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To: Brumar89 who wrote (216526)	8/22/2007 11:00:23 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 793790

"The Massachusetts Department of Education, which is responsible for administering Section 32A, has explained that activities and materials designed to promote tolerance and respect for individuals, including recognition of differences in sexual orientation "without further instruction on the physical and sexual implications" do not trigger the notice and opt out provisions of Section 32A." It looks like this has not been tested in court yet. I think (I hope) they are wrong about Parents not being able to opt out. When it goes to court, and it surely will, I hope the court makes reasonable concessions to conservative parents. It is possible notice is not required, but informed parents out to be able to opt out ahead of time, and if something troubles them after the fact, they should (imo) be able to say- I don't want my child exposed to this again. I personally think parents should be able to do that about anything- that only affects their child. I've had children who needed to be sent out of the room for birthday parties, young adults not allowed to watch PG movies of Shakespeare plays, and so on. Since we CAN make these accommodations, we should (imo) make them.