The Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA), our secondary school teachers union held their 2024 conference last week. Some troubling papers were discussed. Parents, teachers, principals, take note.
We focus on two papers that were tabled at the conference. You can find all the 2024 conference papers here.
The purpose of unions
Unions exist to advocate for improvements to employee rights, collective agreement bargaining, and advocacy. They listen to union delegates and advocate on their behalf for better outcomes – usually relating to pay, contracts, rights, working conditions.
Reading the papers being presented at the conference, it seems that the tail is wagging the dog. Are a handful of activists partaking in influencing, enforcing ideological changes on the education system? Is this being driven by PPTA members at large, or being imposed on them by a few?
Our education system is in dire straits
Legacy media touches on concerns, see here and here, but are they talking about some elephants in the room. Just two of which are:
- Radical gender theory is awash in our education system. We recently heard from a mum and 12 year old daughter, on what’s happening in their school with sexuality education, and the effects on students. Parent’s don’t want it, many students don’t want it… so why aren’t these important stakeholders being heard?
- School attendance and achievement rates are in decline. Why is our Ministry of Education not focusing on reversing these trends, and ceasing gender ideology in classrooms like Bulgaria recently did?. Politicians in NZ are NOT adequately addressing the sexualisation and gender ideology issue.
What is driving changes to our education system?
On our recent roadshow, Penny Marie explains how gender ideology is coming from NGOs outside of New Zealand, and influencing our Ministry of Education. Others around the world explain this too.
“Much of the sex, “gender’, sexuality, and sexual education in schools all over the world today is there because of a broad program called Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). CSE was originally developed in the early 2000’s at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), and is pushed to all member states from there are apart of “inclusive” and “global citizenship” education. It is directly tied to using education to help achieve the United Nations Agenda 2030 “Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs).” – Logan Lancing & James Lindsay, The Queering Of The American Child.
“CSE amounts to a powerful moral intervention into the lives of children around the world that happens as a routine part of the school day. Lessons aim to shape children’s attitudes and values in the most intimate sphere of their lives. The goal is to bring about social change… As such, the global imposition of CSE unwittingly involves children in an explicitly political project”. – Dr Joanna Williams, Sexualising Children? – The rise of Comprehensive Sexuality Education – MCC Brussels.
It’s no accident that this is occurring. The question is, why? Do New Zealand families want it? Do we care enough to understand what’s really happening with our children?
1. PPTA lobbyists want to remove he’s and she’s and replace with ‘they’s in their Constitution
Refer: Amending Gendered Pronouns – Constitutional Amendment.
The proposal is to remove references to he/him and she/her out of the PPTA Constitution and replace with they/them.
- Is this a policy-driven, language (society changing) slight-of-hand, where biological reality is omitted, possibly ‘shamed’ or at least disregarded, in favour of words which have always meant plural, or more than one.
- Why are our institutions going to such lengths to erase our born sex identifiers? There is nothing sexist in speaking biological reality, and the more people stay quiet about this, the more it permeates everything.
- That this is being done in the teaching profession is cause for consternation. It’s not being done to keep a small minority from having their feelings hurt. Regardless of claims to the contrary.
- Once changes like this are accepted… it’s very hard to roll back. Is the populace ok with what’s being done at policy level – particularly in education?
Why are we seeing this phenomenon?
Why are politicians and leaders struggling to answer the most basic of questions, “What is a woman?” Lancing states that “What is a woman” is “whatever and whomever – and only whatever and whomever – Queer Activists say it is”.
Look around you. On the media, in politics, in schools, councils, large corporations … where do you see sex replaced with ‘gender’ …and ‘gender’ now meaning pretty much anything at all? We share some examples in part three of our recent roadshow.
Activists lobby for legislation and policy changes, which has put society on the altar of the queer cult. And all who question it are silenced and/or labelled transphobic/homophobic.
Is this what we want society to become?
2. PPTA are proposing ‘Rainbow’ Community Liaisons
Refer: Encouraging Rainbow Community Liaisons
Whilst the title says ‘Rainbow’, throughout the entire document the proposal is actually for “Queer Community Liaisons”. Queering’ is flooding our schools and the PPTA are proposing to ramp it up even more.
Ask a person on the street what the definition of ‘queer’ is, and most say, ‘Isn’t it the same as ‘gay’, or ‘homosexual’? It’s a word wrapped in assumption without much consideration. It’s time to learn more about the word ‘queer’ and it’s implications.
We’re seeing queering in action… queer activists are in decision-making positions. And they have convinced others to do their bidding (indoctrination, pressure, financial influence, recognition are just some strategies that appear to be used).
Definition of ‘queer’
The PPTA’s definition of queer is watery. In this paper they state that “the use of the word queer is a reclaimed word to refer to people within the rainbow (LGBTQ+) community”.
Listen to James Lindsay, author of ‘The Queering of the American Child’ explain another meaning of ‘queer’. In short, ‘queer’ is a political stance, and is not based in reality… It is rooted in ‘opposition to the norm’.
“Queer theory is fundamentally anti-family.” – Stella O’Malley on RCR with Peter Williams 12 Sept 2024.
Who is driving this, within PPTA?
Did you know that PPTA has a tribe of ‘Rainbow Teachers’ too? It’s not new. Wherever we see rainbow clubs or charities – be they with youth or adults, they usually state that they are involved in ‘activism’. Concerning?
Why are some teachers overtly expressing their sexual preferences as part of their job, and some are ushering it so brazenly into the classroom? Why is a minority group radically influencing the majority? When was it decided that hyper-focusing on gender and sex was a positive way to ‘progress’ society and raise healthy, balanced children? Our sexual preference is not our only identity-marker, after all.
What are Community Liaison’s?
The MOE commenced a trial of ‘Community Liaisons’ in Term 1 this year. 66 schools are taking part in this trial, and these roles are to support Māori and Pasifika students. Teachers in this role receive an extra $1000 per year.
Mere months later, ‘rainbow’ teachers are lobbying for Queer Community Liaisons. Perhaps this was the goal all along, and ethnicity was simply a stepping stone on the path? There are already ‘Rainbow/Queer Liaisons’ and ‘Queer Straight Alliance Liaisons’ in a number of schools around NZ. There are also ‘diversity’ groups and ‘safe spaces’ for students identifying in the ‘rainbow community’ throughout schools.
Most prominent Queer Community Liaison is Elliot Pilmore, teacher and Year 12 Dean from Paraparaumu College who:
- Was featured in a NZ Herald article about his new role as Queer Liaison
- Is on the cover of the PPTA Discussion paper, and
- Is the college’s PPTA Union Representative (as stated here).
What is ‘queer theory?’
“Queer theory is a radical ideology that uses activism (queering) to convince people that nothing is normal or natural. It specialises in convincing people that sex, gender and sexuality are social (political) constructs – fabrications invented and sold as “the truth” by dominant classes – but this factors are not limiting factors. Queer Theory’s activity is to deconstruct the very concept of normalcy.” Lancing & Lindsay – The Queering Of The American Child.
If it feels like a cult, and sounds like a cult…
“American education is in the grip of a religious cult… This cult preaches a new religion of sex, “gender’ and sexuality and they use school policy and teaching practices to brainwash children into their poisonous doctrine. The cult has long known that classrooms are fertile recruiting grounds with soft, vulnerable targets. Today children across America find themselves under the spell of Queer Theory.” – Lancing & Lindsay – The Queering Of The American Child.
But it’s not just America. It is prominent in Canada, America, Australia, England and New Zealand (perhaps it is no coincidence that these are the 5 Eyes (FVEY) nations). It is also prevalent throughout many other western nations. Could it be a planned, strategic attempt to collapse our societies from it’s very nucleus – the family unit, and our kids are the bullseye target?
Families where children can be children (let kids be kids), are at the heart of a functioning, loving society. It is the role of adults in society to keep our children safe, nurture them and raise them in a way that nurtures good adults.
Should we focus children’s attention on positive attributes, or perceived flaws?
Instead of focussing on basic humanity and character, legislation, policies, and significant funding are focussed on the ‘queering’ of our children, and weakening of parental role in their children’s lives.
New Zealand now has the unenviable reputation of being, (as far as numbers gathered suggests), the country with the highest number of children on puberty blockers per capita in the world. And although many voices raise alarm bells (and have been doing so for a number of years), they are not only ignored, they are targeted.
What’s in this proposal, exactly?
The paper proposes that ‘Queer Community Liaison’ roles be established in High Schools throughout New Zealand, that these roles be supported in Collective Negotiations, and that those taking these roles be remunerated with a $1,000 a year bonus. All in the name of providing ‘’safe and inclusive’ environments for “students and staff of minority genders and sexualities.”
The paper states: “High School can be a challenging time for all students, but it can be especially difficult for those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or other queer variants (LGBTQ+ or queer). During these years, students are developing their sense of identity and are beginning to understand their place in the world. They are also navigating complex social dynamics and dealing with issues related to sexuality and gender.”
They just tied the whole of a child’s identity to their sexuality (again), and notice how they specifically mentioned ‘queer’ at the end of LGBTQ+, of which the Q already refers to queer? They are ramping up queerness to an alarming degree and we encourage parents (and those within education) to take notice. At Let Kids Be Kids we regard this hyper focus on sexuality as dangerous and leads to the inducement of unstable gender identity in children and youth.
The PPTA’s statement sounds very similar to the statements made by UNESCO, in a video on Ministry of Education’s TKI website. It’s a single narrative, repeated over and over, by every agency (A ‘single source of truth’, again).
Renumeration for Queer Liaisons
The PPTA is proposing funded roles for Queer Liaisons in high schools. At a time when our education system is in a multifaceted crisis. Teacher shortages, academic achievement and attendance rates in decline, and student behaviour is worsening overall. Things are dire and THIS is one of their priorities?
Two reasons funding Queer Liaisons is inappropriate:
- The numbers in this ‘minority group’ simply don’t stack up as requiring these roles. In the PPTA paper they state: Approximately 1% of High School aged students self identified as transgender or non-binary, with a further 0.6% of High Schoolers reporting that they are unsure or are questioning of their gender identity.
- There is no reliable evidence that this minority group experiences widespread bullying or threats – certainly no more than in other population groups. What people experiencing gender distress need is quality, unbiased therapy to assist them to accept their natural selves, and support for the trauma that has led to their distress. See below about the one-sided Posey Parker media reports.
Nothing new under the sun
There is a strategy being implemented here. It’s a known political strategy to weaken society. It’s been implemented in history before, including in Communist Hungary in 1919, and Maoist China in the 1960’s.
The evidence to support claims of victimhood simply isn’t there
The paper draws on poor quality data to justify the need for Queer Liaisons in schools. It states: “In 2023, hate crimes against transgender and gender diverse individuals doubled compared to the previous year”. This is a reference to a single Radio NZ news article. This article is about the Posey Parker event.
This event stands out in it’s singularity as a potentially premeditated publicised event where trans-activists descended en-masse on an event about women voicing concerns about women’s spaces. The media gobbled it up, spat out the narrative that trans people are victims of violence, when in fact the opposite was true, and now this event is repeatedly used in media and education to infer that in New Zealand we have an oppressed and victimised minority trans/rainbow/LGBTQIA+/queer group.
The paper claims: “In the current political climate, there has been an emboldening of people to voice their negative opinions towards queer people, both online and in person.”
They put themselves in somewhat of a juxtaposition. While touting their ‘critical’ theory, they leave no room for those questioning their methods and theory to also be ‘critical’. IE – to question or criticise their theory and conclusions (which are not backed by reliable data), is what they are likely calling ‘negative opinions towards queer people’.
People who question this ideological strategy are not of ‘negative opinions’ toward a subset of people… we rightly question the accuracy of their claims. Our focus is on process and policy, not the individual.
Flawed claims that lead to increased harm of children and youth
It is entirely possible that this lobby group have misrepresented information in their claim: “…many schools rely on the school guidance team to deal with queer issues, largely due to the overlap between being queer, and suffering from potentially traumatic events (PTE’s)”. They are insinuating that a child’s trauma and ‘queerness’ are linked and their conclusion is that it’s because of how society is treating them, and so society must be forced to change to create a ‘soft landing’ for these traumatised people.
In actual fact, true care would be to further investigate the cause of the trauma and work with the child one-on-one to heal the trauma. Well-researched and outspoken critics of queer theory agree that there is an overlap, however providing a solution of ‘affirming’ the child into their queerness has been proven to fail, with life threatening and psychologically damaging effect. So why hasn’t it been exposed and halted?
“Queer liaison people can help to reduce the load that falls on guidance teams, by acting as a queer “filter”, liaison people can point queer rangatahi in the direction of safe and affirming mental health professional, either in school or from an outside provider.”
One doesn’t even need to look further that this proposal itself to see just who the queer liaisons will be referring these children to. InsideOut School Services Manager is quoted in the document. The Ministry of Education endorses and funded InsideOut’s suite of resources. And refer to them multiple times on their website. Many have raised concerns about InsideOut such as here, here and here.
Queer Liaisons will be teaching less and queering more
“Release time is vital to ensure time is available for planning and organising support, as well as for meeting with community support groups targeted at helping queer rangatahi.”
With teacher shortages and lowering academic achievement rates, would pushing for Queer Liaisons to work alongside 1% of the student population, who will require release time from class to up-skill and connect with support groups (InsideOut, RainbowYouth, Qtopia etc) would be considered appropriate, if rational people were at the helm?
Teachers, are you concerned?
- Teachers Unions in NZ are known for their left-leaning policies and views. A new non-politically aligned registered teachers union, the Teachers Professional Association of NZ (TPANZ) offers all in education, including non-teaching staff and early childhood educators a fresh alternative. Read TPANZ’s view on the PPTA’s recent conference papers.
- Contact TPANZ for information, if your experience with PPTA or NZEI is unsatisfactory.
Questions for parents…
- Have you spoken to your school principals, deans, teachers of any concerns you have, and asked questions to determine what is happening in your school? If yes, are you confident with their answers?
- If you no longer trust what the education system is providing for your children, what options are there for your family?
- Why should the ideological influence of the few, continue to determine the outcome for the many?
Final thought….
Play this situation out till the end. Look down the road five, ten years from now. Where will be at as a society, if we allow in such sweeping society changing policies and constitutional changes into our lives. Into education. Here’s a sneak peek. Is this what we may be heading for.
Looks like the queered Luxon, Seymour and Willis first and they all act like they have been through the induction ceremony.
Yep, a creepy imported fad, from the open sewer that is the US establishment…..Shows too what an utter joke government in New Zealand is…in many instances a haven for no hopers, power mongers, grifters and weirdo’s….its must be hard for the those in govt with a shred of common sense and normalcy……….
It’s more than creepy, it’s downright anti-human… and yes I agree, I feel for the people within the system who have common sense, I can’t imagine how difficult it must be to feel the pressure to go against one’s own common sense and moral compass in order to keep one’s job. I pray they count the cost soon, of their silence, and speak out. As more of us do, hopefully more will find our messages and bring their voices too.
The indoctrination started when people were forced to choose between jab or job, and has just got crazier from there. Now we are expected to believe it is ok for men to compete against women in sport and use womens change spaces. We are also being told that anything said against these practices is hate when in fact it is just good old common sense.
Yes, I think the plandemic was, among other things, a compliance test. We failed. It included how willingly parents would do things to their children without doing their research. We failed again, so they figured we were ready for the big one. The grooming, mutliation and castration of our children. Hence why I speak up now. It’s now or never.
Thank you Daily Telegraph NZ for bring this to our attention. You’re a fantastic news source!
Thank you for reading and appreciating!!
We the people “flip the bird” to the corporate state.
1 in 3 Homeschooled by 2030 as 16 million Flee U.S Public School, Forecast Finds.
https://libertysentinel.org/1-in-3-homeschooled-by-2030-as-16-million-flee-public-school-forecast-finds/#comments
That’s one possible outcome!
Why cant these groomers stay the hell away from our kids
The trans gender ideology which is so prevalent now, and differs from the times beforehand in that it was never pushed onto anyone, is an affectation, it convinces the young minds, “if you are not happy you can change” the fact is you simply can not.
This comes from an ideology that believes that their ‘God’ if you like or devil, and it has several names, Baal, Baphomet, and there is the goat figure with female parts and male parts needs to be appeased by sacrificing children in order to give them power and success.
It is a form of sacrifice. There are other sacrifices which these worshipers are continuing to do. It is completely unfathomable and is that is why they have been able to do this in plain sight.
Stanley Kubrick’s last film ‘With Eyes Wide Shut’ I believe, is about this. There was a scene of about 10 minutes, of a child sacrifice which was taken out by the producers etc… Kubrick died after this movie, some say he was dissapeared, I wouldn’t be surprised given what has been transpiring over the last few years of Hollyweird and more and more in recent times.
Thank you for your continual work and objections to this as the ideology has no place in schools indoctrinating young minds. Only a small, small percentage of young adolescents may ever need to address this in their lives, hopefully they would get good balanced and objective guidance to be true to yourself and accept yourself as a whole person not something which needs physical change!
100% agree with your comments here. It’s refreshing and a relief to hear others who look into this and come to the same conclusions
There’s a reason many more people are starting to turn to homeschooling in the US, where possible. Public school isn’t what it used to be. I’m a product of the NZ public school system from the 80s-90s. This isn’t it. I started to see the creep in the sexual education in the 90s, but I never thought it would get to this point.
We took our daughter out of public US school and she’s thriving. She’s on the autism spectrum and 1 in 4 ‘trans’ kids are said to be autistic. The social media and LDHDTV groups have encouraged this “brave” mentality and encouraged kids who are still finding themselves by saying “you must be trans”. Wow…it used to be we were just tom-boys. Boys always had the fun toys anyway.
I know times are tough in NZ for many parents, but if you or even you and another parent can co-opt the education for your kids and take turns then do it.
GET YOUR CHILD OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL WHILE YOU CAN. If they are neurodivergent, they’re even more of a target.
I was also in NZ public school in the 80′ and 90’s… I don’t recall it being nearly as bad as it is now. As a mum I trusted the system. If I had my time again I would not… and I would have an entirely different approach to what goes into my children’s minds.
No wonder there are waiting lists at Private and Religious based schools – despite the costs. One cannot take chances with a child’s learning and in equipping them for life in a complex world. Many friends and acquaintances are moving to Home Schooling. The problem is caused by United Nations directives based on dividing our society and promoting sexual, gender and racist stereotypes. It is not a case of importing issues from the US. It is happening cross Europe and the UK and is planned in order make citizens dependant on government and accepting of direction. Governments are aided in this objective by aggressive unions. They want a communist regime where citizens rights and freedoms are dispensed with. That is their goal. Be warned.
Remember: The more that do it, the more normal it becomes.
So yes, a few must indoctrinate more to normalize the practice.
The closing off of stats and records so communities have to this.
Stats show our Māori communities have added challenges.
There so many more important issues than this. Our community have housing, cost of rentals not enough food, money, cost of power, petrol, doctors, global warming, immigration, ideologies.
If anyone wishes to raise their blood pressure even higher over what children are being indoctrinated with at school,, search ” Te Tiriti O Waitangi” by Ross Calman, Mark Derby and Toby Morris.