Dov Hikind Sponsors Bill Exempting Students From Gay Propaganda In Schools

Hikind Sponsored this bill on behalf of a regular reader of this blog (with no affiliation to any politically Mainstream Orthodox orginazation) that asked to remain anonymous 

To understand what this proposed law does understand that everything in lower case letters is the current law, and capital letters are what (the best of all the assemblyman that currently represent the Jewish community) Assemblyman Dov Hikind is adding to the current-law to lessen the evilness of the law so religious people will not be subjected to anti religious indoctrination (I'm going to bold part of the old law and proposed law that are particularly important) (bracketed section is being taken out)

S 801-a. Instruction in civility, citizenship and character education.
The  regents  shall  ensure  that  the  course  of instruction in grades
kindergarten through twelve includes a component on  civility,  citizen-
ship  and character education. Such component shall instruct students on
the principles of honesty, tolerance, personal  responsibility,  respect
for  others, with an emphasis on discouraging acts of harassment, bully-
ing, discrimination, observance of laws and rules, courtesy, dignity and
other traits which will enhance the quality of their experiences in, and
contributions to, the community. Such component shall  include  instruc-
tion  of  safe,  responsible use of the internet and electronic communi-
cations. The regents shall determine how to incorporate  such  component
in  existing  curricula  and the commissioner shall promulgate any regu-
lations needed to carry out such determination of the regents.  For  the
purposes  of this section, "tolerance," "respect for others" and "digni-
ty" shall include awareness and  sensitivity  to  harassment,  bullying,
discrimination  and  civility  [in the relations of] WITH AN EMPHASIS ON
DISCOURAGING ACTS OF BULLYING AND WITH OUT REGARD TO THE  REASONING  FOR
THEIR  BEING  BULLIED, TOWARD ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
people of different races, weights,  national  origins,  ethnic  groups,
religions,  religious  practices,  mental  or physical abilities, sexual
orientations, genders, and sexes. ANY STUDENT, PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN,
EXPRESSING A MORAL OR RELIGIOUS OBJECTION TO THIS COURSE OF  INSTRUCTION
IN  THIS  SECTION,  SHALL  BE  PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERTAKE AND
COMPLETE AN ALTERNATIVE PROJECT THAT SHALL BE APPROVED BY SUCH STUDENT'S
TEACHER.  STUDENTS WHO PERFORM ALTERNATIVE PROJECTS WHO  DO  NOT  ATTEND
THIS  COURSE  OF INSTRUCTION SHALL NOT BE PENALIZED. THE BOARD OF EDUCA-
TION OR TRUSTEES OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL DEVELOP  A  POLICY  TO  GIVE
REASONABLE  NOTICE  TO  ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THIS COURSE OF INSTRUC-
TION, AND STUDENTS' PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS.  SUCH
NOTICE  SHALL  BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE SCHOOL AND DISTRIB-
UTED TO ALL PARENTS AND STUDENTS. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO
PRIVATE, CHARTER, RELIGIOUS OR DENOMINATIONAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

(remember bolds/underlines are for emphasis, lower case letters are the old law, capital letters are the new proposed additions, bracketed section is taken out)


1. Notice the original law (NOT the one that Dov Hikind is sponsoring) has gender, and sexes implying they are 2 separate things
2.  Notice the original law (NOT the one that Dov Hikind is sponsoring) never says anything against bullying for reasons besides the 11 stated reason (height, accent, athletic ability etc.) showing that the only reason it was sponsored was for gay propaganda in schools and the anti-bullying was just a ruse (excuse to pass the law) In short it's 100% OK  legally to bully someone in NY for their height
3. the original law (NOT the one that Dov Hikind is sponsoring) was vague (it's currently interpited as not applying to non public school, but unfortunately that could change in a few years time) as to whether this applies to private school (including Yeshivas)
3. Dov Hikind proposed law would allow children and parents the right to freedom of religion and be excused from a pro-homosexuality curriculum.
4. Dov Hikind's proposed law would make it that this law will be less about the 11 stated reasons for bullying (including homosexuality) and more about not bullying period
5. Dov Hikind's proposed law would make it that people who are not from the 11 protected class (height, accent, athletic ability etc.) are also protected lessening the gay propaganda in this bill and truly making it more to bullying (which the state was supposedly trying to protect us from)
6. Dov Hikind's proposed law would make it clear that only public schools are required to teach this bullying course that includes homosexuality and not Yeshivas.

 
If you think this law is not necessary remember this story
11 Years old Girls Required To Ask To Kiss Others Girls Due To New York Law  
Young girls at a New York middle school were instructed to ask one another for a lesbian kiss and boys were given guidance on how to tell if women are sluts during an anti-bullying presentation on gender identity and sexual orientation, angry parents allege.

 Coon told Fox News that her daughter was upset by the classroom lecture and was confused about why she had to ask another girl for a kiss.

“She told me, ‘Mom, we all get teased and picked on enough – now I’m going to be called a lesbian because I had to ask another girl if I could kiss her,’” Coon said.

She said the school told her that the purpose of the lesson was to “teach girls boundaries and how to say no.” 

“They also picked two girls to stand in front of the class and pretend they were lesbians on a date,” Coons said. (click to read our previous coverage of this story)


How come Simcha Felder does not sponsor the same bill in the Senate?
How come not a single member of the New York Assembly including the "orthodox" ones co-sponsor this urgent bill?

Gay Indoctrination In Long Island Public Schools

Schools aim to support GLBT students

More than 50 schools and eight "synagogues" across Long Island have signed up to participate in a safe school awareness campaign Thursday for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth, organizers said.

The 11th annual event, which this year takes place on National Coming Out Day, aims to create safer and more supportive learning environments for GLBT students and their supporters, said David Kilmnick, chief executive of Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth Inc., the campaign's organizer.

Before the event, the group gave workshops at some schools and provided participants with free kits that included ribbons, information cards, posters and "Ally" stickers, which indicate people are allies of the group.

"This gets people to listen and to think, and hopefully to take action -- to fight for safer schools and to speak up when bullying happens," Kilmnick said.

In New York, the Dignity for All Students Act, read this link to see how many people representing our communities voted for this evil bill which took effect July 1, expanded instruction on concepts of "tolerance" and "dignity" and made schools responsible for collecting data and reporting incidents of discrimination and harassment.

Members of the Gay-Straight Alliance at Walt Whitman High School gathered last week to assemble nearly 600 rainbow ribbons for Thursday's event. Between classes, they plan to announce national bullying statistics over the loudspeaker, said Blossom Ungurath, 17, of South Huntington, the group's co-president.

Ungurath hopes that students learn "not to judge people as much and try to put themselves in somebody else's shoes -- not throw words around so carelessly, because it can hurt someone's feelings."

Principal Kathleen Acker said Walt Whitman High School has created "safe rooms" where students can talk to teachers if concerns or problems arise during the school year.

"We really need for students, when they walk in the door here, to feel that they're in a safe place, that they're accepted . . . to make sure that they're academically successful," she said. "If they feel bullied, we can't get that done."

Some teachers at Great Neck South High School will incorporate issues pertaining to GLBT youth and anti-bullying in their classes, said Joan Greenberg, a guidance counselor who is adviser to the school's Gay-Straight Alliance.

The campaign day raises the consciousness of students who might use phrases such as "That's so gay," Greenberg said.

"They really mean, 'That's stupid,' and it's an offensive statement, but I don't think that people even think of it that way," she said.

Bay Shore High School has participated in the campaign for the past decade, principal Robert Pashkin said.
"Our hope is always that students become better informed about the world around them, gain a greater awareness about the issue of bullying, and develop an increased sense of belonging and tolerance," Pashkin said in a statement.

At West Babylon High School, the day is more about "the school community coming out and showing their support for safe schools" than individuals coming out about their sexual orientation, said teacher Theresa Prizzi, adviser of the Gay-Straight Alliance there.

That sentiment was important to Huntington High School senior Jaime Moskowitz, 17, who said she was cyberbullied via Facebook about her "perceived sexual orientation" when she was in middle school.
"People would message me rude things," said Moskowitz, of Huntington, who plans to take part in the awareness event.

In high school, though, "I'm seen less as that strange kid and more as a student activist," she said. "I feel comfortable to be myself now."
(News Day) highlights my additions

And For what Happened

LI schools participate in 'Day of Silence' in support of LGBT people

It’s about 2:10 p.m. and scores of middle school students gather in silence in the Jericho Middle School library. “Don’t talk! Don’t talk until after the scream,” teacher Elisa Waters reminds the sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders as they file in and form a circle.

Then, on the command of Waters – and in the presence of the school principal – the kids let out a raucous scream that goes on and on.

The cacophonous outburst marks the grand finale of what for these kids was a voluntary day of silence – more than 130 of Jericho’s 650-plus sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders vowed not to talk at all during the school day on Wednesday. The nationwide Day of Silence is a way students across the country show support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who sometimes feel they don’t have a voice.
“During lunch was the hardest, because I was with my friends,” says Rebecca Saban, 13. “But a lot of my friends were doing it, too. Since a lot of people in the school are doing it, it makes a point.”

The actual Day of Silence is Friday. But Jericho had its day on Wednesday instead because teachers didn’t want to have it the day before the weeklong spring break that begins Friday afternoon, says Waters, who is a Spanish teacher and co-adviser to the school's Gay Straight Alliance, which spearheaded the middle school's event.

Students at more than 25 Long Island schools have also registered to mark the Day of Silence on various days this week, including Friday, says Daryl Presgraves, communications director at the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, a New York City-based organization that focuses on LGBT issues at K through 12 schools.

At Jericho, students wore stickers on their shirts explaining their involvement. They also hung signs in the hallways declaring why they chose to participate. “I’m participating in the Day of Silence because I want to know how it feels to be in a position where you don’t speak because you’re too scared you’ll be judged,” one sign said.

In addition to the group scream, the day at Jericho ended with kids sharing their feelings about the event, and then the sharing of desserts they and the teachers brought in for the “Rainbow Bake-Off” – rainbow colored cookies, cupcakes with rainbow sprinkles and a cake toped with concentric circles of rainbow-colored M&Ms.
(Newsday)

Asking Girls To Kiss, How It Did Happen, The History Of The Dignity For All Students Act Part 1

David Paterson who signed the law on Erev Rosh Hashana that forced gay teaching into schools

As we previously reported girls in school in Upstate NY were required to ask one another for a lesbian kiss based on the so called "Dignity For All Students Act".

The most objectionable part of the law, is the following section which forces all schools to teach pro gay propaganda. (possibly even private and religious schools)  This law was the basis for telling middle schools girls to kiss each other.  (The capital letters are the new laws which the Dignity For All Students Act added to the previous law, that which is underlined is for emphasis)

S 801-a. Instruction in civility, citizenship and character education.
 The  regents  shall  ensure  that  the  course  of instruction in grades
 kindergarten through twelve includes a component on  civility,  citizen
 ship  and character education. Such component shall instruct students on
 the principles of honesty, tolerance, personal  responsibility,  respect
 for  others,  observance  of laws and rules, courtesy, dignity and other
 traits which will enhance the  quality  of  their  experiences  in,  and
 contributions  to,  the  community.  The  regents shall determine how to
 incorporate such component in existing curricula  and  the  commissioner
 shall  promulgate any regulations needed to carry out such determination
 of the regents.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "TOLERANCE," "RESPECT
 FOR OTHERS" AND "DIGNITY" SHALL INCLUDE  AWARENESS  AND  SENSITIVITY  TO
 DISCRIMINATION  OR HARASSMENT AND CIVILITY IN THE RELATIONS OF PEOPLE OF
 DIFFERENT RACES, WEIGHTS, NATIONAL ORIGINS,  ETHNIC  GROUPS,  RELIGIONS,
 RELIGIOUS  PRACTICES, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ABILITIES, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS,
 GENDERS, AND SEXES. 

This bill including this section was first proposed in 2001 with former Assemblyman Steve Sanders sponsoring it in the Assembly and the former gay state senator Thomas Duane sponsoring it in the assembly.  When Steve Sanders retired, gay assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell (the lesbian actress Rosie O'Donnell brother) sponsored the bill in his place.

The bill was voted and passed 9 times in the assembly (never having more than 9 people voting against it) before it passed the senate.  On April 29th 2010, the NY City Council sponsored a resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass the "Dignity For All Students Act".

2 people (Daniel Squadron, and Letitia James) currently running for Public Advocate of New York City supported this evil bill.

Here's are those in NY State senate voted in favor of the bill which forced the kissing incident
Eric Adams (currently represents Crown Heights, Is Now Running For Brooklyn Borough President), Joe Addabbo (currently represents Far Rockway and most of Central Queens), James Alesi, Darrel Aubertine, John Bonacic, Neil Breslin, Ruben Diaz, Martin Dilan (currently represents part of Williamsburg), Thomas Duane, Pedro Espada, Hugh Farley, John Flanagan, Brian Foley, Charles Fuschillo, Marty Golden (currently represents part of Flatbush, and Marine Park), Joseph Griffo, Kemp Hannon, Ruth Hassell-Thompson, Shirley Huntley, Craig Johnson, Owen Johnson, Jeffrey Klein (currently President Pro Tem of the New York State Senate, he represents Riverdale), Liz Krueger (currently represents Upper East Side), Carl Kruger, Andrew Lanza (currently represents Staten Island), Bill Larkin (currently represents Kiryas Yoel), Kenneth LaValle, Vincent Leibell, Thomas Libous, Betty Little, Carl Marcellino, Roy McDonald, Velmanette Montgomery (currently represents the outskirts of Williamsburg), Michael Nozzolio, George Onorato, Suzi Oppenheimer, Frank Padavan, Kevin Parker (currently represents Kensington), Jose Peralta, Bill Perkins, Michael Ranzenhofer, Joseph Robach, Stephen Saland, John Sampson (currently represents part of Flatbush, and Mill Basin, Diane Savino (currently represents Bensonhurst), Eric Schneiderman (Currently New York Attorney General), Jose Serrano, James Seward, Dean Skelos (Currently Majority Leader of the New York State Senate And Represents The 5 Towns), Malcolm Smith, Daniel Squadron (currently represents the Lower East Side, most of Williamsburg Is Now Running For New York City Public Advocate), William Stachowski, Toby Ann Stavisky, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Ruth Hassell-Thompson, David Valesky, George Winner, Catharine Young

Here's are those in NY State Assembly voted in favor of the bill (the time it passed) which forced the kissing incident!
Peter Abbate, Marc Alessi, Thomas Alfano, George Amedore, Carmen Arroyo, Michael Aubry, James Bacalles, Greg Ball, William Barclay, Robert Barra, Inez Barron, Michael Benedetto, Michael Benjamin, Jonathan Bing, William Boyland, Philip Boyle, James Brennan (currently represents Kensington and Borough Park), Richard Brodsky, Alec Brook-Krasny (currently represents Sea Gate),  Kevin Cahill, Nancy Calhoun, Karim Camara currently represents Crown Heights, Ronald Canestrari, Robert Castelli, Nelson Castro, Joan Christensen, Barbara Clark, William Colton (currently represents Bensonhurst), James Conte, Jane Corwin, Marcos Crespo, Clifford Crouch, Michael Cusick (currently represents most of Staten Island's Jewish Community), Steven Cymbrowitz (currently represents Flatbush, Francine DelMonte, Michael DenDekker, RoAnn Destito, Jeffrey Dinowitz (currently represents Riverdale), Janet Duprey, Steven Englebright, Joseph Errigo, Adriano Espaillat (currently represents Washington Heights and the Upper West Side in the New York State Senate, Herman Farrell (currently represents Washington Heights), Ginny Fields, Gary Finch, Dennis Gabryszak, Sandra Galef, David Gantt, Michael Gianaris, Vanessa Gibson, Joseph Giglio, Deborah Glick, Timothy Gordon, Richard Gottfried, Aileen Gunther, Stephen Hawley, James Hayes, Carl Heastie, Andrew Hevesi, Earlene Hooper, Sam Hoyt, Janele Hyer-Spencer, Rhoda Jacobs (currently represents part of Flatbush many people consider her "Orthodox", Ellen Jaffee (currently represents part of Monsey and New Square), Hakeem Jeffries (currently represents Marine Park, Mill Basin, Manhattan Beach, Brighton Beach, and Sea Gate), Susan John, Tony Jordan, Brian Kavanagh, Michah Kellner, Brian Kolb, David Koon, Rory Lancman (Now Running for the 24th City Council District in Central Queens), Charles Lavine, Joseph Lentol (currently represents Williamsburg), Barbara Lifton, Peter Lopez, Vito Lopez, Donna Lupardo, William Magee, Wiliam Magnarelli, Alan Maisel (Now Running for the 46th City Council District in Flatbush, Mill Basin, Marine Park), Margaret Markey, Nettie Mayersohn, David McDonough, John McEneny, Thomas Mckevitt, Grace Meng (Currently represents Central Queens in Congress), Joel Miller, Michael Miller, Joan Millman, Marcus Molinaro, Michael Montesano, Joseph Morelle, Dean Murray, Catherine Nolan, Robert Oaks, Daniel O'Donnell, Tom O'Mara, Felix Ortiz, William Parment, Amy Paulin, Crystal Peoples-Stokes, Nick Perry, Audrey Pheffer, Adam Clayton Powell, Gary Pretlow, Jack Quinn, Ann Rabbitt (Currently represents Kiryas Yoel and Monsey), Andrew Raia, Philip Ramos, Bill Reilich, Robert Reilly, Jose Rivera, Naomi Rivera, Peter Rivera, Annette Robinson, Linda Rosenthal, Addie Russell, Joseph Saladino, Teresa Sayward, William Scarborough, Michelle Schimel, Robin Schimmminger, Mark Schroeder, Diedre Scozzafava, Shelly Silver (Speaker of the New York State Assembly, a so called "Orthodox Jew, who represents The Lower East Side), Frank Skartados, Mike Spano, Albert Stirpe, Robert Sweeney, James Tedisco, Matthew Titone, Michele Titus, Lou Tobacco, Darryl Towns, Helene Weinstein (Currently represents Flatbush), David Weprin (This was prominently included in the psak against him, a so called "Orthodox Jew"), Kenneth Zebrowski, Jr. (Currently represents Kiryas Yoel and Monsey), 



Here are those who sponsored  the City Council resolution pushing for the "Dignity For All Students Act".
Daniel Dromm , Margaret S. Chin, Leroy G. Comrie, Jr., Julissa Ferreras, Lewis A. Fidler (This was included in the psak against voting for him), Sara M. Gonzalez, Letitia James (Currently Running For New York City Public Advocate),, G. Oliver Koppell, Karen Koslowitz, Domenic M. Recchia, Jr. (currently running for congress in part of Flatbush and Staten Island), Deborah L. Rose, James G. Van Bramer, Ydanis A. Rodriguez, Melissa Mark-Viverito, Jessica S. Lappin, Michael C. Nelson



If any of these legislators made a mistake, and didn't understand what they were voting for, we now call on them to try and correct their mistake and sponsor a bill to repeal that section!

Call your legislator to demand they repeal section 801-A of the education law!

11 Years old Girls Required To Ask To Kiss Others Girls Due To New York Law

If this law was to prevent bullying then how come Miss Coon feels bulled solely because of this law?

To see how this law came in to being and who's responsible for it click here, you may have just voted for the person who voted for the law.

Middle School Anti-Bullying Lesson Includes Lesbian Role Play

Apr 18, 2013

By Todd Starnes
Young girls at a New York middle school were instructed to ask one another for a lesbian kiss and boys were given guidance on how to tell if women are sluts during an anti-bullying presentation on gender identity and sexual orientation, angry parents allege.

The special health class was held last week at Linden Avenue Middle School in Red Hook, NY. The students were separated by gender – with students from Bard College leading the workshops.
Parents are especially furious after their young daughters were told that it was perfectly normal for 14-year-old girls to have sex and there was nothing their parents could do to intervene.
The boys and girls were also given a sexual vocabulary primer – that included words like “pansexual” and “genderqueer.”
“I am furious,” said Mandy Coon, whose daughter was in the class. “I am her parent. Where does anyone get the right to tell her that it’s okay for her to have sex?”


Coon told Fox News that her daughter was upset by the classroom lecture and was confused about why she had to ask another girl for a kiss.
“She told me, ‘Mom, we all get teased and picked on enough – now I’m going to be called a lesbian because I had to ask another girl if I could kiss her,’” Coon said.
She said the school told her that the purpose of the lesson was to “teach girls boundaries and how to say no.”
“They also picked two girls to stand in front of the class and pretend they were lesbians on a date,” Coons said.

Paul Finch, the superintendent of the Red Hook Central School District, told the Poughkeepsie Journal that the workshop focused on “improving culture, relationships, communication and self-perceptions.”
He told the newspaper those were issues the school was obligated to teach under the state’s "Dignity for All Students Act".
The state law requires schools to create a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment and bullying, the newspaper reported.
Parents said they were not notified about the class or the subject matter.
“The school is overstepping its bounds in not notifying parents first and giving us the choice,” parent Tara Burns told Fox News. “I thought it was very inappropriate. That kind of instruction is best left up to the parents.”
Parents of male students were also upset after the college-aged lecturer discussed items like condom usage and whether girls are sluts.
“I was absolutely furious – really furious,” said the parent of a 13-year-old who asked not to be identified. “They were teaching the boys how to decipher if a girl is a slut.”
The parent said the boys were told you could make that determination by how girls dress or how many boys they date.
“We don’t judge people like that in our family,” she said. “We don’t call women names because of what they wear or who they date.”
The parent told Fox News that boys were also instructed to always have a condom in their wallet.
“These are just kids,” she said. “I’m dumbfounded that they found this class was appropriate.”
Coon wondered why the school district allowed college students to lead the workshops without teacher involvement.
“Those student were not licensed, they are not trained professionals,” she said.
(Fox News)
Another article with more info

Sarah Bradshaw (845-437-4811)
RED HOOK — Some parents are questioning the appropriateness of an anti-bullying presentation on sexual orientations and gender identities given recently to eighth-graders.
Among their complaints: Bard College students weren’t a suitable choice to speak at Linden Avenue Middle School, and parents should have been notified in advance of Thursday’s health class lesson, according to Journal interviews and dozens of social media posts.

Paul Finch, superintendent of the Red Hook Central School District, told the Journal that the workshop focused on improving culture, relationships, communication and self-perceptions. These are issues schools are obligated to address under New York’s Dignity for All Students Act, he noted. Future workshops of a similar nature “may require more notification to parents,” he said.


Mandy Coon, a mother of an eighth-grade student, said she thought the district was infringing on her role as the parent.
“The whole thing just baffles me,” she said. “If they are required to have this course, why are they bringing in other unlicensed, untrained professionals — college kids — to teach this?”
Bard College spokesman Mark Primoff said the students were volunteers who were invited by the middle school to give a workshop on communication.

Effective in July, the Dignity for All Students Act represents the state’s effort to create a safe and supportive environment, free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment and bullying.
Finch said that Linden Avenue Principal Katie Zahedi and guidance counselors worked with a group of Bard students to develop the workshop, including role-playing on how to say no to unwanted social pressures.
In addition to learning vocabulary such as “pansexual” and “genderqueer,” the girls were told to request a kiss from a female peer, Coon said. Her 14-year-old daughter told her it was awkward and uncomfortable, she said.

On a Facebook forum for parents, Zahedi said the exercise was “not to pretend to be gay” but to practice saying “no” to unwarranted advances.
“In planning the discussion, we made it clear that absolutely no discussion of any sexual acts is appropriate to middle school, and they used the examples of a kiss,” she wrote. “It was a separate activity for boys and girls and ultimately about respect and safety.”
A public meeting was held Tuesday night at the school to address parents’ concerns.
(Poughkeepsie Journal )