‘Safe schools’ act – a misnomer?
Pete Chagnon – OneNewsNow -
The Illinois Family Institute is raising concern over a “safe schools” amendment in the U.S. Congress.
The Safe Schools Improvement Act (H.R. 2262) would ammend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to include bullying and harrasment prevention programs. Laurie Higgins of the Illinois Family Institute says this is one of the central ways to get pro-homosexual information and resources into public schools.
“So if this [federal act] should pass, if this should be mandated…this is going to pave the way to get this information even into elementary schools,” she laments. “I mean, it is going to the early childhood elementary and secondary education [level]. So we’re not just worried about high schools anymore.”
According to the pro-homosexual blog Change.org, H.R. 2262 “would ensure that schools no longer get a ‘pass’ when they turn a blind eye to anti-LGBT behavior….” Higgins offers her interpretation of that view of the legislation.
“It will be used…to prevent students from expressing disapproval of homosexual conduct because that’s viewed as discriminatory,” she offers.
Higgins notes that Kevin Jennings, founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), is currently head of the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools in the U.S. Department of Education and supports the bill. GLSEN has been described by one pro-family leader as a “child corruption” organization that consistently promotes books that legitimize sexual encounters between adults and minors.
H.R. 2262 is backed almost entirely by Democratic lawmakers. Sponsored by Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (D-California), its 81 co-sponsors includes only two Republicans and one Independent.
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