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new Jersey GOVernOr eleCtiOn

american hindu Coalition endorses

jack Ciattarelli

Hosts Historic Education Summit with Multiethnic New Jersey Parents

Our Bureau tions alike regarding the law’s Rosy Thakkar, a parent,

Somerset, NJ directive to incorporate into and another Indian communi-
the school curriculum “gen- ty leader observed “First of all
t a widely attended Ed- der identity, gender expression, you are taking away their inno-
ucation Summit and and sex education” making it cence, and then you are imple-
APress Conference held mandatory for grades 9-12 and menting all these things with-
on October 22, 2021, Ameri- instructional for K-8 grades. out taking permission from
can Hindu Coalition (AHC) The potential engagement of their parents. A child who
endorsed GOP Nominee Jack children as young as five in a can’t even decide what major
Ciattarelli for Governor of curricular discussion of such to pick by the time high school
New Jersey. AHC New Jersey sensitive topics as gender ex- ends, is expected to know, un-
Chapter leadership included pression and gender identity derstand and realize all of this
Hiren Gandhi, State Director, has particularly shocked par- in kindergarten, 1st grade, and
Sadiqa Bokhari, Events and ents in minority communities second grade?”
Education Platform Director, across New Jersey. Mariam Gandour, a parent
and Dr. Chetan Shah, Commit- “This law is nowhere close and Coptic Christian communi-
tee Member. to inclusion…instead it’s all ty leader, points out “Your sick
The highlight of this confer- things exclusion! If we have pa- child couldn’t even get a Tyle-
ence was a historic multi-ethnic, “It pains me greatly that par- rental controls for movies, then nol at school without a parents’
multimedia Education Summit ents today,” remarked Jack Ci- why not on your kids’ educa- consent, and yet the state has
led by Jack Ciattarelli on Elec- attarelli, “specifically first-gen- tion? Five-year-olds should be given these schools the right to
tion 2021’s top voter interest eration families, who come taught to just include everyone intervene on something as seri-
- “Parental Prerogative and NJ here believing in the public and not be tangled in these la- ous as gender identity. That to
Education K-12” and the par- school system, who are paying bels!” exclaimed Puneet Kaur, me is mind-boggling!”
ents’ panic over NJ State Bill all those property taxes, can- a parent and Indian communi- Mr. Ciattarelli added to
A4454 signed into law by Gov- not send their children off to ty leader. loud applause, “confidence that
ernor Phil Murphy, who is the school with confidence.” “What happened to the the school system and school
Democrat Nominee running Effective as of March 1, kitchen table discussion with curriculum is doing right by
for reelection. Panelists partici- 2021, the law, titled “Diversity parents? Is there anything that the student and respecting that
pating in the discussion includ- and Inclusion,” clearly does not we can do differently on this particular family and that par-
ed Rosy Thakkar, Puneet Kaur, do what it purports. Instead, because I don’t think any par- ticular culture within that fam-
Mariam Gandour, Niki Awol- there is widespread confu- ent will stand for this,” said ily and that community. Under
eye, with Priti Pandya Patel as sion and alarm among School Niki Awoleye, a parent and Ni- Governor Ciattarelli we will
the moderator. Boards and School Administra- gerian community leader. certainly do that!”

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