A Vermont school district is embroiled in a controversy haver a collection of pro-transgender books and lessons that are a part of the kindergarten curriculum at Mary Hogan Elementary School in Middlebury.
“My daughter started kindergarten this year at Mary Hogan Elementary School. I was nervous as most parents are, but I had no idea that we would become part of an underground hidden agenda type of curriculum at the kindergarten level,” one parent wrote on Facebook. “Fast forward to today where I feel absolutely sick about what I have uncovered going on at this school.”
The Addison Independent reports that a number of books were targeted including: “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; “Julián is A Mermaid” by Jessica Love; “Introducing Teddy” by Jessica Walton; “Sparkle Boy” by Lesléa Newman; and “Fred Gets Dressed” by Peter Brown.
Parents wanted to know why their five-year-olds needed to be exposed to ideas and concepts like transgenderism. What’s the point of providing lessons like that to kindergarteners?
A local LGBT activist group accused the parents of staging a book ban.
“We’re navigating a book ban attempt in our local schools,” MiddPride wrote on Instagram. “A few parents are trying to ban books and are resorting to personal attacks against an elementary school teacher to do it. The principal supported the teacher and the books (yay!) and now the decision is being appealed to the superintendent. We expect the decision to ultimately go to the Addison Central School District (ACSD) school board. MiddPride is against book bans and entirely in support of educators teaching kids to read. We love books. Let’s show each other and the school board how many of us are in support of safe and affirming classrooms.”
Both complainants, according to the completed report, specifically objected to the aforementioned seven books that educators have been reading to Mary Hogan kindergartners.
Parent 1 claimed the students were “too young to understand these complex issues,” said the subject matter “should be taught at home,” said the material went against “her values and beliefs,” and claimed the material “highlights people with differences, and people who are transgender don’t want to stand out.”
Parent 2 outlined concerns about the teachers’ specific book selections, according to the report. Among that parent’s complaints: “Bodies Are Cool” includes two babies who are naked; “It Feels Good to Be Yourself,” “They He She Me: Free to be!” and “Introducing Teddy” did not align with the family’s religious beliefs; “Sparkle Boy” allegedly showed that children that have an imagination “will be bullied;” “Fred Gets Dressed” is “confusing to 5-year-olds.”
The school district has yet to decide whether or not to remove the curriculum or the books. However, a majority of those in attendance at a recent board meeting voiced their support for exposing young minds to the transgender ideology.
“They are truly the best tools to teach kids about the experiences of different humans who happen to be trans,” one attendee said. “These books have already created space for families like mine, and space for kids … We’re here, we’re real people, trans people, gender-diverse toddlers, queer teens. And these books have already worked to make a world of difference for us, right here.”
Vermont parents should seriously consider homeschooling their children or enrolling them in a strong Christian school. As I wrote in my new book,“Twilight’s Last Gleaming,” the only chance to save America is to restore sanity in our taxpayer-funded classrooms. Listen to my daily podcast below and be sure to subscribe!
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