Homosexual "Day of Silence" coming to Florida High Schools

Alert from the AFA (American Family Association).

Homosexual "Day of Silence" coming to Florida High Schools

Your child's classroom may be disrupted by gay activism

Dear Parents,

On, Friday, April 25, several dozen schools in Florida will be observing "Day of Silence (DOS)." DOS is a nationwide push to promote the homosexual lifestyle in public schools.

When AFA alerted parents of this public school classroom disruption by homosexual student activists, many Floridians took action immediately! As a result, 11 schools had their name removed from the participating list. If you haven't gotten involved, it's critical that you do so today!

Sample letter here.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Day of Silence.
Here is a partial list of Florida schools which the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network says are participating in DOS:

AMERICAN SENIOR H.S. ASTRONAUT H.S. BAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR H.S. BLAKE H.S. BLOOMINGDALE H.S. BOOKER H.S. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON SENIOR H.S. BOONE H.S. BRANDON H.S. CHARLES W. FLANAGAN H.S. COCOA BEACH JUNIOR/SENIOR H.S. CORAL REEF SENIOR H.S. CORAL GABLES SENIOR H.S. CORAL SPRINGS H.S. CYPRESS CREEK SENIOR H.S. DESIGN & ARCHITECHTURAL SENIOR H.S. DIXIE M. HOLLINS H.S. DOUGLAS ANDERSON SCHOOL OF THE ARTS DR. MICHAEL M. KROP SENIOR H.S. DUNEDIN H.S. FELIX VARELA SENIOR H.S. FT.LAUDERDALE H.S. FRANK H. PETERSON ACADEMIES OF TECHNOLOGY HALLANDALE H.S. HERNANDO H.S.

HOLLYWOOD HILLS H.S. J. P. TARAVELLA H.S. LAKE MARY H.S. LAKE WEIR H.S. LAKEWOOD H.S. LARGO H.S. LECANTO H.S. LEHIGH SENIOR H.S. MAST H.S. MIAMI BEACH SENIOR H.S. MIAMI COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL MIAMI KILLIAN SENIOR H.S. MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR H.S. MIAMI SOUTHRIDGE SENIOR H.S. MIAMI SUNSET SENIOR H.S. NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS NORTH MIAMI H.S. NORTH PORT H.S. NOVA H.S. OLYMPIC HEIGHTS COMMUNITY H.S. OSCEOLA H.S. OVIEDO H.S. PALM HARBOR UNIVERSITY H.S. PINELLAS PARK H.S. PIPER H.S. PLANTATION H.S.

POINCIANA H.S. POMPANO BEACH H.S. PORT CHARLOTTE H.S. RIVERVIEW H.S. ROBERT MORGAN VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE SARASOTA H.S. SATELLITE H.S. SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES - NORTH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES - WOLFSON CAMPUS SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES-SOUTH SEMINOLE H.S. SOUTH PLANTATION H.S. SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR H.S. SPANISH RIVER H.S. SPRUCE CREEK H.S. ST. PETERSBURG H.S. STONEMAN DOUGLAS H.S. STRANAHAN H.S. SUNCOAST COMMUNITY H.S. TAMPA BAY TECHNICAL H.S. UNIVERSITY H.S. WASHINGTON SENIOR H.S. WESLEY CHAPEL H.S. WESTERN H.S. WESTGLADES MIDDLE SCHOOL WINTER PARK H.S

If your school is listed, call your local school and ascertain whether they officially or passively allow students to observe "Day of Silence." If your school is listed, please double-check with your local school to see if the school is actually sponsoring DOS. Sometimes the "participation" turns out to be a handful of kids who are saying they have a homosexual club and are observing this protest day, but without school endorsement. We sincerely hope your school, if listed, is not actually an official sponsor. If it is not, we will take them off the list, if a school official asks us to do so. Please e-mail your correction to webmaster@missionamerica.com.

Some tips:

1. Be sure of the date that DOS is planned for your school. (The national date is April 25, but some schools observe DOS on a different date.)
2. Inform the school of your intention to keep your child home on that date and explain why. See the sample letter above.
3. Explain to your children why you're taking a stand: Homosexual behavior is not an innate identity; it is a sinful, unnatural and destructive behavior. No school should advance a physically, emotionally, and spiritually destructive sexual lifestyle to students.
4. Schools do not have to tolerate students remaining silent in class. Schools can adopt policies that require parental consent for students to attend any club, including those premised on sexual orientation or gender identity. Here is more information from Attorney Mat Staver with Liberty Counsel who provides free information to parents, students, and schools regarding their rights associated with noncompliance on the Day of Silence.

Take Action!

What should parents do? Check with your local school principal to see if your child's school will be participating in DOS. If the school is participating, notify other parents about DOS and ask them to join in keeping their children out of school on that day. A simple phone call or letter to your local Florida school administrators, telling them your child will not attend school the day it observes DOS, may be enough to cause some participating schools to change their plans.