St. Lucie County School Superintendent Michael Lannon Still Doesn't Want Parents to Know the Contents of Proposed Sex Ed Curriculum

PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida, Dec. 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- According to an October 3, 2007 Ft. Pierce Tribune article, "On December 3 a draft of the district's revised health curriculum, which includes 'Get Real About AIDS,' will be posted on the school district's web site, www.stlucie.k12.fl.us." Sadly, however, St. Lucie County School Superintendent Michael Lannon Continues to hide the contents of the Graphic, Explicit, Risky Condom Ed Curriculum from Parents by not releasing its text on the school board website as promised. Pastor Bryan Longworth calls on Lannon to stop making it difficult for parents to see the curriculum.

The district's website states as follows: "Due to copyright protection requirements, specific lessons used in curriculum from 'Get Real About AIDS'/Discovery Health Connections will not be posted on line, but will be available for review at the School Board offices from 9:00 to 4:00 Monday, December 3 to Friday, December 7."

Pastor Bryan Longworth states, "It's bad enough that Mr. Lannon refused to release the 179 page curriculum earlier than 5 days prior to the public forum on the proposed Sex Ed Curriculum changes. Now, he's refusing to the release the curriculum on the districts website altogether. Busy parents now need to visit the district office during hours many parents work to read the 179 page curriculum which does contain graphic, explicit content and promotes condoms instead of abstinence, mentioning condoms and contraception 210 times to only 17 references to abstinence. Mr. Lannon needs to come clean and let parents know that this curriculum promotes condoms instead of characterizing the curriculum as one that promotes abstinence. Parents have a right to know!"

Pastor Bryan Longworth is the associate pastor of Covenant Tabernacle World Outreach Center in Port St. Lucie, FL, cofounder of Youth for America, and is part of a group of parents and concerned citizens that has gathered over 3,750 petitions in opposition to "Get Real about AIDS." Notes, video footage, and links from his October 12, 2006 press conference can be viewed at his church website. Petitions and information about the December 8 public forum can be found at www.SexEdFacts.com.

Longworth recently recorded a 30 second announcement alerting parents of the December 8 forum, a copy of which can be heard at www.SexEdFacts.com.

Photos of Longworth are available in high resolution and thumbnail formats.