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Al Franken asks public for help passing Student Non-Discrimination Act

Posted on 13 Jan 2012 at 11:47am




Sen. Al Franken

Sen. Al Franken, D – Minnesota, is asking the public for help passing S. 555, The Student Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination against public school students on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Under the provisions of S. 555 students who experienced discrimination because of their real or perceived sexual orientation or because of their association with LGBT people could bring a civil suit against the school officials or districts responsible for the discrimination. The bill currently has 34 co-sponsors (none from Texas) and its House companion (H.R. 998 by Rep. Jared Polis, D – Colorado) has 150 (with 7 Texan co-sponsors including Houston’s own Sheila Jackson Lee and Al Green) . Both bills have been referred to committee but neither has received a hearing, a crucial step towards becoming law.





As a parent, I am concerned.

What they don't tell you is that if these two bills are unconstitutional. They go against Freedom of Religion and my rights as a parent to instill my family values in my child. It also gives protected status to gay students to harrass, proposition or even sexual assault their classmates without fear of prosecution under the "Freedom of expression" clause in the bills. I posted this article to let parents become aware of these two bills.

Public Advocate of the United States


H.R. 998 already has 150 co-sponsors in the House
And S. 555 already has 34 co-sponsors in the Senate


The Bills would:

Require schools to teach homosexual acts so "homosexual students" don’t feel "singled out" during already explicit sex-ed classes;

Exempt homosexual students from punishment for propositioning, harassing, or even sexually assaulting their classmates, as part of their specially-protected right to "freedom of self-expression;"

Force private and even religious schools to teach a pro-homosexual curriculum and purge any reference to religion if a student claims it creates a "hostile learning environment" for homosexual students.