Homosexuality in the Classroom.

[Darcey1]

My daughter is nine. Yesterday she came home from school and said that her teacher had told the class that she was a lesbian. The teacher is about to have one of these civil partnerships and according to my daughter told the class that girls could marry girls and boys could marry boys if they wanted to.It was according to her entirely natural. This seems like corruption to me. I don't want my daughter exposed to this kind of lifestyle.

I am very upset about this and don't know what to do. Am I over reacting? Should the school have warned us that the teacher was going to do this? Do you think I should make a complaint to the school?

Awww daftpunk- may I suggest a fab book for him then to help maintain his innocence-

"and Tango makes three"

Is about a loving penguin family bringing up an orphan penguin.

Well worth a read.

mathanxiety Wed 25-Nov-09 19:23:09
"Why should the children know anything about your life, if you're a teacher? "

well, it's rather inevitable, isn't it, as long as schools insist on female teachers being called Miss or Mrs + surname? Ds had to be told when his teacher changed her moniker, otherwise he'd have committed a social blunder.

Only way round it would be to use the Swedish practice of encouraging children to be on first name terms with their teachers. Wouldn't worry me, but some parents would certainly take this a sign of moral decay in schools.

Then daftpunk you should home ed your children, because there is absolutely no reason why the education system should pander to your prejudice and effectively gag a proportion of the teaching profession because you want your child to grow up in ignorance of the world he lives in.

Innocent or ignorant, DP?

I agree with you thebutterfly effect. That is why people get so ung up on the sex. Because heterosexual relationships are introduced with focus on the love, and homosexual ones with emphasis on the sex.

Are you sure about that DP? I thought your OH was both a big hairy bear and a handbag.

Trying to visualise the school tying itself into knots over explaining that Miss Smith was now Mrs Brown without ever referring to the fact that she had entered into a heterosexual relationship- because we don't want to shock the little darlings

Second the fast-moving thread observation. That last was to DP's of 19:53.

Someone I work with had a civil partnership (aka marriage) to her partner recently and has since had a baby.

I told both my kids about the civil partnership - felt it was a good introduction.

I have however chickened out of explaining the baby...

bruxeur....i haven't got a clue what you're on about..

My son has gay godfathers DaftPunk. To him same sex relationships are as normal as hetrosexual relationships. How it should be imo.

My children are innocent. They also know that one of my oldest friends is gay. They equate this with who he loves, not what he does in bed.

DP - must be mistaken, sorry.

My children have gay people in their life both family and friends. To them it is as normal has heterosexuality and so it should be.

I get the feeling Daftpunk that you are hung up on the sexual side of things rather than the emotional and shows a level of ignorance to be honest.

In today's day and age with so much war, child abuse, financial distress and general sadness in the world, it is lovely to hear of two people loving each other enough to pledge their lives together, whether they are straight or gay.

IMHO.

Good post Fruity

We live in quite a rural area and (as far as I know) don't have any openly gay family or friends.

My dd's too young to go to school yet and I wouldn't have a problem with what the OP's daughter's teacher said at all but I realise that for some people this sort of thing could be the first encounter they have of a gay person and for that reason a parent might have wanted some advanced notice to lay some groundwork first.

It's all very well if you've got gay neighbours/family/friends but if you don't then it's probably not a subject that will have come up.

not sure i need to surround my family with homosexuals to lead good and happy lives..

i've got through life without knowing many gay people..
(not sure i've known any..?)

i've survived..

daftpunk - never said you need to surround your family with homosexuals to lead good and happy lives. Most of us encounter great people through the course of our every day lives. SOMETIMES they are gay and sometimes they are straight and yes Cokefan I realise it is a subject that may not come up for some people on a regular basis, however I really don't think that is an excuse for ignorance.

yeah but poofery ain't right.

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you really get on my wick hullygully