The National Coalition Against Censorship is weighing in on a request by a member of the Indian River School Board to remove lessons from the school curriculum.
These include the definitions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender as well as information on STD’s, HIV and pregnancy prevention instead of abstinence.
The Coalition says to deny students such information because of anyone’s religious or other personal beliefs raises serious First Amendment concerns and would compromise the public education system.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that board member Shaun Fink has said many times outside the board meeting that he is motivated by his Christian beliefs although he has not used that argument during the public meetings.
