'Sex Survey' Superintendent Criticizes Parents' Motives

Once again, the point is missed and once again I urge you to get your kids out of the government schools.

(CNSNews.com) - The superintendent of the California school district involved in a controversial 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling over parental rights has questioned the motives of the parents involved in the case...

Parents sued the school district because the parental consent form did not mention that questions would pertain to sex and they didn't want the school teaching their children about sexual issues.

But Palmdale School Superintendent Dr. Jack Gyves told Cybercast News Service Friday that the school district accepted responsibility for the "inappropriate survey" and apologized to parents before it ever went to court.

The survey was conducted by an outside health services consultant who was conducting research for her dissertation, and Gyves said the questionnaire given to the students "was not the version of the survey that had been approved by the district.

"Whether that was miscommunication or intent on the part of the person administering the survey, I don't know," Gyves said.

He added that parents weren't informed about the sexual nature of the questions because the school didn't know about them. "They were misinformed, not intentionally," he said. "It was acknowledged that that survey was inappropriate for that age level of kids and as far as we were concerned, locally it was a dead issue."

Gyves emphasized that the survey was not part of the curriculum and was a "one time shot." But he added that "the policy was shored up so it wouldn't happen again."

It certainly won't if you are removed from office, Mr. Gyves.