![Washington Invents an Anti-Bullying Law Washington Invents an Anti-Bullying Law](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/bullying1-e1326483688545.jpg)
03.27.11
There’s no federal law against bullying or homophobia. So the Department of Education recently decided to invent one. On October 26, it sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to the nation’s school districts arguing that many forms of homophobia and bullying...
![Comprehensive Sex Ed Disaster Comprehensive Sex Ed Disaster](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/stearns.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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03.22.11
The poorly written, poorly thought-out, partisan “comprehensive sex ed” legislation concocted by State Senator Heather Steans (D-Chicago) should be roundly rejected. SB 1619, otherwise known by its obfuscatory title, “Personal Responsibility Education Act,” is yet another attempt by legislator-ideologues to...
![Sexual Abstinence — Numbers Up, But Funding Down Sexual Abstinence — Numbers Up, But Funding Down](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/abstinence-e1326484637440.jpg)
03.21.11
Supporters for abstinence-based education are applauding a new report that sexual activity among teens is decreasing.
Nearly 70 percent of boys (68%) and girls (67%), ages 15-17, have never had sexual intercourse, according to a survey (2006-2008) released last week...
![Sex-Ed Bill in Springfield Would Outlaw Abstinence Programs Sex-Ed Bill in Springfield Would Outlaw Abstinence Programs](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sex-education1-1024x682.jpg)
03.05.11
SENATE BILL WOULD REQUIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO CHOOSE INAPPPROPRIATE CONDOM- TRAINING SEX ED PROGRAMS AND OUTLAW ABSTINENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
SENATE BILL 1619, sponsored by State Senator Heather A. Steans (D-Chicago), is a legislative proposal that would create a so-called “Personal...
![Gettin’ Freaky at Northwestern University Gettin’ Freaky at Northwestern University](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/NU-Logo2.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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03.04.11
**WARNING — Graphic and Disturbing Content**
By now you’ve likely heard about Northwestern University professor, Dr. J. Michael Bailey’s invitation to “members of Chicago’s fetish community,” including an exhibitionist, to “educate” undergraduate students on the finer points of fetishism and...
![Big Brother Comes to School Big Time Big Brother Comes to School Big Time](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Mark-Leno-e1326575798183.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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02.14.11
Efforts to exploit public education in the service of normalizing deviant sexuality grow ever more outrageous and dangerous. Illinoisans ignore the legislative mischief taking place in other states at their own peril.
The latest legislative monstrosity has reared its ugly...
![New Bill to Require Parents to Register Their Children with the State New Bill to Require Parents to Register Their Children with the State](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Maloney-e1330524637584.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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02.03.11
Contact Sen. Maloney and your State Senator ask them to drop this unwarranted expansion of government.
A deeply troubling bill (SB 136) has been proposed in the Illinois General Assembly by State Senator Edward D. Maloney (D-Chicago) that will affect...
![“No Name-Calling Week”: More Indoctrination from GLSEN “No Name-Calling Week”: More Indoctrination from GLSEN](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/no-name1-e1326576325556.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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01.25.11
There are approximately 180 days in a typical school year, and it appears that homosexual activists and their ideological compatriots would like to spend part of each and every one on homosexual indoctrination.
We’ve got the Day of Silence, which...
![The “Vagina Dance” Taught in a Crystal Lake High School The “Vagina Dance” Taught in a Crystal Lake High School](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Prairie-Ridge-HS1-e1326576808781.png)
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Laurie Higgins
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01.10.11
A couple of months ago Crystal Lake’s Prairie Ridge High School Health teacher Jacqulyn Levin decided that the best way to teach her co-ed class of sophomore students the parts of the female reproductive anatomy was to use something she...
![Eric Zorn & Homosexuality-Affirming “Ally Week” at St. Charles North High School Eric Zorn & Homosexuality-Affirming “Ally Week” at St. Charles North High School](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/straight_pride1.png)
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Laurie Higgins
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01.03.11
In early November 2010, suburban St. Charles North High School became embroiled in a controversy during yet another public school event designed to affirm homosexuality.
In response to “Ally Week,” a pro-homosexual week sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight...
![Economics Teacher Expels Student for Expressing Opinion Economics Teacher Expels Student for Expressing Opinion](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/key_art_kicked_out-e1326577380200.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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11.22.10
By now many have read about the incident that took place in a suburban Detroit high school. Teacher Jay McDowell expelled a student from his economics class because the student said that due to his Catholic faith, he does not...
![UN’s Kinsey Report UN’s Kinsey Report](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/sex-education-1024x682.jpg)
11.08.10
Parents who wonder how much more aggressive sex education can get should be concerned about guidelines which the United Nations is concocting, inspired by Alfred Kinsey. “Promoting sex education to the youngest of the young has drawn harsh criticism to...
![Up Next — School Board Elections Up Next — School Board Elections](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/school_board_meeting-e1328650029309.jpg)
11.04.10
Our public schools are under assault by activist ideologues both in administrations and on faculties. This activism is quickly invading even our elementary schools.
Teachers and administrators are exploiting legitimate anti-bullying sentiment to introduce homosexuality normalizing resources to all children...
![ALA’s Ironic “Banned Books Week” ALA’s Ironic “Banned Books Week”](https://illinoisfamily.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/hypocrite1-e1328653222494.jpg)
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Laurie Higgins
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10.19.10
Several weeks ago, libraries across the country sanctimoniously participated in the ironic “educational” campaign: Banned Books Week, which should be called Disinformation Week.
The Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association (ALA), which sponsors Banned Books Week, has...