Keep Your Child Home April 25th

If Your School Participates in DOS

By Jim Day

On Friday, April 25th, several thousand schools (an estimated 4,000) across the nation will be observing a “Day of Silence” (DOS) which is a nationwide push to promote the homosexual lifestyle in public schools.

The American Family Association (AFA) and Mission America have joined with other family-oriented groups in urging parents to keep their children at home on April 25th if their local school will be participating in the DOS project.

The event takes place at college, high school, and even middle school level campuses. In some cases there are middle school participants, and in very rare cases, elementary school students. On the appointed day, students maintain verbal silence either for the entire day or a portion of the day, such as during the lunch break or during the active school hours. By remaining silent, the intent of the pro-homosexual students is to disrupt the classes while promoting the homosexual lifestyle.

The Day of Silence is sponsored by an activist homosexual group, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). GLSEN’s primary purpose of the DOS is to communicate clear (and false) messages to ALL students in the school that every person who identifies themselves as a homosexual, bisexual or cross-dresser is a victim of ongoing, unrelenting harassment and hate. Students are taught that homosexuality is a worthy lifestyle which has few or no risks, and individuals are born homosexual and cannot change. Those who oppose such teachings are characterized as ignorant and hateful bigots.

Parents – GET INVOLVED!

What should parents do? Check with your local school principal to see if your child’s school will be participating in DOS. If the school is participating, notify other parents about DOS and ask them to join in keeping their children out of school on that day.

The following is a partial list of schools in Missouri and Illinois (listed in alphabetical order ) from Mission America which are expected to participate in DOS. If your school is listed, call your local school and ascertain whether they are officially or passively allowing students to observe the Day of Silence. If your school is listed, please double-check to see if the school is actually sponsoring DOS. Sometimes the ‘participation’ turns out to be a handful of kids who are saying they have a homosexual club and are observing this protest day, but without school endorsement. If your school is not actually an official sponsor, Mission America will take it off their list, if a school official asks them to do so. Please e-mail your correction to editor@missionamerica.com.
Furthermore, be sure of the date that the DOS is planned for your school. (The national date is April 25, but some schools observe DOS on a different date.) Inform the school of your intention to keep your child home on that date and explain why. Explain to your children why you’re taking a stand: Homosexual behavior is not an innate identity; it is a sinful, unnatural and destructive behavior. No school should advance a physically, emotionally, and spiritually destructive sexual lifestyle to students.

Missouri

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOL
CROSSROADS SCHOOL
FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH
GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL
HICKMAN HIGH SCHOOL
HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL
JEFFERSON CITY HIGH SCHOOL
JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL
KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH
LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH SCHOOL
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL
LIBERTY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LINDBERGH SR. HIGH SCHOOL
MCCLUER NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
METRO HIGH SCHOOL
NERINX HALL HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
PARKWAY SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
PARKWAY WEST HIGH SCHOOL
PATTONVILLE SR. HIGH SCHOOL
RAYMORE-PECULIAR SR. HIGH SCHOOL
RAYTOWN SR. HIGH SCHOOL
ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
THE PEMBROKE HILL SCHOOL
VAN HORN HIGH SCHOOL
WEBSTER GROVES HIGH SCHOOL
WINNETONKA HIGH SCHOOL
WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGH SCHOOL

Illinois

A B SHEPARD HIGH SCHOOL
ADDISON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL
ADLAI E STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL
ALTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
BARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
BARTLETT HIGH SCHOOL
BREMEN HIGH SCHOOL
BUFFALO GROVE HIGH SCHOOL
CALVIN COOLIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL
CENTERVIEW THERAPEUTIC
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
CURIE HIGH SCHOOL
DE KALB HIGH SCHOOL
DEERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
DOWNERS GROVE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
DOWNERS GROVE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
EAST LEYDEN HIGH SCHOOL
EVANSTON TWP HIGH SCHOOL
FENTON HIGH SCHOOL
FRANCIS W.PARKER SCHOOL
FREMD HIGH SCHOOL
GLENBARD EAST HIGH SCHOOL
GLENBARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
GLENBARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
GLENBARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL
GLENBROOK NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
GLENBROOK SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
HERSEY HIGH SCHOOL
HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL
HINSDALE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
HOMEWOOD FLOSSMOOR HIGH SCHOOL
IL MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE ACADEMY
JOLIET WEST HIGH SCHOOL
JONES ACADEMIC MAGNET SCHOOL
JONES COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL
JUAREZ COMMUNITY ACADEMY
KELLY HIGH SCHOOL
KENWOOD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE FOREST ACADEMY
LAKE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE ZURICH HIGH SCHOOL
LANE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL
LARKIN HIGH SCHOOL
LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO
LIBERTYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN PARK HIGH SCHOOL
LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
LOYOLA ACADEMY
MAINE EAST HIGH SCHOOL
MAINE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
MAINE WEST HIGH SCHOOL
MARSHALL METRO HIGH SCHOOL
MCHENRY HIGH SCHOOL-WEST CAMPUS
MINOOKA COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
MOLINE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
MORTON EAST HIGH SCHOOL
MORTON WEST HIGH SCHOOL
MUNDELEIN CONSOL.HIGH SCHOOL
NAPERVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
NAPERVILLE NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
NEUQUA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
NEW TRIER HIGH SCHOOL
NILES NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
NILES WEST HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH LAWNDALE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
NORTHSIDE COLLEGE PREPARATORY HS
NORTH SHORE ACADEMY
O FALLON HIGH SCHOOL
OAK PARK & RIVER FOREST HIGH SCHOOL
OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL
OTTAWA TWP HIGH SCHOOL
PALATINE HIGH SCHOOL
FRANCIS W. PARKER HIGH SCHOOL
WALTER PAYTON COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL
PEORIA HIGH SCHOOL
PLAINFIELD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
PROSPECT HIGH SCHOOL
PUTNAM COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
REAVIS HIGH SCHOOL
RICH EAST CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL
RICH SOUTH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL
RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD TWP HS
ROCK ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL
ROLLING MEADOWS HIGH SCHOOL
SCHURZ HIGH SCHOOL
STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL
SULLIVAN HIGH SCHOOL
TAFT HIGH SCHOOL TAFT
UNITED TWP HIGH SCHOOL
UNIV OF CHICAGO LAB SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
VERNON HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
VON STEUBEN METRO SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
WARREN TWP HIGH SCHOOL
WAUBONSIE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
WAUCONDA COMM HIGH SCHOOL
WEST LEYDEN HIGH SCHOOL
WESTMONT HIGH SCHOOL
WHEATON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
WHEATON-WARRENVILLE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
WHEELING HIGH SCHOOL
WHITNEY YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL
YORK COMM HIGH SCHOOL
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL

Just prior to going to press, the following schools had informed Mission American that they would not be participating the Day of Silence. These schools however, were on the initial list. In Missouri those schools were: Ft. Zumwalt North High School, Smithville High School, Smith Cotton High School, Rosati-Kain High School, Notre Dame De Sion, and Ritenour Middle School. In Illinois: Northridge Prep School, Pawnee High School, Rockford High School, and Grove Community High School.

To learn more about the American Family Association visit their website at www.afa.net. To learn more about Mission America visit their website at www.missionamerica.com.