David Parker to File Civil-Rights Lawsuit
David Parker was arrested last year when, after his son was given a book about gay families by a teacher, he refused to leave Joseph Estabrook Elementary School unless school officials agreed to notify him before any discussion including homosexuality took place in front of his son. Months later the charges were dropped.
Parker and his wife, along with another set of parents, are now filing a civil-rights lawsuit against the principal of Joseph Estabrook Elementary School, the superintendent and other school officials, reports Yahoo News:
The suit, according to the parents’ attorney, will contend that the school system violated the parents’ civil rights because they weren’t notified about the books or discussions in class, reported the Boston Globe.
The principal and other school system officials have maintained that the material was about families, not sexuality, according to the Globe. Parker claims the town violated his religious freedom by including homosexuality in the curriculum without notifying him.
This should be an interesting lawsuit. I hope the court system spanks him and this costs him a ton of money in legal fees.
i support everyone’s right to hold and foster their own beliefs, but have a problem with this lawsuit. i am gay, and if i had children i would not object to them learning about heterosexual families. i would also expect them to be exposed to the fact that there are groups and individuals who think my family structure is wrong and should be made illegal. Children need to be given the opportunity to develop a full sense of human societies. Then they can form opinions of their own by questioning parents, teachers, etc. This is the only way to prevent fear and hatred being channelled into violent behavior