Man threatened to ‘retaliate’ against school, teachers over sex-ed lesson, police say

[Eugene]

Source: Washington Post

Man threatened to ‘retaliate’ against school, teachers over sex-ed lesson, police say

By Lindsey Bever April 12 at 2:13 PM

Authorities in northeast Iowa say they have arrested a man who prompted a multi-school lockdown after he sent an email to a teacher, threatening to “retaliate” over a sex education curriculum.

Bruce “Deano” Divers Jr. faces charges of harassment after he sent a message to a teacher expressing his concerns that his fourth-grade son had been taught about masturbation and nocturnal emissions, Decorah, Iowa, police said.

The Decorah Community School District shut down all schools Monday over what officials called a “credible threat” at Carrie Lee Elementary School, according to NBC affiliate KWWL. “The manner in which the complaint was phrased caused the school district and the police department to be concerned,” police said in a statement.

Police said someone had become “angry” about a curriculum matter at the school and had sent a message that caused alarm.

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[JesterCS]

1. He must have ate too much chicken!

And now he's jealous

[Glassunion]

4. lol!

[Initech]

2. Fundies are becoming more batshit crazy by the day!

Kids have to learn about choking the chicken some time. Would that guy rather his kid learn about it from the internet?

[shenmue]

3. WTF

[Egnever]

5. I don't agree with what this clown did but...

4th grade seems a little early for sex ed.

I am not sure I would be happy about that either.

It's would very likely depend on my kid what age I was comfortable with it. For my only kid old enough for this to affect I think 6th grade seems a much better age. He is in sixth now and still shows little interest but, he has reaches an age where I think he can handle it. Two years ago it would have been useless to him if not disturbing.

[hobbit709]

6. They start a lot earlier in Holland.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/spring-fever/

[Egnever]

7. not really

You’ll never hear an explicit reference to sex in a kindergarten class.In fact, the term for what’s being taught here is sexuality education rather than sex education. That’s because the goal is bigger than that, says Ineke van der Vlugt, an expert on youth sexual development for Rutgers WPF, the Dutch sexuality research institute behind the curriculum. It’s about having open, honest conversations about love and relationships.

and then there's this

Of course, it’s not just for 4-year-olds. Eight-year-olds learn about self-image and gender stereotypes. 11-year-olds discuss sexual orientation and contraceptive options. But in the Netherlands, the approach, known as “comprehensive sex education,” starts as early as age 4.

Which is right about where I said i would be comfortable with it. My kid is 11 and in sixth grade.

[Ilsa]

8. There are 4th grade girls that are menstruating.

There are some 4th grade boys developing secondary sex characteristics. They need to understand the What and Why of these tremendous changes so they don't freak out or feel shame about being normal. The fact that some kids are not there yet may mean that they'll need to have this repeated for them when they are older. But even 47 years ago, I had classmates starting puberty in 4th grade.