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Letter: Keep sexual politics out of schools

By James Ault, VANCOUVER
Published: October 12, 2022, 6:00am

The radical progressives that have mostly eliminated actual academic education in public schools have also inserted themselves into the family issue of sexual confusion. At a time when adolescents need sober conversations with those closest to them, schools are taking advantage of rebellious teenage years to drive a political agenda that involves health and pharmaceuticals, physical castration and mastectomies, euphemistically called “gender-affirming care.”

This presupposes that the youth involved are mature enough to make life-altering decisions during confusing times. If that is the case, then bullied students of slight stature should be able to choose to purchase and carry a firearm to school for “weapon equalization interactions.” Councilors can direct such students to local gun stores or trade shows without parental consent to investigate pistol options and carry methods; maybe even transport them to a gun range to work on shooting techniques.

Both these scenarios are, of course, ridiculous and have no place in public education, no matter what you call it.

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