{"id":1240,"date":"2016-09-11T18:38:39","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T01:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/?p=1240"},"modified":"2016-09-11T18:38:39","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T01:38:39","slug":"pendergast-phoenix-new-sex-ed-will-be-opt-in-sorry-planned-parenthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/pendergast-phoenix-new-sex-ed-will-be-opt-in-sorry-planned-parenthood\/","title":{"rendered":"Pendergast (Phoenix) New Sex Ed Will Be Opt-In (Sorry Planned Parenthood)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It took a few phone calls, but NotInOurSchools was able to determine that the\u00a0condom-happy\u00a0&#8220;Respect the Line\/Draw the Line&#8221; sex ed curriculum which will be voted on September 20th will be opt-in, as per Arizona law.<\/p>\n<p>Ramiro Alvarez, Administrative Assistant to Educational Services, told us he wasn&#8217;t sure if the new <a href=\"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/phoenixs-pendergast-new-sex-ed-curriculum-written-by-planned-parenthood-reps-and-is-not-medically-accurate\/\" target=\"_blank\">sex ed program<\/a> was an opt-in situation.\u00a0 He was only in charge of displaying the curriculum in the district office for public review.\u00a0 However,\u00a0Mr. Alvarez\u00a0researched the situation and promptly called back assuring us <a href=\"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/sex-ed-provider-etr-is-planned-parenthood-in-disguise\/\" target=\"_blank\">Respect the Line<\/a> is opt-in.\u00a0 When asked in what class the students would receive the permission slips, he didn&#8217;t know and referred any further questions to Margaret Santa Cruz, Director of Guidance and Student Support.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1241\" src=\"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/santa-cruz-pendergast.png\" alt=\"santa cruz pendergast\" width=\"483\" height=\"63\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/santa-cruz-pendergast.png 483w, https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/santa-cruz-pendergast-300x39.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px\" \/>We encourage parents to contact Ms. Santa Cruz to get more information on the opt-in process and alternatives your child will take in lieu of Condoms 101.\u00a0 Better yet, attend the school board meeting and let Mr. <a href=\"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/azcentral-lists-west-phoenixs-ld29-legislature-race-as-one-to-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Quezada<\/a> and others know condom-coaching isn&#8217;t necessary in public schools.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1242\" src=\"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/pendergast-1.png\" alt=\"pendergast\" width=\"641\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/pendergast-1.png 641w, https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/pendergast-1-300x31.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took a few phone calls, but NotInOurSchools was able to determine that the\u00a0condom-happy\u00a0&#8220;Respect the Line\/Draw the Line&#8221; sex ed curriculum which will be voted on September 20th will be opt-in, as per Arizona law. Ramiro Alvarez, Administrative Assistant to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[200],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1240"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1240"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1244,"href":"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1240\/revisions\/1244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/notinourschools.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}