Like many of you fellow Longmont residents, it gets old having to endure our city from another planet to the southwest. The latest nonsense, also known as "par for the course", was a mandatory assembly at Boulder High School put on by CU's Conference on World Affairs.

I haven't seen any coverage or comments in Longmont's Daily Times-Call, and if I missed it, sue me, I have a life. There's been some coverage by the Rocky Mountain News, but not a whole lot anywhere else.

If you are easily offended, skip the next section as I'm going to repeat some of the quotes used in this assembly. Keep in mind, this was intended for kids as young as 14, and they had to attend, it was not optional.

So, here's what passes for acceptable public education, Boulder-style: "I am going to encourage you to have sex and encourage you to use drugs appropriately"

"I want to encourage you to all have healthy, sexual behavior."

"We all experiment. It's very natural for young people to experiment with same sex relationships...certainly probably one of the most appropriate sexual behaviors would be masturbation."

"That's the thing they don't tell you about condoms. If you're lucky enough to get them on, and you still stay hard, it's hard to stay hard. And another thing, it doesn't feel as good."

"Even today, there are psychiatrists who will do sessions under the influence of ecstasy. If I had some maybe I'd do it with someone..."

I get no joy repeating that swill, and since I'm not a tabloid reporter, I don't get paid to do so. Just thought you'd like to know. Pretty self explanatory, you be the judge.

The school and the district are running from the press on this one, at first acting outraged, then defending it. But regardless if you think this behavior is acceptable or not, and I feel sorry for you if you do, is this an appropriate use of our tax dollars?

Are school representatives beyond question about what our children are exposed to? In our dealings with local school officials, they do act above any possible scrutiny and how dare we ask questions about our own kid's education. Sounds like these Boulder types are no different.

Personally, I see this as just another attempt by the schools to drive a wedge between parents and their kids. I've seen it over the years as a student and as a parent. Step by step, that's how these types work, gradual indoctrination. In another era, taken a little further, this had another name - Hitler Youth!

Extreme comparison? Not as much as you think. Others, including some of the students, have said these clowns were trying to be "cool", to speak at their level. I'm not going to give them that easy way out; there was a clear agenda here.

I haven't seen the St. Vrain Valley School District weigh in on this, and I'm publicly asking them to take a stand, one way or the other. There's plenty of committee's, departments, and board members - anyone will do. We aren't paying you to be politically correct or to ride the fence. I'm sure the Times-Call would be more than willing to give you a large space on their editorial page, use it. Your silence on this issue will signal solidarity with your despicable Boulder counterparts.

©2007 Chris Rodriguez/Wrongmont.Com
(Chris Rodriguez is a Longmont resident, and the editor and publisher of Wrongmont.Com, a community website that raises local issues to increase public awareness and interest)