Parents Keep 700 Students Home to Protest LGBT Elementary Curriculum
Parents objecting to a Rocklin School District Board decision to include a curriculum in the early grades touting the achievements of LGBT people did not allow their children to go to class Friday in protest. They say at least 700 students stayed home in the 12,000 student district.
A heated Board meeting on Wednesday resulted in a 3-2 vote to include a curriculum approved by the state law that seeks to introduce more inclusiveness in school teachings.
But parents say young children are not ready for discussions that may confuse them and that parents, not the district, know the maturity level of their kids the best....
