{"id":1497143,"date":"2022-05-30T13:14:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T17:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1497143"},"modified":"2022-05-30T13:14:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T17:14:42","slug":"teacher-caught-using-lgbt-flash-cards-to-teach-3-4-year-olds-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teacher-caught-using-lgbt-flash-cards-to-teach-3-4-year-olds-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher Caught Using LGBT Flash Cards To Teach 3, 4-Year-Olds Colors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fteacher-caught-using-lgbt-flash-cards-to-teach-3-4-year-olds-colors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1497143&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A preschool teacher in a North Carolina public school taught colors to her three and four-year-old students using LGBT flash cards which included a picture of a pregnant man.<\/p>\n<p>The teacher\u2019s actions at Ballentine Elementary School were discovered by State Representative Erin Par\u00e9 (R-NC) after one of her constituents alerted her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRep. Par\u00e9 immediately contacted the principal of the elementary school to alert her of this constituent concern and to confirm the use of the flash cards in the classroom,\u201d North Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore (R-NC) <a href=\"http:\/\/speakermoore.com\/flash-cards-depicting-pregnant-man-used-wcpss-preschool-classroom-house-district-37\/\">stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cards are made by a now-defunct company called ByUs Box, which also made sets of flash cards showcasing non-binary and transgender animals, gender neutral nursery rhymes and a \u2018Blackness Collection,\u2019\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10866553\/North-Carolina-preschool-teacher-caught-using-non-approved-LGBTQ-flashcards-depicting-pregnant-man.html\">The Daily Mail<\/a> reported. \u201cThe company was created by two women who said they were inspired by the murder of George Floyd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast summer, months into the pandemic and days after George Floyd\u2019s murder, we were desperate to transform our feelings into concrete action,\u201d the ByUs Box <a href=\"https:\/\/www.byusbox.com\/\">website<\/a> states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Black Lives Matter movement was pushing anti-racism conversations further into the spotlight, while pandemic lockdowns meant many people were at home, feeling unsure of what to do,\u201d the website continues. \u201cWe quickly moved ahead on an idea we\u2019d already been discussing\u2014a way to bring anti-racism and inclusivity directly into family homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe principal of the school took swift action to investigate and respond to the information,\u201d Moore reported. \u201cThe principal immediately took possession of the cards, contacted the WCPSS area superintendent, and engaged human resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSchools should only be using age-appropriate materials, and these flashcards clearly do not meet that standard for a pre-school classroom,\u201d Par\u00e9 asserted. \u201cI hope schools across Wake County and the State of North Carolina will follow the example of Ballentine and respond swiftly when a parent expresses concern and ensure that materials like this are not being used to teach young students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The school district <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/education\/article261879635.html\">released a statement<\/a> saying:<\/p>\n<p><em>The district is concerned to learn of the inappropriate instructional resource found in a preschool classroom. In order to help fulfill the educational goals and objectives of the school system, we strive to provide high quality instructional materials that will enrich and support the curriculum and enhance student learning. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>An initial review determined that flash cards were not tied to the district\u2019s Pre-K curriculum, did not complement, enrich, or extend the curriculum and were used without the Principal\u2019s review, knowledge, and\/or approval.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A preschool teacher in a North Carolina public school taught colors to her three and four-year-old students using LGBT flash cards which included a picture of a pregnant man. The teacher\u2019s actions at Ballentine Elementary School were discovered by State Representative Erin Par\u00e9 (R-NC) after one of her constituents alerted her. \u201cRep. 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