SAN JOSE, California—A woman from Southern California has given hundreds of speeches to raise concern about the sex education curriculum being taught in California schools.
During a Silicon Valley Association of Republican Women's meeting in San Jose on Sept. 25, people heard why Gina Gleason believes parents should be concerned about their kids schooling and how they can make their concerns heard.
Gleason, executive director of Real Impact, a ministry of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, said most parents would find the curriculum's content appalling.
It was signed into California law in 2015, and took effect in 2016. School districts can choose what kinds of materials to teach and what resources to provide for students.
"If they want to learn biology, that’s fine. But they’re promoting these sexual orientations, gender identities, even sometimes sex acts as normal and healthy," Gleason added.
Students are also taught the acceptance of sex outside of marriage, given graphic novels of nudity, and learn how to obtain birth-control or abortion services without their parents’ knowledge.
According to Linda Chavez, president of Alum Rock school board, parents wouldn’t support the curriculum if they knew what is being taught.
"Parents are being told something different. ‘Oh no, this is good.’ They think it’s the same education that they got when they were children.
"It is not, it is totally different. It’s more geared to what their agenda is," Chavez said.
She added that for parents who want to opt their child out from these classes, all they have to do is fill out a form and make sure that the school’s principal receives and acts on it.
"Hand it in, mail it in, fax it in, email it in, do whatever you can to make sure that the school principal gets the opt out form. Then you’re going to follow up to make sure that they did get the opt out form. And the school will be notified that your child should not take part in this classroom course," Gleason said.