{"id":247346,"date":"2021-06-20T13:34:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T18:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=247346"},"modified":"2021-06-18T21:45:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T02:45:28","slug":"planned-parenthood-sex-ed-illinois-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/planned-parenthood-sex-ed-illinois-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Planned Parenthood sex ed propaganda included in Illinois education bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Illinois mother<\/a> took her local school board to task over their apparent acceptance of the state’s recently passed “comprehensive sex education” bill, also known as the REACH Act<\/a>, which includes graphic materials from Planned Parenthood. It mandates that every public school district in the state adopt federal “National Sex Education Standards”<\/a> for grades K-12.<\/p>\n

Becky Swan expressed frustration that by requiring implementation of the NSES, the REACH Act “destroys local control over curriculum.” Swan believes the curriculum\u00a0grooms<\/a> children by introducing sensitive and inappropriate topics, which many children feel uncomfortable<\/a> discussing. For Swan, this is also a form of sexual harassment.<\/p>\n

Swan went on to give examples of NSES objectives, holding up a book titled “It’s Perfectly Normal<\/a>.” Written in 1995 by a former Planned Parenthood National Board of Advocates member and re-released in 2021, it contains graphic imagery, and descriptions of sexual organs and techniques \u2014 and yet, it is still considered “appropriate” for young children, according to the NSES.<\/p>\n