The Latin phrase in loco parentis literally means “in the place of parents” and has been referred to loosely by courts as the place held by local schools when students are in attendance. But this concept is being taken too far by public school officials.

One recent example involved school officials in Hartford Public Schools who hosted a play promoting homosexuality as normal and showing heterosexuals as outcasts. One scene in the play also showed two boys kissing.

These officials, in all of their arrogance, took it upon themselves not to notify parents ahead of time because they thought that students needed to learn empathy toward homosexuals and that they should be exposed to things that would make them uncomfortable. Wait just a second, so these school officials purposefully hid this from parents so that they could expose kids to it? Incredible. Every parent should be outraged. It shouldn’t matter what parents would have ultimately decided regarding their own children. What should matter to all parents is that school officials decided to hide this from them, in a flagrant dismissal of their rights and their role in training their children. And is this the job of public schools? To expose our children to sexual issues of the school official’s choosing that make our children uncomfortable? Is that what we, as parents, pay our taxes to support?

One principal, David Chambers, apparently proud of his decision not to send an opt-out letter to parents in advance, was cited in a local paper, the Hartford Courant, as stating that the “reaction [by the students] of disgust was a good sign.” Adam Johnson, another principal, stated that he was “glad” they did so. So this is who we have teaching our children? Principals who not only fail to respect our roles as parents as to how we think best to raise our kids, but who deceptively keep us in the dark regarding how they wish to raise our kids.

It comes as no surprise that the play was a collaborative effort with a local group True Colors which claims to meet the needs of “sexual minority youth”—three words that don’t belong together. Nor does it come as much of a surprise that there has been a community outcry. What does come as a surprise, however, is that no punishment has been meted out against these principals for their poor leadership and decision-making, and for their usurping the roles of local parents.

It’s no wonder that school choice is all the rage. These school officials need to be taught a lesson that schools are for teaching the 3 R’s, not for indoctrinating our children in what they think is sexually appropriate. Parents should overwhelm this District with complaints until appropriate action is taken to ensure that school officials understand their proper role. They apparently do not.

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