In Ohio, Teachers May Wear LGBQT+ Badges, Gospel of Christ is Kept Off School Property

The first couple of paragraphs are a summary of the article, then after that I copied and pasted the entire article for you to read. The article includes additional links to the issues. This is the original link to the article.

• Gospel of Christ Kept Off School Property and Off School Time.
• LGBTQ Badges Worn by Teachers.

Columbus is the biggest school district in Ohio and is just thirty miles from where I live. They are bringing LGBQT+ resources onto the school grounds while keeping religious activity restricted to off school property and off school time. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is quietly being killed and is already being grouped within the context of art, music, theatre etc. A fire has been kindled against the Gospel of Jesus Christ, hostility is strong against anyone who speaks for Bible teachings, and we are already wading waist high in Christian persecution. Those in authority are governing by the mark of the beast.

Gospel of Christ Kept Off School Property and Off School Time.

“According to Ohio Code: As used in this section,
“released time” means a period of time during which a student is excused from school
to attend a course in religious instruction conducted by a private entity off school district property.”

Quotes From Parents Against Allowing Religious Instruction:
Parents against do not want the children to miss “core curriculum” and do not want them excused from music, art, and theatre classes to go off campus for religious training.

“This program takes students from the school day,” Hilliard parent Sarah Myers said. “I don’t think it’s appropriate for public school. The district is here to serve the students. Not the programs.”

“Music, theatre and art are important classes for these kids,” said another parent.
“They shaped me when I was a student.”
(This parent doesn’t want children missing Art, Music, and Theatre classes to go to a religious instruction class.)

Quotes From Parents In Favor of Off Campus Religious Training.
Those in favor want children to have a sense of culture, while using the buzzwords such as “sense of community” and “research shows,” instead of talking about the need-to-know God through Jesus Christ.

“Fundamentally, our kids do better when they have a sense of readiness, sense of community and culture,” said Hilliard Parent and council member Omar Tarazi. “

“I know research shows and I’ve seen first hand, the positive effects religious instructions on students. As a parent, this is the opportunity I would like my student to have,” another Hilliard parent said.“

LGBTQ Badges Worn by Teachers.
This subject creates a lot of heated debate, and the meeting organizers kept it off the agenda, while trying to come across as nice by putting on the agenda about them allowing religious instruction off school property and off school time. The badges are to make LGBQT+ students feel safe on school property. They use the same buzz words as always, “love and support” while despising the testimony of Jesus Christ, “This is definitely not about conversion. It is about love and support,” said Osmundson. They are saying that Christians are not loving, not supportive, and are enemies of humanity.

“There was also heated discussion regarding the LGBTQ badges worn by some teachers in the district. The item was not on Monday’s agenda, but that did not stop it from being addressed in public comment.”

“Chaffee said the badge has a QR code that once scanned takes you to a website that has inappropriate information. ”

“The website that you get to has very inappropriate information,” Chaffee said. “Why would a teacher need that for a resource even a sex education teacher. Providing teachers with resources that are borderline pornographic has no merit.”

Original Article

HILLIARD, Ohio (WSYX) — Hilliard City Schools held a board meeting on Monday that started and ended in a heated divide among community members, parents and the board over two topics. One was included on the agenda while the other was brought up during public comment.

On Monday, the board voted 3-2 to approve the Released Time for Religious Instruction policy. The policy would allow students to receive off-campus religious instruction during the school day.

It was first discussed in March at the request of LifeWise Academy, a bible based education program.

The policy allows parents to give consent for their kids to receive religious instruction during school hours, but without missing the core curriculum. State law dictates that students can’t miss core instruction, but can be released for religious instruction during extra curriculars, such as art and music.

According to Ohio Code: As used in this section, “released time” means a period of time during which a student is excused from school to attend a course in religious instruction conducted by a private entity off school district property.

Before the board’s vote on Monday, parents shared their opinions for and against the policy during the public comment portion of the meeting.

“This program takes students from the school day,” Hilliard parent Sarah Myers said. “I don’t think it’s appropriate for public school. The district is here to serve the students. Not the programs.”

“Music, theatre and art are important classes for these kids,” said another parent. “They shaped me when I was a student.”

Other parents said they believed the policy would benefit students.

“Fundamentally, our kids do better when they have a sense of readiness, sense of community and culture,” said Hilliard Parent and council member Omar Tarazi.

“I know research shows and I’ve seen first hand, the positive effects religious instructions on students. As a parent, this is the opportunity I would like my student to have,” another Hilliard parent said.

In a statement to ABC6/FOX28, Joel Penton, the Executive Director and Founder of LifeWise Academy said:

“We are pleased that the school board has decided to move forward with a released time religious instruction policy, joining the majority of Ohio school districts. This policy will provide students and families with more options from programs wishing to educate students, including LifeWise Academy.”

According to LifeWise Academy, it will be serving 125 schools this school year. LifeWise Academy said the concept of Released Time Religious Instruction (RTRI) has been upheld multiple times at the US Supreme Court.

“RTRI guidelines both guard against government establishment of any one religion and allow expression of the right to free exercise of religion, also protected by the first amendment.”

There was also heated discussion regarding the LGBTQ badges worn by some teachers in the district. The item was not on Monday’s agenda, but that did not stop it from being addressed in public comment.

“I think the intent is positive the effect is negative,” Lisa Chaffee, Director for Ohio Parents Rights and Education, said.

Chaffee said the badge has a QR code that once scanned takes you to a website that has inappropriate information.

“The website that you get to has very inappropriate information,” Chaffee said. “Why would a teacher need that for a resource even a sex education teacher. Providing teachers with resources that are borderline pornographic has no merit.”

The district has asked teachers to cover a controversial bar code on the badges.

The district has said the intent of the badge is a message of safety and inclusion for all students and that the resources linked in the QR code were for adult learning.

Some students who spoke during Monday’s meeting said the badges made them feel safe.

“Those badges that teachers are wearing make us feel safe. They make us feel included. They make us feel like we aren’t alone in the battle we face every day when we wake up,” one student said.

“There is no way teachers wearing a badge is sexualizing students,” another student said. “Teachers helped me feel safe and comfortable in myself and having supportive and safe teachers saved my life.”

Some parents, said they see eye-to-eye with that.

“I think it’s valuable for students to know they are welcome and they can be treated with dignity,” Sarah Myers said.

Myers had a second-grade daughter in the district.

“I want her to see that,” Myers said. “I want her to see students be accepted. I want her to see her friends and other families be supported and encouraged.”

The badges were not up for a vote on Monday, only discussed during public comment.

Ever wonder why issues such as LGBQT+ Badges and quietly killing the Gospel of Jesus Christ is never boasted about? Obviously national leaders have already written off the Gospel of Jesus Christ.