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From: ted@teldata.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Homosexual teachers- a serious question
Message-ID: <441@teldata.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 18-Jul-84 13:06:41 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 18 13:06:41 1984
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Many parents who may be very tolerent of homosexuals in their midsts (myself
included) find the thought of their child being or becoming homosexual to be
abhorent and seek to remove any influences that lead the child in that
direction.  I view public schools and the teachers therein to be the employees
of the parents in this and should represent an extension of the views of the
parents.  Hence they have the right to choose the teachers of their children.

In my own high school experience I encountered one homosexual teacher and he
actively seduced or recruited partners from his students and I know from
this experience that having these advances being made is very confusing for
an adolescent and creates additional pressure which a teenager should not
have to deal with.

Further, I beleive homosexuality is a learned abnormality, i.e. it is the
result of environmental influences rather than congenital or genetic causes.
As a parent rearing children and trying to provide a nurturing environment
I would choose to eliminate influences that would ultimately lead my child
into a life of anguish.