On 25 June, the streets of Oslo will be filled again with a colorful sea of people during the Pride parade. New this year is that the Oslo School has its own flag. In a letter from the Education Agency to the schools, everyone associated with the Oslo School is invited to go on the train, which is arranged after the school holidays have started. Schools are also encouraged to celebrate Pride in the weeks before and to create slogans for the train with the students. The letter contains links to teaching programs from Rosa competence and Skeiv Ungdom. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB scanpix – Should inform parents Teacher at Årvoll school, Anders Noreng, believes participation in the train is the tip of the iceberg, and that parents should have been informed about the program related to Pride in June. – When you send children to a public school, you think that it should be neutral, that it should not push ideologies. So, either be honest and tell all parents what’s going on, or I think it’s going to be cowardly. CRITICAL: Anders Noreng believes the school engages in indoctrination of children. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news He is critical of the fact that the school, through Pride, teaches children that there are more than two genders. – There are many lengthy teaching programs where children learn that there are several genders and that you can decide for yourself how you want to switch back and forth. This is not scientifically proven. Photo: Fredrik Hagen / NTB Noreng says he does not mind that adults themselves choose to go on the train, but he would not send children there. – From what I have seen and heard, parts of the train are oversexualized. It is generally something you want to keep children away from. DIVERSITY: There is room for many different sexual expressions in the Pride train. This picture is from Oslo Pride 2017. Photo: Terje Bringedal / VG – For many, Pride is primarily about diversity and tolerance? – I find the Pride ideology intolerant. There is no room to think differently about the allegations made as facts. In a few years, I may not be allowed to teach because I do not support pride. – Politics in colorful glaze He gets support from Peter Risholm in the newly started Foreldrenettverket.no which will «support parents in meetings with Pride in kindergartens and schools». Risholm has also been involved in a Signature Campaign against Gender-Confusing Education. Peter Risholm in Foreldrenettverket.no Photo: Private – In the same way that the school does not go on the 1st of May train, they should not participate in Pride either. That parents bring children on their own initiative is another matter, but the Oslo School should not pose as a participant with its own banner. He points out that the organization Fri, which arranges Pride, will, among other things, remove the Sex Purchase Act and open up for altruistic surrogacy in Norway. – Pride also promotes an ideological understanding of gender that is not correct. Children do not have the prerequisites to understand the content of Pride, which is wrapped in a colorful glaze. They are used as a lever to introduce a policy we are not served by. It is deeply problematic. Photo: Dag Harald Kvammen Andersen / news Will include all Director of the Education Agency, Marte Gerhardsen, says they will go on the train to show that diversity is an important value in the Oslo School. – All employees and students with us should feel that they are included and part of a community regardless of who they love. Director of the Education Agency, Marte Gerhardsen, believes Pride is a great opportunity to talk about human dignity and inclusion. Photo: Siw Pessar – The Free Association fights for issues for which there is no political majority today. Do you understand those who think the school therefore “pushes” ideology on the students? – I disagree with that. Pride is first and foremost a celebration of diversity and then people mean different things, but the Oslo School will participate and do what we can so that there is a good and safe framework behind our flag. – Should you inform parents about the scheme this June? – The parents are well aware that the Oslo School works for values such as tolerance, human dignity and respect for diversity. This is part of our mission, and here the curricula are very clear. We use Pride as part of the teaching. Photo: Fredrik Hagen / NTB – Dehumanizing rhetoric Leader of the association Fri, Inge Alexander Gjestvang, rejects that Pride promotes an ideology. – We are human beings, not ideology. This is dehumanizing rhetoric that reduces and erases lived lives. Leader of Fri, Inge Alexander Gjestvang Photo: Foreningen FRI He believes the curricula in the school harmonize with the values in pride markings. – It is about a set of values we as a nation want to educate future citizens in, so that they can stand confident in who they are and in meeting others who are not similar to them.
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The Oslo school participates in the Pride parade. – Too sexualized for children, says teacher. – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
