Is This A Communist Country? NJ School Board Lawyer Makes This OUTRAGEOUS Claim

According to Fox News, a lawyer for the Lawrence Township Board of Education, John Comegno, gave his interpretation of the law during a recent board meeting. He said, “Parents do not have a right to decide the curriculum schools teach [to] their children.”.

On October 19, John Comegno said, “In public schools, we have a curriculum that [is] aligned with New Jersey state learning standards.” He continued, “If you choose to have your child attend elsewhere, that’s your right. That’s your right as a parent.”

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His comments come after parents criticized the District’s transgender policy mandated by state law. The Policy “makes it unlawful for schools to subject individuals to differential treatment based on gender identity or expression.” It further states the District “shall accept a student’s asserted gender identity” and “parental consent is not required.”

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Parents in the District objected to the content they deemed inappropriate for very young children. During the public comment portion of the meeting, parents objected to the District encouraging children to question their gender. They also opposed the controversial books taught to students as early as Kindergarten.

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One parent spoke about a lesson on the “gender snowperson” taught to fourth-grade students. Following the reading, according to Fox, teachers ask students to think of themselves as a “snowperson” and participate in a game where they choose whichever gender they want.

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Comegno responded to the parents’ complaints by saying the District does not engage in medical or therapeutic treatment and that the Board [is] required by law to adopt the transgender policy. He also directed parents to “go to the NJDOE, talk to your elected officials, but not here.”

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Erika Sanzi, outreach director of the nonprofit parent group Parents Defending Education, claimed that the School Board “is supposed to serve the public.” But, she found the remarks by the attorney “typical” of how “District bureaucrats think.”