First Graders Compromised by School Officials.

First-graders in San Francisco took a field trip to City Hall to celebrate the marriage of their lesbian teacher on Friday, but opponents of same-sex marriage in the state say the field trip was an attempt to “indoctrinate” the students, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The field trip was suggested by a parent at the Creative Arts Charter School, and the school said the trip, where students tossed rose petals on their teacher and her wife as they left City Hall, was academically relevant.

"It really is what we call a teachable moment," said Liz Jaroslow, the school’s interim director, according to the newspaper. She said same-sex marriage had historic significance. "I think I'm well within the parameters."

California will vote on Nov. 4 on Proposition 8 which seeks to ban same-sex marriage in the state, and supporters of the measure say the field trip shows that allowing same-sex marriage will mean it’s taught to school children, the newspaper said.

"It's just utterly unreasonable that a public school field trip would be to a same-sex wedding," said Chip White, press secretary for the Yes on 8 campaign, told the Chronicle. "This is overt indoctrination of children who are too young to have an understanding of its purpose."

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Whether or not you agree with the homosexual movement, this is not a good scenario. First graders are so impressionable and to expose them to something so controversial is dangerous and unconscionable. A first graders teacher should keep her love life, whether straight or gay, out of the classroom all together; especially, if it is deeply controversial. Had this been my first graders school, I would be gunning for someone's job.

The school passed this off as a teachable moment based on the civil rights aspect of this case. I agree that perhaps there is something educational to learn in civil rights, but not for an elementary school or a middle school. This is something that could be, if it could be at all, more appropriate for senior high students who can make decisions on this lifestyle for themselves.