Summary Of The Family Book By Todd Parr

The Family Book by Todd Parr the daily lives of all kinds of families are depicted. Mr. Parr discusses the different sizes, colors and distances of families. He talks about families who adopt, families with stepparents and many more differences among families. Within these differences, Todd Parr states that, “Some families have two moms or two dads.” The children's book was banned for this reason. In 2012, an Illinois school district banned the book because parents argued that “those are issues that shouldn’t be taught at the elementary school level” (world.edu). Parents argue that this page of the book pushes a homosexual agenda. In Erie, Illinois, a local school board voted 5-2 to remove the book and related materials from the Erie elementary school. The main sticking point to the school board president is the line that say, “Some families have two moms, or two dads” (wqad). Erie superintendent says that, “"People see a
The last time I checked, parental permission was not required to discuss diversity and respect. The argument that parental permission should be required or that parents should be able to “opt-out” their students from the lesson is because they say that discussing LGBTQ issues is the same as sex education, which does need parental permission. However, discussing LGBTQ issues would be discussing people and families present in every community. It would be a discussion about a struggle for civil rights. Part of the discussion would also be about bias-based bullying against the queer agenda. There would be no need to discuss the sex aspect of the LGBTQ community, nor anything to do with human reproduction. If we were to begin incorporating LGBTQ issues within the classroom curriculum at elementary school levels, we would help prevent the misunderstandings and stereotypes that are developed at a young age and carried through