Parental Rights

So as a parent where do our rights end? I have been trying to understand if Prop 8 if over turned would really affect the children/schools in Cali. I have researched some thing in Mass. public schools over the last 4 years since same sex marriage has been legalized there. MANY schools have programs and even Gay Pride Days that the students have no option to opt out of. Starting in Kindergarten. I remember when I was in school that my parents had to sign a paper saying they ok'ed me having any kind of sex ed in health. Why is that happening now? if the school feels the need to teach something on social and sexual issues - why not allow the parents to opt out if they feel the need. I just do not understand why that is no longer and option in some schools?

So I started thinking about all this as a parent. Where do my rights as a parent begin and end? When does the schools, government have a right over my belief system I would like to be able to teach my children. Will they start teaching our children some things to big things like that there is or isn't a Santa Clause, there is no right and wrong it is all about what makes you happy, or that anyone who believes in a God is disillusioned some how? With more and more parental rights slowly being taken away how can we be sure that won't happen? I am not trying to be extreme - just curious of how far it will go.

I wonder if I didn't live in such a conservative community would i have to face the challenge of keeping my kids in public school - affording private school - or feel my only option would be home schooling? I hope that I am lucky enough NOT to have to be faced with that choice anytime soon. It was would be a very hard thing to know what course to take. But the reality is there ARE parents in this country starting to face those choices and questions.

It will be interesting to see where we are in 8 to 10 years with this issue as parents.