To the Editor:

Last week at the Barnegat Township Committee meeting, Mayor Al Cirulli took over the meeting to espouse his homophobic, fear-mongering beliefs that the inclusion of the political, economic and social contributions of the disabled and LGBTQ communities in school curricula would “indoctrinate” the students of Barnegat.

There is much evidence that demonstrates that information is valuable, not detrimental, to creating an inclusive, open and caring community.

August 14, 2019