Here's more fuel to the fire, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California has ruled that parents have no "fundamental rights" over their children once they enter public school.

You can read the entire brief for yourself HERE.

Here are more inputs on this matter from World Net Daily and Focus on the Family's Citizens Link.

Special thanks to Spunky for heads up these ~

Harriette Jacobs
SGL

First off I'd like to say that I agree with all that has been written. I will say that I work with a special group of young ladies, 9-12th grade, who all to well see that sex education, teen parents and the likes have gotten completely out of control. We've had several group discussions and out of these it has come to my attention that not enough parents are truly talking openly and candidly about sex. They are not talking about abstinance, protection or anything. The parents that I have spoken to that actively speak to their girls and boys about sex, also say that their kids are not active and truly understand the circumstances of becoming sexually active. As one parent said, "A child can be taken care of, but if you have sex, you have the possibility of contracting something that will kill you." This parent also talks open and honestly with her children about sex. Personally, a lot of this is curiosity because no one wants to honestly and openly talk about sex. We have to come to the realization that teaching abstinance and abstinance alone is not working. Not only do parents need to talk about sex but I also believe that in youth groups at churchs, social organizations and the likes should be willing to discuss sex education to better equip our children with the facts and the truth.

I think that the point is being missed when the focus of this discussion is solely on sex and sex ed. Students who feel that having sex early in life and in public places are lacking fundamental values and morals. The way that our children are being raised in their homes needs to be questioned, not the supervisory skills of the staff of the school in question.

Point One:
Turn on your radio. Tune into MTV or BET. Watch the shows on NBC, ABC, CBS and WB. Take a good look at what our children are watching. Listen to the music that our children are listening to daily. Question what this kind of entertainment is teaching our children. You will find filthy language, adult situations, improper clothing and TEENAGERS HAVING SEX. I have heard several examples of popular music that give clear cut instructions on how to properly have sex! Is this what our children should be exposed to and emulate in their lives?

Point Two:
How many of our children leave from and go home to an empty house? How many chidlren really have parents at home who provide good guidance and advice? Where are our children finding their role models? Who is your childs role model? Is it you or some famous person they think is better?

Harriette - maybe the court in California ruled that parents have no fundamental rights once their children enter public school because the parent is more of a hinderance than an assistance. I cannot tell you how many kids I have come into contact with that have parents who are kids themselves. There are no values in the home, no morals, no role models, no teaching going on in the home. If people are not parents at home, why should they have the right to go to a school and make more problems for the teachers and staff? I agree with the loss of fundamental rights. If you cannot control your child, they will!

We can threaten our children with disease and death until we are blue in the face. Until a positive role model takes effect in our children's lives, they will act immorally, behave in a manner unbecoming and have sex. Until parents begin behaving like parents our children will act immorally, behave in a manner unbecoming and have sex.

I agree whole heartedly that there are many parents who are not prepared to parent at all for an endless list of reasons. To date, however, it is not illegal nor does it require certification to birth a child. Clearly, there are many messages that have been missed and the lessons about decisions and choices along with their consequences both good and bad are simply not happening.

However, my initial post was not to discuss the issue of sex and sex ed but to bring awareness to an all too obvious problem about teens having sex at school, a situation that appears to be out of control and by posting about it to hopefully open dialogue among parents and others to stop, think and do something about it!

I am a parent who takes full responsibility for my children. I don't expect the village to raise my children and I do NOT accept the status quo as the appropriate education of my children ~ my husband and I homeschool our children. I am a parent who is present in the lives of her children. I do not view myself as someone to convert others to homeschool, and I would never lend to insinuate that I'm doing better than anyone else inasmuch as I have trials and struggles as any parent. But I am willing to make the necessary sacrifices in an attempt to do so. Ultimately, I am the one who is accountable for the stewardship of my children and far be it for me to judge another parent.

But with evidence as this report and that so many others continue to reveal....what in the world is happening to the children in our society and how can we honestly throw up our hands, do nothing and just look the other way?

Harriette
SGL

I just found this evening, a more in depth version of the original Washington Post article ~ HERE.

HKJ
SGL