(Fairfax, VA) VICTORY! DAD NIXES SUICIDE LESSON FOR 8TH GRADERS By Cathy Ruse 9/20/2017 DEAR FRIENDS, SOME GOOD NEWS, THANKS BE TO GOD! CONCERNED FATHER TESTIFIES LAST WEEK ABOUT SUICIDE-THEMED READING ASSIGNMENT FOR SWEET LITTLE 8TH GRADERS AND YESTERDAY THE MATERIAL WAS PULLED FROM THE LESSON! THANK YOU JOHN FOR YOUR CONSTANT WITNESS! I MAY NEVER BE ABLE TO UNLOCK MY CAPS AGAIN! CATHY CLIP OF TESTIMONY TO SCHOOL BOARD AT 1:13 MARK:
FCPS School Board Meeting 9-14-17 (John Murray speaks at 1:13:02) EMAIL HE GOT FROM FCPS YESTERDAY-- Dear friends, As some of you know, I spoke at last week's school board meeting citing excerpts from a novel in the 8th grade health curriculum with a first person account of an adolescent considering suicide, with such phrases as: Each ugly phrase deepens my resolve and makes my decision easier. The latest posting on the school website has a picture of me hanging from a noose. The animated image swings back and forth so peacefully, I think I’m ready. Ready to escape. My life is nothing but a lie anyway. I should have just killed myself when I first thought about it. I just got an email from Liz Payne, FCPS Coordinator for Health, Family Life, and Physical Education, and wanted to share this excerpt from her email: "As a result of your concerns, I have reviewed the lesson and in consultation with School Counseling Services, it has been determined that the chapter excerpts will no longer be used in the lesson." Although the suicide excerpts should never have been included in the first place, it's a relief to know that they've been removed. It's also good to know that we can have an impact on the curriculum and that the Fairfax County School Board will respond - if not to all our concerns - at least some of them. I'm sure you'll welcome this news as much as I do, not just for the change that was made, but for the fact that we got through to them. We still have a way to go, but this gives me hope, and I hope it does the same for you. John
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