Top Cal. public schools official makes war on marriage

NoonProp8 carries this post that begins: “Today, the NO on Prop 8 campaign released a tough new television ad featuring California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O’Connell, who voiced his strong opposition to Prop 8 and the lies about the public education system.”  The ad can be viewed at this YouTube link. The ad declares: “it is wrong to eliminate fundamental rights.” 

The PR Newswire carries this report: Yes on 8 Campaign Slams New ‘No’ Ad with Jack O’Connell. It indicates:

. . . The real fact, as stated clearly in the “Yes on 8″ ads, are that, whether it is technically “required” or not, that virtually all schools in California do teach marriage now, and if gay marriage is legal, they will be REQUIRED to teach about gay marriage as well, because that will be the definition of marriage.

“O’Connell’s cleverly worded denials try to trick voters into thinking schools do not teach about marriage,” said Chip White, press secretary for Yes on 8. “But for the 96% of public schools that teach sex education, state law requires them to teach about marriage.”

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