Family First Upper House candidates contesting the upcoming elections in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales today renewed the Party's pledge to take the pressure of parents by removing harmful gender fluid ideology from their children's classrooms.
This follows revelations that teachers are being urged to abandon the simple, common-sense terms "boys" and "girls" in favour of bizarre alternatives such as "cherubs," "funsters," and "epic humans."
South Australian candidate Deepa Mathew, Victorian candidates Bernie Finn and Jane Foreman, and New South Wales candidate Lyle Shelton said parents are rightly outraged that radical activists have captured education departments and teachers' unions.
"Parents know their children are boys or girls. They don't need the pressure of woke teachers putting confusing ideas into their kids' minds at school," Family First said.
"Schools exist to teach reading, writing and maths – not fringe theories dreamed up by bureaucrats. Most mums and dads expect teachers to understand biological reality. To pretend otherwise is indoctrination."
Policies promoting so-called "inclusive language" have been issued in South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania, with education departments directing teachers to avoid terms like "boys" and "girls." The NSW Teachers Federation has gone further, publishing guides encouraging teachers to greet their classes as "epic humans, future leaders, intellectuals and change-makers."
Family First pledged that, if elected, it will de-fund taxpayer-funded activist groups like Transcend Australia, which promote harmful gender fluid ideology and support dangerous experimental medical treatments on children.
"This is not about respect or inclusion. It is about erasing biological reality from the classroom and undermining the role of parents. Family First will restore common sense by removing gender ideology from schools and ensuring teachers get back to the basics," the candidates said.
At the upcoming elections, Family First is calling on voters to send a clear message to the major parties that have embraced radical gender politics: stop confusing children, respect parents, and keep classrooms free of harmful ideology.
