Ad concerning schools teaching about gay marriage only half true
A new television ad by the campaign opposed to same-sex marriage warns Washington voters that if same-sex marriage is legalized in Washington state, schools could teach kids about such unions.
The Claim: A television ad by opponents of same-sex marriage claims that if Referendum 74 is approved, "same-sex marriage could be taught" in Washington schools.
The spot features parents in Massachusetts who say their son's school taught that boys could marry boys, in contradiction to the family's religious beliefs. After they and another family sued, they say, the courts ruled the parents had no right to take children out of their classes or be informed when such lessons were going to take place.
We find: Half true.
Campaign ads about the impact of same-sex marriage on children have proved effective for opponents of gay marriage in states where they've been used — primarily in California, where the 2008 passage of Proposition 8 banned gay