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THUR May 12, 2005 22:08:19 EDT
ONE WEEK AFTER FEDERAL JUDGE ISSUES TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER - MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS VOLUNTARILY AGREES TO PERMANENT RESTRAINING ORDER
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IN THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CURRICULUM DECISION EVER RENDERED, ON MAY 5th IN GREENBELT, MARYLAND UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FEDERAL JUDGE ALEXANDER WILLIAMS JR. ISSUED A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER TO STOP MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SEX-ED PILOT PROGRAM SCHEDULED TO BEGIN MAY 6th.
JUDGE STATES DURING HEARING THAT IT SEEMED LIKE MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AIMING AT CERTAIN GROUPS...THAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS TILTING TOWARDS A PARTICULAR VIEW....AND THAT THE CURRICULUM IS NOT NEUTRAL, AND SHOULD BE MORE BALANCED.
JUDGE WILLIAM'S DECISION ALSO STOPPED SCHOOL SYSTEM USE OF THE NOTORIOUS PUBLICLY FUNDED CUCUMBER AND CONDOM VIDEO.
SCHOOL SYSTEM LAWYER'S ANSWER TO PARENTS CONCERNS IN COURT TO THE JUDGE WAS, 'PARENTS ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO PUBLIC SCHOOL'.
AFTER THE DECISION WAS ANNOUNCED MICHELLE TURNER, CITIZENS FOR A RESPONSIBLE CURRICULUM PRESIDENT SAID, “THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR PARENTS RIGHTS REGARDING THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY”.
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MRS. TURNER WENT ON TO SAY, “WE NEVER WANTED TO GO THIS FAR, BUT THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FORCED THE ISSUE”.
THE JUDGE'S TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER WAS IN EFFECT FOR 10 DAYS, AFTER WHICH A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION HEARING WAS TO DECIDE WHETHER A PERMANENT STAY WILL BE ORDERED DURING THE COURSE OF THE LAWSUIT.
HOWEVER, SCHOOL OFFICIALS VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO PERMANENT INJUNCTION THROUGH DECEMBER 2005.
>> READ HIGHLIGHTS OF THE COURT'S DECISION <<
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