Comments on: LGBTQ parents & schools http://www.familypride.org/blog/2007/09/lgbtq-parents-schools.html love. justice. family. equality. Wed, 7 Jan 2009 03:44:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: anne http://www.familypride.org/blog/2007/09/lgbtq-parents-schools.html#comment-4465 anne Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:41:26 +0000 http://www.familypride.org/blog/2007/09/lgbtq-parents-schools.html#comment-4465 just to update you the harrassment continued for almost 2 weeks and the group of 35 families that met to have us expelled from the school continued to meet. The head priest of the church got involved and supported the group of parents haters. The school and superintendent banned us from both going to our son's 1st grade classroom for his birthday party celebration and we were not allowed on school property toghter. We felt we had no other option when we asked the school to follow basic school rules and get the group to stop intimidating/harrassing us, they would not do anything....not even have the group apologize. We put our boys in public school and they are both a full year ahead academically and both very hurt and damaged because of all of this. To top it all off, the school is now requiring us to pay tuition for 25% of the year, rather than the days we were there. Simply put, we will pay DOUBLE the tuition for out children and our famly to be terrorized by teh catholic school parents and administratiors of this Manchester, NH catholic school. How can this happen in America? just to update you

the harrassment continued for almost 2 weeks and the group of 35 families that met to have us expelled from the school continued to meet. The head priest of the church got involved and supported the group of parents haters. The school and superintendent banned us from both going to our son’s 1st grade classroom for his birthday party celebration and we were not allowed on school property toghter.

We felt we had no other option when we asked the school to follow basic school rules and get the group to stop intimidating/harrassing us, they would not do anything….not even have the group apologize.

We put our boys in public school and they are both a full year ahead academically and both very hurt and damaged because of all of this.

To top it all off, the school is now requiring us to pay tuition for 25% of the year, rather than the days we were there. Simply put, we will pay DOUBLE the tuition for out children and our famly to be terrorized by teh catholic school parents and administratiors of this Manchester, NH catholic school.

How can this happen in America?

]]> By: anne http://www.familypride.org/blog/2007/09/lgbtq-parents-schools.html#comment-4089 anne Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:04:53 +0000 http://www.familypride.org/blog/2007/09/lgbtq-parents-schools.html#comment-4089 the horror continues in NH Catholic Schools against lesbian parents! we have now been "banned" from participating together in our children's classrooms together and they CREATED a new "policy" to prevent us from dropping off cupcakes to our son's classroom for his 7th birthday. The school has STILL not responded to us concerning this "meeting" that occured with 35 familes and the local parish priest...... our family is hurt and can NOT belive this is HAPPENING! the horror continues in NH Catholic Schools against lesbian parents!

we have now been “banned” from participating together in our children’s classrooms together and they CREATED a new “policy” to prevent us from dropping off cupcakes to our son’s classroom for his 7th birthday.

The school has STILL not responded to us concerning this “meeting” that occured with 35 familes and the local parish priest……

our family is hurt and can NOT belive this is HAPPENING!

]]> By: Eileen http://www.familypride.org/blog/2007/09/lgbtq-parents-schools.html#comment-3920 Eileen Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:27:00 +0000 http://www.familypride.org/blog/2007/09/lgbtq-parents-schools.html#comment-3920 Wow...that is awefull....We have nine kids between us, and have dealt with alot of discrimination, but not like that. We are in MA and my oldest had an incident in school, but the principal dealt with it. We have also had some issues with our kids friends and their parents after finding out we are gay...Not like we hide it, but we don't say HI I'm Eileen and I'm gay....duh....What is wrong with our world??? A catholic school is a tough thing, our old church was NOT welcoming of me and my kids when I fell in love with my girlfriend...I was married to a man before and they were horrified when they found out I was gay....Good luck Wow…that is awefull….We have nine kids between us, and have dealt with alot of discrimination, but not like that. We are in MA and my oldest had an incident in school, but the principal dealt with it. We have also had some issues with our kids friends and their parents after finding out we are gay…Not like we hide it, but we don’t say HI I’m Eileen and I’m gay….duh….What is wrong with our world??? A catholic school is a tough thing, our old church was NOT welcoming of me and my kids when I fell in love with my girlfriend…I was married to a man before and they were horrified when they found out I was gay….Good luck

]]> By: anne http://www.familypride.org/blog/2007/09/lgbtq-parents-schools.html#comment-3899 anne Thu, 13 Sep 2007 05:05:05 +0000 http://www.familypride.org/blog/2007/09/lgbtq-parents-schools.html#comment-3899 We were notified yesterday that two familes pulled their children from our children's catholic school because they found out that there were children attending that had gay parents. Today were told these people rallied and notified other parents in the school to have a meeting tonight to discuss what the next "step" should be. ... I would love to hear examples of SUCCESSFUL christian education stores from other gay and lesbians. We are living a nightmare that no one should ever live. We were notified yesterday that two familes pulled their children from our children’s catholic school because they found out that there were children attending that had gay parents.

Today were told these people rallied and notified other parents in the school to have a meeting tonight to discuss what the next “step” should be. …

I would love to hear examples of SUCCESSFUL christian education stores from other gay and lesbians. We are living a nightmare that no one should ever live.

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