A mother has been left furious after her 12-year-old daughter was given a sexual identity quiz at school.
The test was given to sixth-graders at Lithonia Middle School in the DeKalb County School District in Georgia.
It asked the children to identify various sexual orientations and identities including ‘gay’, ‘lesbian’ and ‘transgender’.
The test was given to sixth-graders at Lithonia Middle School in Georgia and asked children to identify various sexual orientations and identities including ‘gay’, ‘lesbian’ and ‘transgender’
Octavia Parks, whose daughter was given the quiz as homework, questioned why teachers were dishing out these questions in class, claiming they were not appropriate.
She told Fox 5 Atlanta: ‘Why are they teaching that in school?’ Parks said. ‘What does that have to do with life?’
‘We’re talking about a sixth grader who still watches Nickelodeon,’ Parks said.
‘I’m not ready to explain what these words are nor what they mean.’
The angry mother said she had been assured by the headteacher the material would not be taught to her daughter.
As a result of it being discussed in the classroom, she has now signed a consent form to pull her child from the school’s health class.
Parks has also threatened to take the issue to the board of education.
The test was given to sixth-graders at Lithonia Middle School (pictured) in the DeKalb County School District in Georgia
She is not the first parent at the school to complain about the quiz.
Previously, Eva McClain had the same gripe, and told Fox: ‘If a kid wants to know about the gender or know about the sex preference, it should come from the parents, not from the school.’
The stance of DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is still unclear.
It is not known whether it approved the quiz, but a spokesman acknowledged the complaint and said: ‘DCSD has been made aware of this alleged event, and is working to verify its authenticity.
‘We will investigate this event and take action, as appropriate, once that investigation is completed.’