SOS Children: A survival handbook against the dictates of gender theory

One of the greatest piazzas in Rome, that of St. John’s, was packed with
families in June for Family Day, with hundreds of thousands of parents
shouting slogans such as ‘We defend our children’, or ‘Stop gender theory
in schools’. Hundreds of thousands of people protested in the piazza, but
not only. Confronted with the State’s decision to directly insert gender
theory into Italian schools, many shocked and upset parents made many
appeals on the internet, on blogs and social media.

This is the situation, the panorama of a difficult and confused situation
which has become progressively more complicated in Italy over the last
months. It has even caused many exasperated parents, not to mention
infuriated, to be up in arms over the new reform of the Italian educational
system which provided, more or less subtly, the introduction of gender
theory in classrooms.

Complicit to all this was also bad – and often misleading – news media
reporting, which over the last few months has divided and split public
opinion. Now with the schools opening and a new academic year about to
start, the fears and controversies that plagued the recent months resume
with new intensity.

One of the major problems is the strong disorientation of parents who,
beyond descending into the piazzas of Rome or gathering for demonstrations
against those principles and teachings, as is happening all over Italy,
they do not know what else to do. It’s the same challenge for teachers,
caught between the fear of being branded as enemies of freedom and human
rights for not wanting to divulge content on gender during their lectures,
and the rebellion of their own conscience.

SOS Children
may come of aid to those facing this challenging situation. It is an
association which, for nearly twenty years, has fought in defense of the
family and the rights of new generation.

What SOS Children offers is basically a survival handbook for parents and
professors dealing with the pitfalls of the Italian school system and
gender theory. Below are some key points proposed by SOS Children to help
parents and teachers in such difficulties. For parents:

– first of all, speak continuously with your children and about what they
do in class. Check school notifications, teaching material proposed and
home-work assigned;

– exploit the channels offered by the school to participate in the life of
the institution, for instance the class council, the parents committee, the
election for representatives, parent reunions, etc;

– be attentive to language used in these contexts and to certain key
phrases such as “education of gender identity” or “education of difference”
or, again, “fight against gender stereotypes and discrimination”.
Terminology behind which lurks content that often refers to gender theory.

That which is most important, be an example for your children. Be a living
demonstration of the beauty, diversity, and the complementarity between man
and woman.

For professors, on the other hand, SOS Children offers the following
advice:

– remain in constant contact with parents and immediately inform when the
school decides to incorporate courses concerning gender;

– always be alert, above all in teaching staff reunions, to courses and
extracurricular activities. If things seem unclear or out of ordinary, ask
questions and ask for clarifications;

– if the teaching staff approves meetings and visits concerning gender
theory, be sure to be among the accompanying teachers and try to take note
of the critical aspects, as well as where potential registered meetings
are, even with a simple telephone call. SOS Children will give a hand on
how to carry oneself.

Of course these are small tips, which can be however helpful in difficult
situations, and particularly delicate ones, such as the question of
introducing gender content in classrooms. It’s valid advice also for
parents of Spain, Mexico, the United States, Chile, Colombia. In short,
it’s useful for all countries where schools feel under attack and families
want to defend themselves from the “ideological colonization” of gender
theory.