one study found 9% of high school students are gay, lesbian, bisexual or questioning their sexuality.  Gay teens are more likely to drop out of school and more likely to commit suicide than straight teens.  And this school felt this message was a good one to present to their students.

Here is the contact information for the superintendant, if anyone wants to let him know what they think of his choice of presenters for an assembly.

Mr. James C. Stanton

Superintendent of Schools

Dunkerton Community Schools

509 S. Canfield Street

Dunkerton, Iowa 50626

[email protected]

319 - 822 - 4295


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Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR.  If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor.  Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me.  If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her.    Check out my blog.

 

MONICASNEWLIFE
on 3/13/12 2:18 pm
kelly,

have you tried making a petition in www.change.org  its an ansome site that helps the change the world, just by adding my signature to many other i can make a difference.. im going to their site right now and checking out if they have already posted a petition for this... thanks i will surely pass ita along
monica
"Caterpillar in my cocoon, I'm gonna be a butterfly soon.
  I'm a little butterfly, I can soar through the sky. So glad I ended up like this, Thanks to metamorphosis".


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poet_kelly
on 3/13/12 2:22 pm - OH
I thought about change.org and I've signed petitions on there before but I wasn't sure how difficult or easy it was to make one.  I'm kinda dense when it comes to computer stuff.

View more of my photos at ObesityHelp.com          Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR.  If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor.  Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me.  If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her.    Check out my blog.

 

MONICASNEWLIFE
on 3/13/12 2:29 pm
since you ahve lots of the info its very easy,
you fill out a form with the info and what you want to do and the change team goes thru it and verifys it it takes around 24 hrs  before it start circulation .. then everyone can add to their facebook wall.. check it out and give it a try.. its free and easy...
"Caterpillar in my cocoon, I'm gonna be a butterfly soon.
  I'm a little butterfly, I can soar through the sky. So glad I ended up like this, Thanks to metamorphosis".


hw 286 pre op 276 sw 263 cw 214  13lbs lost pre-op slowly but surely!!    
poet_kelly
on 3/13/12 2:38 pm - OH

View more of my photos at ObesityHelp.com          Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR.  If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor.  Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me.  If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her.    Check out my blog.

 

MarilynT
on 3/14/12 1:32 am, edited 3/14/12 1:55 am
I signed your petition and am posting it on my FB page so my friends may do the same.

ETA: the server is "misbehaving" so my signing did not go thru; but I will keep trying.

ETA: the site is back up and I signed; hope it registered!

Marilyn (now in NM)
RNY 10/2/01
262(HW)/150-155(GW)/159(CW)
(updated March 2012)

poet_kelly
on 3/14/12 2:07 am - OH
Thanks!

View more of my photos at ObesityHelp.com          Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR.  If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor.  Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me.  If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her.    Check out my blog.

 

Kaoz789
on 3/13/12 2:19 pm
 WTF!

I am so PO'd!!!!!!

I'm pushing this to FB. Freaking Rat *******s.

    
MONICASNEWLIFE
on 3/13/12 2:25 pm
take it to www.change.org
you get lots of attention that way and lots for every signature you get they send  am email to the suoerintendent and everyone that you add to the send an email list..
"Caterpillar in my cocoon, I'm gonna be a butterfly soon.
  I'm a little butterfly, I can soar through the sky. So glad I ended up like this, Thanks to metamorphosis".


hw 286 pre op 276 sw 263 cw 214  13lbs lost pre-op slowly but surely!!    
Kaoz789
on 3/13/12 2:34 pm
 The band is completely unrepentant in their tweets! 

How the heck did a religious band get invited to a public school to talk about these kind of issues?!

Thats the parents job to raise their kids, in their own belief systems. not the bi annually elected superintendents.

    
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