• • NEA Continues March to Fulfill LGBTQQ Agenda
• • Some NEA Resolutions Passed at the 2014 Convention in Denver, Colorado

The National Education Association union decided in Denver that teachers need a new book list. In accordance with New Business Item 51, the "NEA will, using electronic resources, publish a list of Pre-K - Graduate School recommended books in the NEA Today that have LGBTQ and gender non-conforming themes." The union will compile this list so that teachers can better promote Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning (LGBTQQ) lifestyles.

Just when it appeared that the NEA could not more heavily promote alternative sexual lifestyles nor place any more emphasis on teaching even very young children all manner of sexual behaviors, at the 2014 convention they surpassed themselves with a call to bring some of the most radical LGBTQQ organizations in the world into the nation's classrooms.

Delegates adopted New Business Item 48, which is an effort to "influence state and local educational institutions through our affiliates to advocate for the use of the 'Respect For All Project' in classrooms." GroundSpark's Respect for All Project offers media resources, support, and training for educators about "bias and identity issues." The organization claims its films engage students in "life-changing discussions" about gender, culture, and sexuality; family diversity; and LGBT-inclusivity. The program's goal is to "promote respect and equity at the earliest age possible and on an ongoing basis." (GroundSpark.org)

Delegates also adopted New Business Item 52, which states:

NEA will . . . influence state and local educational institutions through our affiliates to use GALE (Global Alliance for LGBT Education) and other vetted partners such as GLSEN (Gay-Lesbian Straight Education Network), Human Rights Campaign's Welcoming Schools project, and the NEA Health Information Network to help all educators become a part of a global learning community which aims to promote the full inclusion of people who are disadvantaged because of their sexual orientation.

Human Rights Campaign

The Human Rights Campaign is a LGBTQQ political activism group. Their Welcoming Schools Campaign offers professional development tools "aligned with the Common Core State Standards, and many additional resources for elementary schools" about "family diversity," "avoiding gender stereotyping," and "bullying." Welcoming Schools is aimed at K-5th grade students and "Be Who You Are" is one of their popular slogans. Their website states: "Young children receive many powerful messages about gender roles and gender identity. These gender roles pressure students to conform to behaviors that may limit their full developmental potential." (HRC.org)

Global Alliance for LGBT Education

Another organization the NEA wants to welcome into public schools is the Global Alliance for LGBT Education (GALE), which focuses on "education about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues." GALE favors the term "Disadvantaged because of their Expression of Sexual Preference Or Gender Identity," or DESPOGI, over the usual LGBTQQ nomenclature. The organization offers workbooks for students, teacher manuals, videos, CDs, and posters. The GALE website provides international news about the promotion of LGBTQQ lifestyles and reports perceived slights of LGBTQQ individuals and groups internationally. GALE has a formal partnership with UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. (www.lgbt-education.info)

Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network

The NEA is also inviting the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) into the nation's classrooms. GLSEN "strives to [ensure] that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/ expression." They "believe that such an atmosphere engenders a positive sense of self, which is the basis of educational achievement and personal growth." They claim that "homophobia and heterosexism undermine a healthy school climate." Heterosexism is the belief that couples should be male and female.

GLSEN designs "programs and resources that are inclusive and celebratory of diversity, and sensitive to the role of power and privilege in society." The organization is "committed" to seeing that their philosophy is promoted and "realized in K-12 schools." GLSEN also offers an eight-step guide to starting Gay-Straight Alliance clubs at schools.

The NEA is not alone in joining with GLSEN to promote alternative lifestyles. The GLSEN website lists supporters and partners, such as Facebook, Google, and Disney/ABC. Additional supporters are more surprising and include: Comcast; Goldman Sachs, Citibank, State Farm Bank, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Target, HBO, AT&T, Cisco, DreamWorks, IBM, Hewlett Packard, Hilton, Kellogg's, Johnson & Johnson, Colgate-Palmolive, McDonalds, Merck, Mattel, and the NBA. (GLSEN.org)

The LGBTQQ brand has infiltrated corporate America and promoters have made great strides in changing public opinion to normalize what would have seemed outrageous just a few years ago. Much of this has been achieved by manipulating schoolchildren into believing that it is cruel or bullying to have any reservations about approving of "alternative" lifestyle choices; schools teach children it's wrong to believe what their parents teach or to follow the teachings of Christian, Jewish, or Muslim religious organizations. Much of the radical change in outlook has been achieved in our neighborhood schools. Credit belongs to the National Education Association and teachers who follow the union's marching orders.
SOURCE: August 2014 Education Reporter

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A-2. Educational Opportunity for All. The Association believes that all schools must be accredited under uniform standards established by the appropriate agencies in collaboration with the Association and its affiliates.

A-6. Parental Involvement. The Association strongly opposes so-called "trigger" laws which circumvent authentic parental and community involvement.

A-12. Use of Closed Public School Buildings. The Association believes that closed public school buildings should be sold or leased only to those organizations that do not provide direct educational services to students and/or are not in direct competition with public schools.

A-15. Financial Support of Public Education. The Association believes that:

• Funds must be provided for programs to alleviate race, gender, and sexual orientation discrimination and to eliminate portrayal of race, gender, sexual orientation and gender identification stereotypes in the public schools.
• Full-day, every day kindergarten programs should be fully funded.
• Federal, state, and, as appropriate, local governments should provide funds sufficient to make pre-kindergarten available for all three- and four-year-old children.

A-16. Federal Financial Support for Education. The Association opposes any federal legislation, laws, or regulations that provide funds, goods, or services to sectarian schools.

A-26. Voucher Plans and Tuition Tax Credits. The Association opposes voucher plans, tuition tax credits, or other such funding arrangements that pay for students to attend sectarian schools. The Association also believes that any private school or agency that receives public funding through voucher plans, tax credits, or other funding/financial arrangements must be subject to all accountability measures and regulations required of public schools.

A-35. Federally or State-Mandated Choice/Parental Option Plans. The Association believes that federally or state-mandated parental option or choice plans compromise free, equitable, universal, and quality public education for every student. Therefore, the Association opposes such federally or state-mandated choice or parental option plans.

B-1. Early Childhood Education. The National Education Association supports early childhood education programs in the public schools for children from birth through age eight. The Association also supports a high-quality program of transition from home and/or preschool to the public kindergarten or first grade. The Association also believes that early childhood education programs should include a full continuum of services for parents/guardians and children, including child-care, child development, developmentally appropriate and diversity-based curricula, special education, and appropriate bias-free screening devices. The Association believes that federal legislation should be enacted to assist in organizing the implementation of fully funded early childhood education programs offered through the public schools. These programs must be available to all children on an equal basis and should include mandatory kindergarten with compulsory attendance.

B-11. Class Size. The National Education Association believes that excellence in the classroom can best be attained by small class size. The Association also believes in optimal class sizes in regular programs and a proportionately lower number in programs for students with exceptional needs. The Association further believes in establishing workload maximums for all curricular areas, not to exceed the recommendations of their respective national organizations.

B-12. Diversity. The National Education Association believes that similarities and differences among race, ethnicity, color, national origin, language, geographic location, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, physical ability, size, occupation, and marital, parental, or economic status form the fabric of a society. The Association also believes that education should foster the values of appreciation and acceptance of the various qualities that pertain to people as individuals and as members of diverse populations.

B-13. Racial Diversity Within Student Populations. The Association believes that to achieve or maintain racial diversity, it may be necessary for elementary/secondary schools, colleges, and universities to take race into account in making decisions as to student admissions, assignments, and/or transfers.

B-14. Racism, Sexism, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identification Discrimination. Discrimination and stereotyping based on such factors as race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification, disability, ethnicity, immigration status, occupation, and religion must be eliminated. The Association also believes that these factors should not affect the legal rights and obligations of the partners in a legally recognized domestic partnership, civil union, or marriage in regard to matters involving the other partner, such as medical decisions, taxes, inheritance, adoption, and immigration. Plans, activities, and programs must -

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A Resolution Amendment proposed in Denver attacked states that want to rein in abortion mills and outlaw Gosnellesque conditions at "family planning" clinics. The delegates proposing the amendment were enraged that "[s]everal states have passed rules or laws that have made it impossible for clinics to operate and many have closed."

Delegates broke into cheers when NEA leadership explained that, according to Res. I-17, it did not need to be restated that the union opposes any action that would impede abortion on demand. The amendment was deemed unnecessary and was defeated.

Although the union has a blatant disregard for the rights of unborn children, they passed three New Business Items (NBI) favoring children and youth illegally flooding across the nation's southern border.

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