Important Public Hearings on "Sex Education", October 13th!

IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEARING! COMMITTEE: Joint Education Committee HEARING LOCATION: Hearing Room A1 DATE: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 TIME: 1:00 p.m. On October 13, 2009, the Joint Committee on Education will hold a public hearing on legislation that will affect your children. Please know when bills contain the term "health education" fully translated it means "sex education." Most of the bills requiring health education attempt to make Health a core curriculum subject, thereby making implementation of the Frameworks mandatory in all school districts. Under the Frameworks, students would be taught (numbers indicate learning standards or interdisciplinary objectives): how to get an abortion without parental knowledge (4.20 and 4.a, parental notification / judicial bypass); how to get contraceptives (4.7, whom to consultand 4.9, students report on state policy); behaviorsfor pregnancy prevention (4.8); acceptance of consensualpremarital sex (4.b); and, acceptance of homosexual behavior (4.3, 4.4, 4.14 and 4.b). Some of the bills below are commonsense legislation and should be supported, while others would usurp parental rights, especially in matters pertaining to children and sexuality. The bills below are of interest to all parents: Pro-life people support: House, No. 472 Presented by: Elizabeth Poirier For legislation to require parental consent on sex education in public schools House, No. 485 Presented by: Michael F. Rush Relative to parental notification and consent for certain sexual education programs in the public schools House, No. 437 Presented by: Bradley H. Jones, Jr. Relative to requiring parental notification and consent prior to implementing curriculum concerning human sexuality House, No. 406 Presented by: William G. Greene, Jr. For legislation to prohibit public elementary or secondary school students from participating in certain surveys without parental consent House, No. 421 Presented by: Robert S. Hargraves For legislation to require parental consent for the attendance of students in sexual education classes in the public schools Pro-life people oppose: House, No. 3434 Presented by: Alice K. Wolf Relative to the teaching of health education in schools House, No. 402 Presented by: Mary E. Grant For legislation to provide for a comprehensive health education program in the public schools. Senate, No. 218 Presented by: Harriette L. Chandler For legislation to provide health education in schools Please bring a written copy of your testimony to leave with the committee. If you cannot attend, please send your testimony to the Joint Committee on Education, Room 473G (House), Room 511B (Senate) State House, Boston, MA, 02133. For further information contact Massachusetts Citizens for Life 617-242-4199 or visit http://masscitizensforlife.org/frameworks.html#agenda Marie Sturgis, Executive Director and Lobbyist, Mass Citizens for Life Join Mass Citizens

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