When Texas mom Missie Carra discovered the comprehensive sex education program (CSE) her middle school children were exposed to in 2018, she immediately confronted Fort Worth Independent School District administrators. But instead of listening to her concerns, they treated her with hostility and claimed the program "had been in place" for years and that she was the only parent in the district of 87,000 students who ever complained about it. Whether or not these officials were simply telling every unhappy parent the same lie, Carra decided she would not sit on the sidelines, and so she began digging into the who, what, when, and where of the objectionable program.

Her journey to find the truth culminated in the frightening realization that the entire CSE agenda is being perpetrated on American schoolchildren by design. During her quest, she took on the role of Texas State Director for the Oregon-based national organization, Parents' Rights in Education (PRIE).

Involvement in PRIE gave Carra a vehicle for her passion to spread the word. "We are in a national crisis that can only be solved at the local level," she told Education Reporter. "What I discovered is the culmination of a well-planned, coordinated attack on our morals, our values, and our way of life." Understanding how high the stakes are, she has since focused her time and energy to educate parents about this issue and give them the tools they need to get involved in the fight against it.

Exposing the DASH 'Playbook'

Earlier this year, Carra was invited to present these explosive findings at the PRIE Northwest Safe Schools Summit held in Hillsboro, Oregon just outside Portland. (See Powerhouse for Parental Action to learn more about this important group.) Her presentation, titled "The Playbook," exposes the coordinated plan to embed CSE and reproductive healthcare in every school district in America.

As Carra's presentation shows, the architect of this Playbook is the Center for Disease Control's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH). Founded in 1988, the CDC's DASH uses strategic, synchronized support to accomplish three things: Implement CSE; create access to sexual health services, and ensure safe, supportive environments.

Exposing the History of Sex Ed

SIECUS (formerly the Sexual Information and Education Council of the United States), is a non-profit organization founded in 1964 by then-director of Planned Parenthood, Dr. Mary Calderone. Now calling itself "Sex Ed for Social Change," SIECUS affirms that "sexuality is a natural and healthy part of life," a sentiment with which, Carra concedes, "most people would probably agree. However," she adds, "they are disseminating and promoting their version of sexuality, which is based on the ideology of the eugenicist Margaret Sanger, on Planned Parenthood, and on the twisted experiments of the discredited 'sex researcher' Alfred Kinsey, which were carried out by pedophiles on innocent infants and children. Funding for SIECUS was initially provided by pornographer Hugh Hefner, whose legacy was the destruction of marriages, families, and modesty."

Ultimately, SIECUS heavily influenced programs developed by the CDC/DASH, and Carra reports that "when school administrators, teachers, or school boards advocate for CSE, claiming it is beneficial because it reflects evidence-based science, SIECUS is likely where the 'science' is coming from."

Exposing DASH's Tangled Web

Shortly after the CDC's DASH was founded, what Phyllis Schlafly called "nosy questionnaires" began showing up in public schools along with sex education programs and the first school-based health clinics, all strategically funded with taxpayer dollars.

Carra discovered that in 2010, federal tax dollars were allotted to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a consolidated appropriations act signed by then-president Barack Obama. Those dollars were funneled to the CDC's DASH, and grants were awarded to 17 school districts in 2013 based on the districts' applications and eligibility. Next, public schools formed partnerships with health departments and community-based organizations to implement CSE, create confidential access to sexual health services, and do it within the purported "safe, supportive environment."

Grants awarded to school districts for CSE

These 17 taxpayer-funded grants were awarded to districts with the goal of creating a successful model program for adoption by all school districts going forward. Carra explains: "Fort Worth ISD was chosen to establish a process for selecting a CSE program and implementing it as the example for all other districts to follow."

Grant recipients appointed "school health advisory councils" to make decisions about curricula and programs to be implemented. "The school boards are very strategic with the people they choose to sit on these advisory councils," Carra says. "They claim that the selection process is fair and impartial but it is not."

She explains that the councils use Risk Behavior Surveys, which ask schoolchildren very intrusive and inappropriate questions, in order to establish "need" for the program. The councils review curricula in order to choose one curriculum, and they set up partnerships with local health departments and other community-based organizations such as Planned Parenthood to provide confidential sexual health services for the students. This is the CDC/DASH "Playbook" that is being used to create and install CSE curriculum, as well as to create access to sexual health services, all without parental involvement, notification, or consent.

The Role of HECAT

To further influence the CSE adoption process, CDC's DASH created a Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT). The alleged purpose of this tool is "to objectively measure the most effective evidence-based curriculum," ensuring an easy adoption process.

Carra's research found that the creator of the HECAT tool was so-called "sexpert," Dr. Susan Telljohann. She further notes that when the Fort Worth ISD was the sole district under observation for the process of adopting an evidence-based science curriculum, approximately 120 potential choices were available. The CDC's HECAT was used by the school health advisory committee, and ultimately, the committee selected HealthSMART, a curriculum published by the California-based company, ETR. Interestingly, this HealthSMART curriculum was written by none other than the same "sexpert," Dr. Susan Telljohann.

Hoping to ensure measurable success with this program in the Fort Worth ISD, the publisher ETR provided a consultant to oversee scientific curriculum implementation throughout the grant observation period, and that consultant's name was — drum roll here — Dr. Susan Telljohann. "She also happens to have graduated from Indiana University, where the aforementioned Kinsey Institute still operates," observes Carra, bringing the scheme full circle. Does anyone else detect a conflict of interest here?

Projecting Planned Parenthood's New Business Model

"As if all that were not enough," Carra continues, "in 2018, CDC/DASH awarded a second set of grants to create confidential access to sexual health services. The Los Angeles Unified School District, one of the 17 initial grant recipients, used these additional funds to facilitate the opening and operation of Planned Parenthood clinics inside their schools." The "sexual health services" they offer include the provision of contraceptives, IUDs, hormonal implants, STI testing and treatments, and pregnancy testing and referrals.

"During fiscal 2019-2020," Carra lamentably says, "Planned Parenthood performed 354,871 abortions. In recent years, a number of states have passed Heartbeat Bills and other prolife legislation, and so Planned Parenthood has actively revised its business model to include the very lucrative gender modification therapies and treatments. This could potentially explain the assertive push for LGBTQ acceptance and inclusion in public schools.

"Ongoing hormonal and surgical costs are in the tens of thousands of dollars," Carra continues. "Nationally, there are approximately 50 million public school students. They are the perfect target market for Planned Parenthood's next revenue-generating model."

Carra's advice to justifiably outraged parents and citizens is to become involved and engaged. "Learn about the strategic plan," she counsels. "Talk to your teachers, administrators, school board members, and tell your elected local and state officials about your concerns. Educate your friends, family, and your community about this issue. Join a group like Parents' Rights in Education for support and up-to-date information. Remember that 'The Playbook' is the framework," she adds, "where you can find and research the strategic goals and future plans that will impact our public-school students nationwide.

It is up to you to stop these programs in your schools, and to prevent Planned Parenthood from gaining confidential access to your minor children in your school buildings and/or during school hours. "We are in a war for our children, and it is one worth fighting."

Want to be notified of new Education Reporter content?
Your information will NOT be sold or shared and will ONLY be used to notify you of new content.
Click Here

Return to Home PageEducation Reporter Online - December 2021