ABSTRACT

This chapter discusses the 2016 Republican platform on religion and the family; the problem of determining moral values: religion and secularism; moral values and sex education; LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning sexual orientation); character education; do public schools reduce crime; school crime: student violence school crime: bullying and cyberbullying; promoting national health: nutrition; promoting national health: drug and alcohol abuse; and building community through extracurricular activities.