North Hollywood parents boycott school district's planned Pride assembly: 'Keep your kids home'
Saticoy Elementary School parents created an Instagram account to oppose the Pride assembly
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Parents in North Hollywood, California plan to boycott an assembly to discuss LGBTQ+ issues for Pride month at Saticoy Elementary School.
An Instagram account named Saticoy Elementary Parents posted on Monday that "outraged" parents, "who share conservative values" and "don’t feel this material is appropriate to teach to the children," are planning to keep their children home from school on June 2 because of a planned school assembly to observe LGBTQ+ Pride month.
The Instagram account was created to oppose the program.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Los Angeles Unified School District announced that there will be a K-12 school assembly held at Saticoy Elementary School to recognize Pride month in June. (iStock)
"Attention: PROTEST IS ON JUNE 2nd! We need help! We need signs! We need everyone to come!" Saticoy Elementary Parents wrote on the Instagram post’s caption.
The Los Angeles Unified School District announced there will be a K-12 school assembly held at Saticoy Elementary School to teach students about the LGBTQ+ community.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The group alleges that students will watch a video where it says "some kids have 2 mommies, some have 2 daddies."
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"This has caused outrage among parents, many of them emailing/ calling LAUSD higher-ups to complain about this day and protesting by not taking their children to school that day," the group included in their Instagram post..
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}LAUSD did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Parents across the country have protested schools and school boards over curriculum they consider controversial to teach to their kids. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
According to Fox 11 Los Angeles, the book "The Great Big Book of Families," by Marry Hoffman will be read to students which talks about diversity and "all kinds of families."
In another Instagram post, the group claimed "we are being forced into talking about topics that should not burden our children for many years to come."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Keep your kids home on June 2nd! We are parents of elementary school children, who have the right to introduce sexually explicit topics at our discretion," the post read. "Yes any topic that is related to LGBTQ is, is sexually explicit. Why? Our children are innocent and have no idea what is out there. We as parent have the right to introduce these topics at our discretion. Instead, we are being forced into talking about topics that should not burden our children for many years to come."
According to Fox 11, parents will be allowed to have their kids opt-out of the assembly.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"Los Angeles Unified is committed to creating a safe and inclusive learning environment that embraces the diversity of the communities we serve. The District encourages everyone in our school communities to treat each other with respect, kindness, and compassion so that our students can be empowered to achieve their greatest potential," the district said in a statement.
It went on to say, "As part of our engagement with school communities, our schools regularly discuss the diversity of the families that we serve and the importance of inclusion. As part of our engagement with school communities, our schools regularly discuss the diversity of the families that we serve and the importance of inclusion. This remains an active discussion with our school communities, and we remain committed to continuing to engage with families about this important topic. Families are always encouraged to discuss important topics with their children and families may also contact their schools for more information about any school programs or activities."
The boycott underscores the phenomenon of parents across the country paying closer attention to school boards by challenging progressive curricula and contesting books they deem inappropriate.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}According to Fox 11 Los Angeles, teachers will read to students at the Pride assembly at Saticoy Elementary School a book by Mary Hoffman titled "The Great Big Book of Families," which talks about diversity and "all kinds of families." ((Photo by John Moore/Getty Images))
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