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Parent objects to curriculum content at Armstrong during Bristol Township board public comment
Summary
A parent raised concerns during public comment about what he described as age‑inappropriate curriculum at Armstrong; the board directed the speaker to curriculum meetings and district staff for follow-up.
During public comment at the Sept. 15 Bristol Township School Board meeting, resident Frank Barnhart raised concerns about curriculum at Armstrong Middle School. Barnhart said his 11-year-old daughter had raised questions about material he described as related to sexual education, and he told the board he believed such instruction should be reserved for high school.
Barnhart said he did not know how to pursue the concern but wanted it brought to the board’s attention. He urged the district to move topics he described as sexual education to high school.
President Morgan and other district officials responded by directing Barnhart to attend the advertised curriculum committee meetings and to contact district staff. President Morgan said: "You can start attending curriculum meetings, sir, and ask some questions there. Mister Nitti is always available by email. So is Amy. So am I." The board did not take any formal action on the comment at the meeting.
Ending: Board members reiterated that curriculum committee meetings are the appropriate venue for questions about instructional materials and encouraged the speaker to follow up with staff and committee channels.
