Educational institutions have a fundamental mission: to prepare young individuals with skills that are valuable in the job market. This objective should be a priority even within elementary school systems, where the focus is on providing children with foundational skills such as reading, writing, and basic mathematics. These essential skills are crucial for their future success as they progress through their educational journey and life.

However, concerns have arisen about certain educational content, particularly in Oregon, where a father expressed outrage after discovering that his 11-year-old son was required to complete a school survey containing controversial topics. The nature of these questions, he felt, was inappropriate and startling.

Matters such as these are believed by many to fall under the purview of parents, not educational institutions. Critics argue that such topics lack educational value and should not be part of the school curriculum.

An Oregon father is outraged after discovering that his 11-year-old son was slated to receive a state-issued sexual orientation and gender identity survey that asked children to identify their sexual orientation, gender identity, and whether they are transgender.

“I was made aware of this survey somehow online,” Chuck Gonzales told Fox News Digital in an interview Tuesday, whose son, Maxwell, attends Minter Bridge Elementary School in Hillsboro, a suburb of Portland, Oregon.  

“I might’ve got it through an email, but it was a survey that is asking our children grades six, eighth, and eleventh grade issued by the Oregon Health Authority,” Gonzales said. “And the survey, it asks a lot of really confusing things to sixth graders. And one of those is it discusses and asks about their gender and sexual identity. So when I heard about this, I went to the website, downloaded the PDF form, and sure enough, it was just right there.”

This kind of thing should be the province of parents, not schools. There is no educational merit in this; none.