A video used to teach junior school students about diverse families will no longer be shown after some parents in a southern New Jersey school district mounted an aggressive campaign against it because it includes a depiction of same-sex couples.

The Evesham Township School District voted 7-1 to discontinue using the video, “That’s A Family,” because it had so divided the community.

Third-grade students at J. Howard Van Zant School viewed the video last year. It included various types of parents and families – divorced, bilingual, mixed race, parents who have adopted, and step-parents.

But it was the same-sex couple featured that angered parents.

Parents opposed to the video began their campaign in January, shortly after it was first shown.

At a stormy school district meeting earlier this year one parent suggested the Golden Rule – treat others as you would treat yourself – had nothing to do with homosexuality.

“Treat others as you would want to be treated, you don’t have to teach all these horrible concepts to them about the golden rule, do you,” the parent of one eight-year-old screamed at the school board.

“When does Evesham Township or any school have a right to show to my grandchildren something I believe to be morally wrong,” asked another woman.

That opposition continued to grow throughout the summer. This week, as the school district began preparations for the fall term, parents brought the issue to a boil.

More than 200 people attended Thursday night’s school district meeting.

Among those in favor of the video were members of the Garden State Equality, New Jersey’s largest LGBT civil rights organization.

“This saga is very far from over,” said Steven Goldstein, the chair of Garden State Equality.

He said the organization is considering filing a lawsuit over the district’s decision.

New Jersey recognizes same-sex couples under its civil unions law, designed to give same-sex couples the same rights as married couples.