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I feel that it should be the parents' choice. I have three children, the oldest is not yet in school, but as a parent these kinds of things should not be taught as normal or acceptable behavior to our children. Some people, my-self included, do not want this lifestyle introduced to our children as children. It will be introduced all to soon enough. Obviously we can't protect them from everything we would like to, but we can protect them as best as we can for as long as we can. As much as the states and the public school systems want to raise our children, it is not their responsibility to raise them; it is their responsibility to teach them. Unfortunately many parents have become lazy parents and don't care if the public school system raises their children, but that is a whole different article thread.

I know there are private schools that tailor to children (mostly teens) that believe they are homosexual. If you want your children to be taught this at school, take them to one of those schools. There are obviously two sides to this controversial subject. Those that don't want it to be taught are not pushing to have it taught as an immoral or wrong lifestyle so why ask if it should be taught. Teaching this won't help them to grow to successful adults and that should be the primary function of our schools.

As far as the how awkward it was having "the sex talk" with your parents? Guess what, life is full of awkward moments deal with them and get on with it. If you can't deal with the occasional and necessary awkward' moments with your kids, you shouldn't have kids. Let's stop trying to pass off the parenting tasks that we don't like and be a parent and deal with them; you are the parent not the school. The schools and states have to be put into check. They are there to teach our children Math, English, History, Science, PE, Government, ect. These are the things they need to focus teaching our children, not contentious subjects that many still do not agree with. Rather than focusing our teaching efforts on additional, not to mention non-essential, subjects such as this why don't we focus more time on getting the 33% of high school students that don't graduate to graduate.

Don't get me wrong, I don't hate or dislike homosexuals, I just disagree with their lifestyle. I actually know several and they are very nice people, it is just something that I don't want my kids to be taught unless they are being taught about it exactly as I want them too, and I just can't place that trust in the school system.

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