Meeks-Heit Totally Awesome Health Book serves as vehicle for anti-gun propaganda in Greenville County Schools (South Carolina)

A coalition of organizations called "First Monday 2000" has announced that they intend to use college students to ad- vance their gun control political agenda. Student response will gauge the effectiveness of public school indoctrination in gun control propaganda.

First Monday 2000 organizations include the National Educa- tion Association, Handgun Control, the American Bar Asso- ciation, American Academy of Pediatricians, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and others.

The coalition of organizations, known for their support of lib- eral causes, has the support of the Clinton administration, with active participation by Attorney General Janet Reno and Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo.

Reno told an audience of several hundred students working in Washington during the summer that America "is one of the most violent nations in the world… and we can do something about it."

Cumo told the students "it's up to you to make it happen." First Monday 2000 President Nan Aron threatened "to launch a mobilization so massive that politicians cannot ignore us." This effort allegedly grew out of the so-called Million Mom March.

The effort is likely to draw impressive numbers of students who have been indoctrinated in gun control rhetoric in public schools before reaching college.

The Meeks-Heit Totally Awesome Health Book used in the School District of Greenville County contains the anti-gun propaganda espoused by the NEA. The book is used from K4 –12 in all the district's schools. The text was accepted by the trustees without discussion, based on the recommendation of Brenda Mays, the district Sex Education Advisor, over the ob- jections of trustee Ann Sutherlin who urged the board mem- bers to review the volumes, especially the sections that deal with controversial political issues. But the board majority chose to accept the books without review or discussion.

A review of the text by The Times Examiner staff, revealed that the sex education portion complies with South Carolina Law by endorsing abstinence. However, the health portion dwells extensively on mental health, mental problems, psy- chological techniques, emphasizing politically correct posi- tions on everything from global warming and second-hand smoke to gun ownership, stressing it to a point of indoctrina- tion. (The Times Examiner, April 21, 1999. "Political Incor- rectness Can Be Hazardous To Students' Health").

Mays said Meeks-Heit "builds from kindergarten through high school." Each year the message is a little stronger and in more detail than the previous years.

First graders are told: "Stay away from anyone who carries a gun." There is no distinction drawn between policemen, par- ents who hunt, or criminals, and there is no mention in the text of the Constitution of the United States that guarantees the right of citizens to bear arms.

Linda Meeks and Philip Heit are "insiders" in every respect. They are closely connected with the education establishment, so it is understandable that educators give their books spe- cial consideration.

Their college-level text Totally Awesome Strategies for Teaching Health is the most widely used book for teacher training in colleges, universities, state departments of educa- tion, school districts in the United States, and a dozen foreign countries. Also, "thousands of teachers throughout the world have participated in their teacher training workshops and wellness conferences," according to their promotional mate- rial.

Editor's Note by Weldon Clark This attempt to program your children is happening all across the country not just in South Carolina. Look at your children's text books. Ask questions of your school board. Get involved in School Board elec- tions. Get rid of this evil propagandizing of your children. Subscription and Unsubscription information for Second Amendment News at bottom of post.