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Propaganda Trumps Teaching – Arizona’s Public School System

Anita Christy

In case you haven’t noticed, there is a war going on in our K-12 public school system.  On one side are the Progressives and on the other, Conservatives.  Your child is caught in the middle.  

The Arizona Progressive Public School System appears to be winning this battle, as they continue to slide into promoting Sex Ed Taught by the Nation’s #1 Abortion Provider, Transgender politics, Darwinian groupthink, Climate Change Groupthink, Social Justice, Suckling at the Teat of Government, Hostility to Christianity, Hostility to Capitalism, Hostility to American Exceptionalism, and Americans are Killing the Planet.  

And while the local school districts are indoctrinating our kids, and demanding more tax dollars, they are also turning themselves into soup kitchens, Compressed Natural Gas stations, and jobs centers for adults.  

In Arizona, most local school officials reject "local control" in preference for top down nationalized educational standards (i.e., Common Core aka Arizona’s College & Career Ready Standards).  

Their message to conservative parent trouble-makers:  We’re the Experts.  Shut Up.  Go away.  Give us more money.

(One notable exception is the Gilbert Unified School District.  Board President Staci Burk, and board members Julie Smith and Daryl Colvin have been bucking the trend.  In the face of continual attacks from the progressives, they have accomplished much.  See The Accomplishments of the Gilbert Schools Governing Board.)   

So, Public School Officials, here’s my question:  Why should we feel sorry for you about how a voucher program will "drain money from the public education system"?  Do you have so little faith in your "high quality" educational centers that parents won’t choose your schools over others?  

Recently, hundreds of parents lost a months long battle with the Tempe Union High School District over sex education curriculum.  The board, led by Progressive David Schapira, thumbed its nose at these parents and adopted the F.L.A.S.H. program.  It will be taught by Planned Parenthood, or by teachers who will be taught by Planned Parenthood.  Isn’t the mere presence of Planned Parenthood in our schools in violation of Arizona’s state law?  

Want proof that your local public school teachers also promote Progressivism in Arizona’s schools?

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Is Your School District Considering a Sex Education Curriculum? Check Arizona Law First

Anita Christy

It is disgusting stories like this one that drive parents to remove their children from the public schools and place them in charters that focus on academics, not interminable battles over sex education curriculum.    

This is the story of how the public officials of Tempe Union High School District arrogantly thumbed their noses at hundreds of parents who have been speaking out for months against the Planned Parenthood-endorsed F.L.A.S.H. curriculum.  This is about a District that has to be reminded about Arizona law.  It is about board member David Schapira, the deciding vote to adopt the Planned Parenthood-endorsed F.L.A.S.H. curriculum.  He took an adversarial position against parents for their criticism of Planned Parenthood and of him.  

He also refused to recuse himself, in spite of his close financial and pecuniary ties to Planned Parenthood.  On his Facebook page, however, he stated:

"The far right have been emailing the board all day with the expected vitriol. Cathi Herrod’s extremists believe that I shouldn’t have a vote on Tempe Union’s sex-ed policy because I support a woman’s right to choose (as does stare decisis of the United States Supreme Court, by the way.)"  

Allow me to translate.  This is Mr. Schapira’s message to all of you parents he just insulted:  "Shut up and go away"!  (See below for a list of charter schools that will graciously welcome you.)

David Schapira contemptuously told parents:    

“I do support Planned Parenthood. Absolutely. I won’t deny it. When you all post pictures of me wearing a pink shirt that says I support Planned Parenthood, it makes me proud. It doesn’t make me scared. It doesn’t make me shy away. Not one bit. Because Planned Parenthood is a fantastic organization….

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Planned Parenthood Will Design Sex Ed Curriculum in East Valley Schools!

Anita Christy

Thanks to Education Action Network for alerting Gilbert Watch about this upcoming meeting.

The next meeting of the Sex Education Committee at TUHSD (Tempe Unified High School District) is Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 4:30PM at the district office, 500 W. Guadalupe Rd., Tempe  85283.

Vicki Hadd-Wissler, Director of Education for Planned Parenthood AZ, has been recommended to the committee to provide curriculum for Sex Ed at TUHSD.  

TUSD will NOT be allowing pro-life pregnancy centers or adoption agencies an opportunity to provide curriculum.

Please attend this meeting to speak out against bringing Planned Parenthood and its agenda to students.   TUHSD has allowed only 15 minutes total for public comment, from 4:30 pm to 4:45 pm.  Each member of the public can speak for only 2 minutes.   Even if TUHSD closes their ears to you, your words might reach a student who listens.  

Planned Parenthood has been allowed 90 minutes for their presentation.

For further information contact Peggy McClain wildcatswin@cox.net.   Here is a link to the Governing Board’s Agenda.

Those of us who fight for Life in this country are literally in a battle of Life versus Death, and Good versus Evil.  Planned Parenthood performed 357,166 abortions in 2012.  They routinely file lawsuits against Pro Life legislation.   They despise anyone who gets in the way of their ability to perform abortions, and that includes pregnancy centers that encourage mothers and fathers to keep their babies or place them for adoption in loving homes.  

Today’s young people should be made aware that an abortion stops their own child’s beating heart, and if they take this action, they should also know that they will never forget what they did.  Most will despise themselves and the adults who betrayed them.  

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New York 2011: 42,637 Black Babies Born; 43,713 Aborted

Anita Christy

It is ironic that these two anniversaries occur within days of each other:  1) Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday will be celebrated on Monday, January 20.  (He was born Jan. 15, 1929, but his birthday is celebrated on the 3rd Monday of January.)  2) The passage of Roe v Wade will be "observed" on January 22.  

Roe v Wade was passed by the Supreme Court (7-2) in 1973, and unleashed an epidemic of abortions throughout America, primarily from the efforts of Planned Parenthood.  No ethnic group has been more affected by it than blacks.  What would Rev. King say now, seeing how black Americans have been destroying themselves by millions?  Going back to 1997, and every year since, more black babies have been aborted in the state of New York than have been born.  In 1997, 54,948 black babies were born; 58,364 were aborted.  

See New York’s Vital Statistics HERE

In sheer numbers, California is by far the abortion capital of the world, killing off 214,109 babies in 2008.

Over 50 million innocent human lives have been aborted since 1973′s Roe v. Wade, with over 15 million of those lives disproportionately African-American. 

 

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Teen Pregnancies Drop 50% When Planned Parenthood Leaves Town

Anita Christy

Thanks to Peggy McClain for standing up for the unborn, as well as for young parents whose lives are forever emotionally scarred by the knowledge that they stopped the beating heart of their own child, not to mention the emotional scars of becoming prematurely sexually active.

In an article dated January 14, 2013 by Paul Rondeaux, it was noted that "A study across the Texas Panhandle, using government statistics from 16 counties, found that the teen pregnancy rates among 13-17-year olds from 1994 through 2010 showed dramatic declines even as Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) facilities in the region shut down—dwindling from 19 family planning facilities to zero."  Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops by Half When Planned Parenthood Leaves Town

The article continues:

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Arizona Writer Weighs in on Sex Ed Program in East Valley Schools

Anita Christy

reprinted with permission of Linda Turley-Hansen
Ms. Turley-Hansen is an AZ syndicated columnist and former TV anchor and reporter
She can be reached at turleyhansen@gmail.com.

 

SEARCH FOR SEX ED PROGRAM PREDICTABLY RILES EAST VALLEY PARENTS

By Linda Turley-Hansen

I’m not sure when schools took on the dreaded job of teaching kids about the birds and the bees.  But, I am sure they’re darn sorry.  Especially those front line managers. 

I wish parents would or could teach their children themselves, but many won’t or can’t and even those who can — won’t do it the way the Left and the Right think they should, so here we are, strangers jostling over the most private part of a person’s life.  Those persons – our children.

The Tempe Union High School District Board is the latest to find itself in the stew.  Under its direction, an advisory committee is working on recommending sex education curriculum, a heavy task.  

The head of that committee, Zita Johnson tells me that TUHSD currently “has no approved program.”  Yet, I’m told by some parents that a program, called “Northstar,” is being taught in several district schools.  If so, who approved it?

Johnson’s assignment won’t be easy.   In recommending a plan, the committee must adhere to SB 1009 passed in 2012.  It requires all instructional material, on sex education, to support childbirth and adoption as a “preferred option to elective abortion.”

In fact, the Alliance Defending Freedom has warned the district that it will sue if SB 1009 isn’t honored.

That warning, after it was learned Planned Parenthood was invited to present three sex education plans to the advisory committee January 7.  Word was, the agenda allotted only 15 minutes for public comment.

Irritated citizens packed the house.  Yeah.  Educator’s most un-favorite thing.

Johnson would be wise to steer away from Planned Parenthood as a contributor on any level.  Planned Parenthood carries the political burden of promoting abortion.  The nearly 100 year old organization, heavily funded by your tax dollars, is pure poison for any public school system.  

One Tempe parent, Peggy McClain, a precinct committeewoman in LD18, refers to Planned Parenthood’s 2012 fiscal year (cnsnews.com).  It reports 327,166 abortions and only 2,197 adoption referrals creating a ratio of 149/1, a staggering difference and proof the organization cannot be an unbiased, much less, a credible consultant.  (See page 15 of Planned Parenthood’s Annual Report.) 

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Planned Parenthood Takes a Beating at the Tempe Schools’ Sex Ed Meeting

Anita Christy

Please add the Arizona Daily Independent to your list of newspapers to replace the local Leftist rags (Arizona Republic, the Tribune, Payson Roundup, et al).  Their motto is:  "There are NO sacred cows."

Dexter Duggan has written a thorough account of the February 4 Sex-Ed meeting in Tempe.  Why on earth these government schools are enamored with teaching sexual education to minors makes little sense.  The incidences of STDs, teen pregnancies, and sexual experiences at earlier and earlier ages is the result.

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Your Attendance at TUHSD is Critical: Feb. 4, 4:30 pm

Anita Christy

Please read what Christine Acurso, executive director of First Way Pregnancy Center, has to say about the upcoming Sex Ed Curriculum Committee meeting at TUHSD on Tuesday, Feb 4, at 4:30 pm.  Please attend this very important meeting and stand against Planned Parenthood’s presence in our schools.

Dear Friends,

The next sex education curriculum committee meeting for the Tempe Union High School District is Tuesday, February 4 at 4:30pm.  It will be held at:

Desert Vista High School (in the Media Center)
16440 S. 32nd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85048

It is important, as a community, that we continue to show our support of them choosing what is best for these students.  We have not heard what they plan to do with the information on the three curricula they received from Planned Parenthood at the last meeting, but we do know that the agenda for this coming Tuesday’s meeting includes two more curricula presentations.  The first one is called Choosing the Best and is currently in two of their schools now.  The other one is called TOP (Teen Outreach Program) and will be presented by an employee of the Maricopa County Department of Health.  With a simple google search on TOP it was easy to find Planned Parenthood’s all across our country that use this program and promote it heavily.  I even watched a couple of you tube videos where they talk about TOP’s "value."  So, even though they don’t have a Planned Parenthood employee presenting the curriculum, we should be very suspicious of this option.

I encourage all of you to attend Tuesday’s meeting so that the committee knows that we plan to stay on top of this to ensure they know of our support. 

If you plan to attend again and bring a sign, I encourage you again to have signs that say "Keep Planned Parenthood Out of Our Schools" or something of that nature.  It is important that we maintain the peaceful, prayerful and respectful presence.  They will not allow any signs in the actual meeting.  I encourage everyone who attends to come inside to the meeting when it begins at 4:30pm and be present as long as possible.  I know that PP has called out their people to attend this as well, so the earlier we show up, the better.  If you are inclined to speak, even if it is momentarily, please be sure to get there early and sign up by filling out a "request to speak" card.  It was certainly a powerful moment at the last meeting when one of our speakers asked everyone to stand who was against PP having any influence what-so-ever on the TUHSD students.  I hope that happens again!  It was good to take a stand and have it mean so much!

Most especially, your presence is requested at this meeting!  May God bless you in your goodness!

Peace,

Christine Accurso
Executive Director
1st Way Pregnancy Center
3501 North 16th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Phone: (602) 261-7522
Fax: (602) 257-9520
Web: www.1stway.net

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Former Planned Parenthood Worker: “It was a money-grubbing, evil, very sad place to work”

Anita Christy

Did you catch this story on the nightly news?  How about in the Arizona Republic?  New York Times?  Channel 5?  12?  
?Of course you didn’t.  That’s because the "mainstream" media perpetuate the Planned Parenthood’s message about "promoting sex education and protecting women’s health and right to choose."  

Here are some excerpts from this article published in LifeSiteNews here:

Another time, said Anderson, “This guy brought in a Korean girl. I had no doubt in my mind this girl was a sex slave. This guy would not leave her side. They could barely communicate. He wanted to make all the arrangements.  During the ultrasound, she told one of the nurses that there were lots of girls in the house, and that the man hits them. She never came back for the abortion. I always wondered what happened to her. One of my co-workers said, ‘You’re better off to just let it go.’”

When women cried during the abortion procedure, Anderson said, abortionist Michael King would shame them. “These girls would start crying on the table, and Dr. King would say, ‘Now you chose to be here. Sit still. I don’t have time for this.’”

“One doctor, when he was in the POC [products of conception] room, would talk to the aborted baby while looking for all the parts. ‘Come on, little arm, I know you’re here! Now you stop hiding from me!’ It just made me sick to my stomach,” Anderson said. “The sound the suction machine made when it turned on still haunts me.” 

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Planned Parenthood Settlement $2 Million: Media Silent

Anita Christy

Have you read about this yet in the "mainstream" news?  Of course not.  It doesn’t fit their ideology.  If you don’t read Breitbart, News Busters, Weasel Zippers, Life News, or Catholic Online, you pretty much don’t know what goes on in America.  

Breitbart’s article titled Media Ignore Planned Parenthood $2 Million Wrongful Death Payoff, begins:

"With the national controversy swirling around various Republican governors and state lawmakers passing laws to increase the health standards at abortion clinics, you would think national abortion provider Planned Parenthood paying out a $2 million wrongful death settlement would be news. But if you think that, you are obviously unfamiliar with a news media that considers abortion its own kind of sacrament."

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