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Discussion expected at Middlebury school board tonight
By Michael Bielawski
The Addison Central School District will meet at 6:30 PM tonight at Middlebury Union High School and online to discuss community members concerning some books on their shelves with political commentary – sometimes both graphic and targeting young audiences – concerning transgender-related stories.
The Vermont Family Alliance’s Renne McGuinness of Monkton, among others, alerted VDC about the meeting. She warned that Vermont library privacy laws for Vermont children have recently changed. The link to the meeting can be found at acsdvt.org.
According to a front page article in the December 12 edition of the Addison Independent, the parents have followed the protocol for Addison County Supervisory Districts’ (ACSD) reconsideration of instructional materials policy. Having had their request denied by Mary Hogan’s Principal Jen Kravitz, they have brought their appeal to the ACSD School Board.
The five books being challenged, which are included in Mary Hogan’s kindergarten “Who We Are” study unit, are They He She Me: Free to Be! By Maya Christina Gonzales and Matthew Smith Gonzales; Bodies are Cool by Tyler Feder; It Feels Good to Be Yourself by Theresa Thorn; Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love; Introducing Teddy by Jessica Walton; Sparkle Boy by Leslea Newman; and Fred Gets Dressed by Peter Brown.
The excerpt on Amazon.com for Fred Gets Dressed reads: “The boy loves to be naked. He romps around his house naked and wild and free. Until he romps into his parents’ closet and is inspired to get dressed. First he tries on his dad’s clothes, but they don’t fit well. Then he tries on his mom’s clothes, and wow! The boy looks great. He looks through his mom’s jewelry and makeup and tries that on, too. When he’s discovered by his mother and father, the whole family (including the dog!) get in on the fun, and they all get dressed together. This charming and humorous story was inspired by bestselling and award-winning author Peter Brown’s own childhood, and highlights nontraditional gender roles and self-expression.”
According to a second article also featured on the front page of the Addison Independent, MiddPride representatives and community members attended the ACSD School Board meeting on December 9th in person and via Zoom to speak out against removal of the books.
While “Reconsideration of Instructional Materials” does not appear on the ACSD’s December 16 meeting agenda, because of an email distributed by community member Amanda Reinhardt encouraging community members to write letters to the School Board and attend the ACSD’s School Board meetings on Monday, December 9th, and Monday, December 16, public comment on whether to remove the books is expected.
Folks unaware of library law change?
As reported by VDC, a new library law passed this past legislative session concerning parents’ access to their children’s library records.
“S.220, which allows a library to withhold information from parents about their 12-year-old child’s library and computer use,” VDC reported.
The Act’s text states, “Unless authorized by other provisions of law, the library’s officers, employees, and volunteers shall not disclose the records except: to custodial parents or guardians of patrons under age 12 years of age.”
McGuinness in her message to VDC noted many parents may still not be aware.
“I don’t think parents are aware of the Library bill that passed this spring,” she wrote.
Bill cites alleged 1st Amendment rights
The law passed as Act 150 also cites the First Amendment in its opening text as a reason that young children must have access to these sometimes graphic transgender-themed materials.
“To ensure that Vermont libraries protect and promote the principles of free speech, inquiry, discovery, and public accommodation, it is necessary that the trustees, managers, or directors of free public libraries adopt policies that comply with the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and State and federal civil rights and anti-discrimination laws,” it states.
The bill also lists groups that are alleged to be protected from any form of discrimination regarding library policy, including gender identity. It states, “State laws prohibiting discrimination in places of public accommodation, and that reflect Vermont’s diverse people and history, including diversity of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, VT LEG #377704 v.1 Page 2 of 9 No. 150 2024 disability status, religion, and political beliefs.”
Violates compelled speech law?
The First Amendment also has – not mentioned in Act 150’s text – the Compelled Speech Doctrine which prohibits public resources from being used to push a particular biased view on any issue.
“The compelled speech doctrine sets out the principle that the government cannot force an individual or group to support certain expression,” an interpretation at Middle Tennessee State University states.
Which books are in question
Political Analyst Rob Roper has highlighted some of the more concerning transgender-themed youth reading material from the national scene.
He wrote, “If you don’t believe the books in question are age-inappropriate for middle schoolers, watch Senator Kennedy (R-Louisiana) read a passage from one of the books parents are objecting to. But do be very much warned! Once you click that link, you will not be able to un-hear what you hear there. It is quite disturbing.”
The author is a writer for the Vermont Daily Chronicle. Renee McGuinness contributed to this story.
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“Parents object to transgender-themed books in kindergarten” As well they should !
Follow the links to see that Phil the RINO Governor SIGNED this piece of Anti-Family Anti-Parents Anti- God crap Bill… May he pray to Him for forgiveness. I am done spending my prayers for that fool!
I don’t blame parents for feeling this way against all beliefs!
A kindergarten age (4 years old) boy from a dysfunctional, single parent household doesn’t stand a chance against such brian washing. Every responsible father needs to be there in force reminding Mary Hogan she is treading on very thin ice.
I’m just going to say 2 words…
SICK INDIVIDUALS!!!
“This charming and humorous story was inspired by bestselling and award-winning author Peter Brown’s own childhood and highlights nontraditional gender roles and self-expression.” So, the author of “Fred Gets Dressed,” Peter Brown, was groomed as a child. His lived experience is celebrated, published, and distributed, while the scientific reality of XX and XY chromosomes are ignored, and while bibles and associated texts that are at the core of other students’ lived experience are literally banned from public school libraries. Note that Act 150 prevents the removal of books based on religion. Use it.
These are sick,sick people pushing this crap on little kids.
They should be tarred and feathered and run out of the state.
The over riding strategy is to shove this crapola down the populations throat till they become inured of it all and throw their hands up to move on.
At some point there is a line in the sand which a civilized society says no more, no mas, not on my watch , take it someplace else, not in my house, not till hell freezes over…. You pick the cliche . Regardless, this has to stop .
Vermont has the potential to be a great place. There is a quantum leap between potential and reality. As long as we all are forced fed a lie we will continue down this road to an abyss. There exists a Vermont and Vermonters who live in the hope all can live in harmony . This hope evaporates quickly when consistently rapped on the nose to ensure we agree with a message regardless how unpalatable it may be.
“We are coming for your children”. NEVER FORGET THEIR WORDS.
This is an advertisement for school choice/voucher system. Then the Leftist can send their kids – that is, the kids they don’t abort – to be groomed and the public school system, and everyone else can send their kids to a good school.
Of course, everyone still realizes that School Choice vouchers would eliminate this entire issue, right? …not to mention improving academic performance and lowering taxes.
But hey, who would ever think of asking that the H.405 School Choice bill be considered? Certainly no one on this forum.
Bingo… Paul.
One of the forty-five points of the Marxist manifesto to deliberately and systematically infiltrate and destroy America is to undermine and discard the God-given traditional family unit. It is nothing less than an anti-God and diabolical strategy of hell itself.
Many of the tactics first employed by the devil through his puppets in the educational, government, and arts sectors were subtle and under the radar. Now they are exposed in broad daylight for the wickedness they are.
In both the mistaken belief that the church shouldn’t be involved in these cultural realms, and the church’s attempt to be “relevant,” the church let this happen on our watch. When we refuse to biblically and boldly confront evil in our communities, a vacuum is created which opens the door to demons.
As parents, Christians, and good people who cannot countenance the most vulnerable and impressionable among us—our children—being stolen and sacrificed by the false gods of Baal, we must fight and do everything we can to restore the rightful authority of parents. It will take nothing less than the unremitting prayers of God’s people, and the faith, love, and courage required for each of us to carry out the assignments God has given us each the responsibility for. The reformation of our culture will be the result of God’s mercy to intervene and forestall destruction, and the transformation of our lives and families in such a way that we are compelled to get in the fight and refuse to capitulate to evil. Same devil, different decade, century, millennium. But transformation and reformation has always occurred in even the grossest darkness when God’s people repented and turned back to follow Him. He will and is doing it again.
Eloquently stated, Martin! AMEN!!!
Eloquently expressed, Martin! Spot on!
The left has infiltrated our education system, poisoned it for decades. These people need to be removed immediately and permanently
The left understands that a child’s mind is easily molded, so if they start their indoctrination as soon as possible, let’s say Kindergarten no one will be the wiser.
Parents better wake up as these leftest clowns will program your kids to their way of thinking, and if you trust these clowns with your child’s upbringing, it goes to show they don’t care about you as a parent or your child, children should be children, not a programmed puppet of the left’s ideology……………….. how pathetic.
It gets worse. The indoctrination could ultimately begin in universal pre-K unless people wake up.
Subchapter 001 : LEWD AND INDECENT CONDUCT
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 2601)
§ 2601. Lewd and lascivious conduct
A person guilty of open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than $300.00, or both. (Amended 1981, No. 223 (Adj. Sess.), § 23.)
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Subchapter 002 : REPORTING ABUSE OF CHILDREN
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 4912)
§ 4912. Definitions
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Abused or neglected child” means a child whose physical health, psychological growth and development, or welfare is harmed or is at substantial risk of harm by the acts or omissions of his or her parent or other person responsible for the child’s welfare. An “abused or neglected child” also means a child who is sexually abused or at substantial risk of sexual abuse by any person and a child who has died as a result of abuse or neglect.
(5) “Emotional maltreatment” means a pattern of malicious behavior that results in impaired psychological growth and development.
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Just because some people suffer from mental disabilities, doesn’t mean that the rest of society needs to accommodate them by feeding into their delusions. This is psychological abuse to both the victims of these mental disabilities, and to the children who learn about them as if they aren’t, in fact, delusions. This is the sterilization program for the weak and suggestible. This is the sex trafficking operation for victims to be victimized. This is evil, and the wrath of God will rain fire upon us if we allow it to continue. We have been warned.
Boldly stated and so on-point! AMEN!!!
The millstones are ready for those given over to reprobate minds harming the innocent children. 500,000 missing children in the USA? What kind of evil is allowed to seep so deep into our collective, civil(?) society where children vanish without a trace and are, willfully and knowingly, abused without anyone doing anything to put a stop to it? Disgusting and reprehensible. Woe onto all of them.
Tolerating what is intolerable and abhorrent will not get a pass either – looking at you, church clergy and pew riders going along to get along – hanging the flags in the church windows and allowing that evil into your houses. I rebuke it in the name of Jesus Christ. Perhaps it is just part of the End of Times prophesy…sure does line up appropriately.
of course the governor signed act 150; so glad I stopped voting for him years ago
Sad state of affairs that Scott is the lesser evil.