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flashl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 11:22 AM
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State curriculum on legalities of parenting coming to Texas high schools this fall
Do you know the difference between an "alleged father" and a "presumed father?" Your child soon will.

The Texas attorney general's office has created a new parenting curriculum that will be required in every public high school this fall. It will cover everything from the legalese of paternity to dealing with relationship violence.

State officials say the goal is twofold: They want to teach teenage parents their legal rights and they want to show other students the difficulties of being a parent in hopes that they'll wait to have children.

The program, which has already drawn some skepticism, promises to bring personal and family values out of the home and into the classroom.

Dallas NEws
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Scooter24 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-23-08 07:00 PM
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1. oh lord....
"The new program includes a section on characteristics of a healthy marriage.

"If you're going to talk anytime about this, it's good to make the point that you want to become a husband and wife," said Dr. McLeroy, a conservative. "I think that would be good for Texas.""
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It's amazing that the Texas legislature will pass law after law trying to mandate fatuous conservative viewpoints into the state's education program (i.e., adding "Under God" to the Texas pledge then mandate schools to recite it daily) yet they can't pass a single bill that actually helps schools secure funding without stealing $70+ million from our local tax dollars and help raise graduation rates in failing schools throughout the state.
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leftyclimber Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-24-08 04:52 AM
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2. Yet another class kids will think is a joke.
I was unclear from reading the article. Do they want to make this a requirement?
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