WASHINGTON, D.C. (Michigan News Source) – Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Michigan), chair of U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce, took school superintendents to task on Capitol Hill over what he calls “broken trust” in the education system.

Before Wednesday’s hearing, Rep. Walberg said, “Across the country, school districts are losing sight of their core mission: educating students. When school policies affect the safety, privacy, and well-being of children, Congress has a responsibility to ask questions.”

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He specifically mentioned school districts in Chicago, San Francisco, and Loudoun County, Virginia. Walberg added, “Many districts today teach a radical, unscientific vision of gender to extremely young children.”

Walberg questioned Dr. Maria Su, Superintendent of San Francisco Unified School District, over this issue. He said the school district’s former ethnic studies curriculum featured a video titled “Why is There Anger at Drag School Hour?” In addition, Walberg highlighted a question within the curriculum that ask students how does drag queen story hour “disrupt the cycle of heterosexism for young minds?”

Here’s the exchange between Walberg and Su.

Walberg: At what age do you think students should be exposed to drag queen story hour?

Su: I am really proud to be the superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District….

Walberg: What age are students prepared for drag queen story hour?

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Su: Well, we welcome all 49,000 students as they are. We support our students, we work really hard….

Walberg: At what age do you think it’s appropriate for drag queen story hour for your students?

Su: We follow state and federal laws where we align our curriculum with state standards….

Walberg: If parents have a religious objection to their child participating in drag queen story hour do you allow them to opt out?

Su: Yes, we do.

Walberg: I still didn’t get the age requirement.

 

Walberg continued to stress that schools should focus on reading, writing, and math. “Schools need to stop playing politics, stop cutting out parents, and help students succeed,” he said.