David Parker Gets Probation
Remember David Parker, the father who was arrested when he refused to leave his son’s school unless they agreed to notify him before any discussion including homosexuality would take place in the classroom?
Well, angry homosexual activists have come to nearly every one of Parker’s court hearings or public appearances according to Article 8 Alliance (previous post on Article 8 Alliance here). But it didn’t do much – Parker, scheduled to go to trial today for a misdemeanor trespassing charge is off the hook. Prosecutors have agreed to drop the charges.
Under the agreement struck this week with Middlesex County prosecutors, Parker will be on probation for a year, after which the charges will be dropped if Parker stays out of trouble. A judge approved the deal Thursday.
Parker, 43, first complained to officials at Joseph Estabrook School in January after his son brought home a book that included pictures of same-sex couples.
He was arrested on April 27 after a meeting in which school officials refused to tell him when homosexuality was to be discussed so he could remove his son from class. Parker refused to leave school grounds despite repeated requests to do so.
The agreement does not include any admission of guilt by Parker, but he must continue to adhere to an order imposed after his arrest that bars him from all public school property in Lexington.
“My wife and I are satisfied with the outcome,” he told The Associated Press. “We will continue to move forward as we always have with tolerance and patience in these matters.”
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