Gender bending in the golden state.

• Position: YOUR LIFE - Brief article

"A crisis of epic proportions exists in California public schools. While the system is failing, the State Legislature and the Teacher's Association have pushed a destructive social agenda that contradicts the most basic wisdom on moral concerns that children receive from their parents," charges Robert Tyler, general counsel of Advocates for Faith & Freedom, Murrieta, Calif., which has published "Hi-jacked K-12--Vital Report to Parents on Public Schools."

Advocates for Faith & Freedom maintain there is a cultural crisis in the public schools, in which anti-Christian policies have taken hold, often contrary to the world view that parents try to in-still in their children.

Example include:

* Students are allowed to get an abortion by leaving their campus, without the consent or knowledge of their parents.

* Students may receive psychological counseling and health care, including vaccinations and treatment for STDs, without the consent or knowledge of their parents.

* Senate Bill 777 (2008) redefined "gender" in the Education Code to mean "gender expression...