How this began...

Since 2017, I have been involved with schools as a certified Sexual Risk Avoidance Specialist educator in both Pennsylvania and Georgia. When I relocated to Georgia, my goal was simply to build teams of people that would teach abstinence classes throughout the Coastal Plains RESA (Regional Educational Support Agency) territory in South Georgia. As I approached individual schools, many times my concerns were not received; they were "managed" or completely ignored. One response was "We have our plan and we are following the data" I began to research because our children are worth far more than a mere "data" score.

Sales training from past employment reminded me that the "art" of the sale begins with rejection. How could I gain access to the hearts of these administrators and not just become another person or organization to be "managed"? I had to gain their attention, but the only tool left was the law. Reluctantly, in October of 2020, with the help of some dear friends in the legal field, I filed my first open record request. I used a kind cover letter to assure the administration that my goal was to protect children and not to cause trouble. Through this method, I finally gained some traction In other words, I had to politely force my way to the table of discussion, which was totally out of my comfort zone. I learned quickly that understanding educational law is key and there are several laws and state rules on which to stand. Once I gained factual information and evidence, I was prepared to engage in school board meetings, but even if my question resulted in a viral video, would it have changed anything? Would they just say, thank you and move on to the next person? There is NO dialogue in this approach, which is more than frustrating. I had to find another way.

When my initial open record request was received by the first school district, (we cover 14) the assistant superintendent responded, "Mrs Metzger, you really don't have to use these requests, we will supply anything you need! Just ask!" I responded that I didn't find that to be the case and then I explained to him what had happened up to that point. When trying to share abstinence curriculum, the curriculum director was too busy to meet with me at our scheduled appointment time and he took our curriculum for review but never responded. When I finally called to retrieve my books, there was no expression shared about the curriculum other than a general "Thank you, but we are going to follow the data with sex education in our SEL program". The Assistant Superintendent replied, "Wow, we have some coaching to do." I agreed with him.

Further, to gain his attention, I had to apply legal pressure to obtain access to their online SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) programming. I pursued this because the curriculum director had disclosed that their sex education material was located within this system. By law in the state of Georgia, all sex education is open to review by local citizens, (Georgia Code Title 20 Education § 20-2-1017) and according to Georgia State Board of Education Code IDB, materials are supposed to be approved by a Health Advisory Committee that consists mainly of non-teaching parents and two students (which had not happened).

From there, my tired eyes became wide open to the world of CASEL and its therapeutic education methods, unsecured curriculum, data collection, global influence, extreme amounts of government funding and more. They were also opened to the extent in which these publishers try to hide these materials from parents. I realized that our children and families are targeted for more than we could have ever imagined.

Further, the web of deceit is profound throughout the American School System. Immutable, moral beliefs are overwritten with desacralizing concepts regarding race, gender and sexual orientation throughout. Interventions are designed to challenge children individually in the name of educating their hearts and minds. Spiritual concepts are in many areas and coming to Georgia rapidly. Nearly six years ago I began working in various public schools. From my experience, I no longer believe that American public schools are safe, especially for Christian students. Parents have a right to be "on the level" with those that have been given their greatest trust.

Marsha Metzger, SRAS President and Founder, Parents on the Level

"When reviewing one SEL program, I had to endure over 80 lessons before access was granted for the more controversial subjects that involved sexual orientation, gender, diversity, equity and inclusion, anti-racism and illicit bias lessons. The time involved for this review was well over 50 hours, plainly revealing a strategy to hide these lessons from parents."

Who has time for this?

~Marsha Metzger