Pastors Hank and Brenda here. Our children and our future are under attack! The school curriculum being introduced in various states is alarming. In the state of Nebraska, there has been an outrageous attempt by political activists through the Nebraska Department of Education to revise the sex education curriculum and health standards within the school system. If it can happen in Nebraska, it can happen in your state as well! As believers who stand for the Bible, we cannot stay silent at this time.
- Children as young as first grade would be taught about gender identity and gender stereotypes under draft public-school health standards released by the Nebraska Department of Education.
- Kindergarteners would be taught about different kinds of family structures, including “cohabitating” and same-gender families.
- Fourth graders would be taught the difference between sex assigned at birth and gender identity. Fifth graders would be taught that gender expression and gender identity exist along a spectrum.
- Sixth graders would learn what sexual identity is and learn about a range of identities related to sexual orientation, among them heterosexual, bisexual, lesbian, gay, queer, two-spirit, asexual and pansexual.
- They would learn the differences between cisgender, transgender, gender non-binary, gender expansive and gender identity.
SOURCE: Proposed Nebraska Education Standards
SOURCE: Omaha World Herald
Governor Ricketts of Nebraska has expressed his opposition to these standards and has asked parents to make their opinion known. He stated, “I am calling on the Nebraska Department of Education to scrap their proposed sex education topics that are included in their draft health standards. The new standards from the department would not only teach young children age-inappropriate content starting in kindergarten, but also inject non-scientific, political ideas into curriculum standards. The sex education standards represent a significant shift in approach to health education, and many of the new themes are sensitive topics that should be addressed by parents at home and not by schools. The draft standards were developed with the help of political activists, and without the input of key mainstream organizations. I am urging Nebraska parents to speak up now, and to share their reaction with the department, so it can be made a part of the formal record to the full board.”
Source: Office of the Governor
There is still time to make a difference! The people of God must raise their voice now. There is still time for your voice to be heard and cause change to the proposed education standards. Here is how: fill out the official survey of the State of Nebraska and contact your ELECTED board of education representative. Do it this week. The first Nebraska school board meeting to discuss the drafting of the new curriculum is scheduled for April 2nd. Our voices must be heard!
If you live outside the state of Nebraska, we encourage you to investigate the proposed education standards in your own state. Raise your voice! Now is the time!
CLICK THIS LINK TO ACCESS THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SURVEY:
https://nde.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8dI1y2pRSfXlG8R
CLICK THIS LINK TO FOR CONTACT INFORMATION OF YOUR ELECTED BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT OFFICIAL:
https://www.education.ne.gov/stateboard/members/
We cannot stay silent and allow this agenda to infiltrate our schools! FILL OUT THE SURVEY AND CONTACT YOUR DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE TODAY!
