UPDATE: The Committee appointment of this child was verified by MCPS, as reported on WMAL's Michael Graham radio show, Wednesday February 9, 2005.

In September, 2004, the Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education appointed an 11 year old 7th grade student to the Family Life and Human Development Advisory Committee.

This is the same Committee that developed the new controversial sexual education curriculum that:

• Presents sexual variations and behaviors to 8th Graders
• Encourages students to explore their sexual preferences and identity
• Advocates sexual experimentation

One assumes that in order to fully carry out the Committee's charge of: "examining all printed and audiovisual materials proposed to be used in the schools and recommending those materials which are appropriate at the different educational levels", Committee members must first fully examine the sexually explicit materials. Candid discussions would then follow, because only then could they determine what 'different educational levels' the sexual material is appropriate for. Therefore, by definition, the BOE is exposing an 11 year old child to inappropriate, perhaps even adult oriented sexual material.

Why is the BOE so obdurate in bringing sexual variation into the lives of young children?

As of January, 2005, the student still serves as a full voting member.

Update by AdminJ: CRC media spokesman Steve Fisher was a guest on two local radio shows that were discussing this issue. Coverage on the WMAL show is here.