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The Administrators informed the Parkers that they could appeal the response both
within the school department and, if necessary, to the Commissioner of Education.
However, Mr. Parker replied, "Other people have tried that and it did not work."
The Parkers stated that they would not leave the school until their demands were
met.
With the hours passing and the Parkers refusing to leave the school building, the
Lexington Police were notified. While Mrs. Parker chose to leave before police
arrival, Mr. Parker did not. Two plain-clothed detectives arrived at 5:20 p.m.,
followed by a Police Lieutenant at 6:00 p.m. All attempted to coax Mr. Parker to
leave voluntarily. However, Mr. Parker made it clear that he would not leave
unless his demands were met and that he knew he was engaging in "civil disobedience" and was willing to accept the consequences. Mr. Parker declared,
"If I'm not under arrest then I'm not leaving." Mr. Parker also used his cell phone .
to make a number of phone calls, and a small group of people began arriving with
cameras.
Finally, when it became necessary for the administrative staff to leave and secure
the building, the police arrested Mr. Parker at 6:24 p.m. The group with the video
camera was waiting behind the police station and photographed Mr. Parker's
arrival. Mr. Parker was processed at the police station, afforded all his rights, and
after using the telephone, chose not to be bailed. He was held overnight at the
Lexington Police Station and in the morning was transported to the Concord
District Court for arraignment

To all of the so-called protectors of marriage, please give me a list of proven burdens to society that legalized gay marriage will introduce.

Also demonstrate how my heterosexual marriage to my wife will be damaged by gay people getting married.

My employer along with many others already recognize domestic partnerships, both hetero and gay. These couples already have all of the same benefits as my wife and I enjoy from my employer, so why not let them get married?

liz3564 wrote:I really don't understand why the school would not allow an opt out option.

81. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 7 1, 32A reads as follows:
§ 32A. Parental Notification of Human Sexual Education Curriculum.
Every city, town, regional school district or vocational school district implementing or
maintaining curriculum which primarily involves human sexual education or human
sexuality issues shall adopt a policy ensuring parentallguardian notification. Such policy
shall afford parents or guardians the flexibility to exempt their children from any portion
of said curriculum through written notification to the school principal. No child so
exempted shall be penalized by reason of such exemption.
Said policy shall be in writing, formally adopted by the school committee as a school
district policy and distributed by September first, nineteen hundred and ninety-seven, and
each year thereafter to each principal in the district. A copy of each school district's
policy must be sent to the department of education after adoption.
To the extent practicable, program instruction materials for said curricula shall be made
reasonably accessible to parents, guardians, educators, school administrators, and others
for inspection and review.
The department of education shall promulgate regulations for adjudicatory proceedings to
resolve any and all disputes arising under this section.

86. By having engaged in the conduct described above, the defendants conspired to deprive
the plaintiffs of their due process rights and their rights to equal protection of the law or
of the equal privileges and immunities under the law, and they acted in furtherance of the
conspiracy which resulted in the injury to the plaintiffs as described above, all in violation
of 42 U.S.C. 5 1983.

Boaz:To all of the so-called protectors of marriage, please give me a list of proven burdens to society that legalized gay marriage will introduce.

BC:Legitimizing such in law is the same as encouraging behavior that introduces greatly increased risks for health, life, abuse (physical and drug), mental stability, divorce, etc.

Legitimizing such in law is the same as encouraging behavior that introduces greatly increased risks for health, life, abuse (physical and drug), mental stability, divorce, etc.

Legitimizing such in law is the same as encouraging behavior that introduces greatly increased risks for health, life, abuse (physical and drug), mental stability, divorce, etc.

It's future marriages that will be the most damaged in that children will be raised without a male or female role model in the home.