{"id":202225,"date":"2019-05-30T07:45:10","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T12:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=202225"},"modified":"2019-05-28T17:51:11","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T22:51:11","slug":"sex-education-california-approves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/sex-education-california-approves\/","title":{"rendered":"‘It’s pornography’: California approves controversial new sex ed curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a sweeping and controversial move, the state of California recently voted to overhaul its sex education curriculum, leaving some people dumbfounded by how the Golden State could advocate teaching graphic and age-inappropriate topics in every public school classroom.<\/p>\n

Ironically, the adopted framework claims to care about all viewpoints, including religious and cultural ones, according to its own documents, Chapter 9: Instructional Materials for Health Education (DOCX)<\/span><\/a>, which states the material as, “<\/span>Appropriate for use with all students regardless of their disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, culture, religion, sexual orientation, or living situation.”<\/p>\n

But as the Associated Press reported<\/a>, many of the most controversial components for some parents are directly related to religious and\/or cultural viewpoints.<\/p>\n

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“The framework tells teachers that students in kindergarten can identify as transgender and offers tips for how to talk about that, adding ‘the goal is not to cause confusion about the gender of the child but to develop an awareness that other expressions exist,'” reported the Associated Press.<\/p>\n

But this sex “education” doesn’t stop at normalizing gender dysphoria.<\/p>\n

“It gives tips for discussing masturbation with middle-schoolers,” says the AP, “including telling them it is not physically harmful, and for discussing puberty with transgender teens that creates ‘an environment that is inclusive and challenges binary concepts about gender.'”<\/p>\n

There was a public comment period that lasted 60 days prior to the vote. In that time, parents, teachers, and a Planned Parenthood education manager, as well as other members of the public weighed in on the new sex education curriculum. Many expressed concern that abortion would be included in the curriculum. Others wanted to ensure abortion is included. These are a few of the comments from the document<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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One concerned mother, Patricia Reyes<\/a>, attended Wednesday\u2019s hearing with her four-year-old daughter who held a sign that read: \u201cProtect my innocence and childhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just scary what they are going to be teaching. It\u2019s pornography,\u201d she said. \u201cIf this continues, I\u2019m not sending them to school.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regardless of these concerns and speculation prior to the vote, the Health Education Framework revision’s reality is chock full of controversy. Chapter 6<\/a> is the guideline for students in grades 9-12. While the words Planned Parenthood<\/em> don’t appear, the content is reminiscent of job ads in which an inside candidate has already been chosen.<\/p>\n

Perhaps most concerning to parents of high schoolers is the very adult lessons their ninth graders may be taught in sex education classes. The standards say that “[g]uest speakers and media resources including books and videos should always be vetted for appropriateness, for compliance with state statutes, and to ensure the content they are providing is valid, age appropriate, and medically accurate.” Here’s some of what follows<\/a> in that chapter (emphasis ours):<\/p>\n