Peters Parents Protest Sex-Ed Program

A large group of parents attended the Peters Township School Board meeting Monday night to protest the human growth and development program being used in the middle school, according to the Observer-Reporter.

A majority of the residents in attendence appeared to think the curriculum was inappropriate for fifth and sixth graders, according to the report. 

Some of the topics parents said they were not happy about their children learning included masturbation, orgasms and homosexuality.

The newspaper stated that the materials provided in class come from Teen Outreach at Washington Hospital. Each parent must sign a permission slip for the student to take the class. 

No decision about the class was made at Monday's meeting. However, acting Superintendent Joseph Dimperio said the cirriculum is going to be rewritten this summer. In addition, board President Cindy Golembiewski said parents would be asked to be part of the course process and would be notified by email.