Are you aware that in Washington State, kids take a standardized naughty test. Children are asked questions relating to sexuality, eating disorders and drug use. In California, a family sued the school district because their 7 year old daughter was subjected to a similar test. Some parents believe that asking children sexual questions that make them feel uncomfortable could be construed as abusive. Here's the scoop on the Washington State version of the test. The Healthy Youth Survey is voluntary and they claim that the results are released to the public. I was trying to find the results, because the only school district I found that mentioned it stated that if a parent wanted to see sample questions, they'd have to come into the office to view them. It just sounds wrong, doesn't it? Apparently the "participation" results are available to the public. Unless my detective skills are just not up to par. I really don't care how many schools in a district took the test, why do they bother compiling information that doesn't meet a parent's desire to know exactly what strange and twisted ideas they're impressing upon children?
OOH- newsflash-- I found the local results from 2006. You can find the state results here. I will post the Yakima results on the Homeschooling in Yakima blog.
