{"id":29004,"date":"2020-01-27T04:52:49","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T04:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=29004"},"modified":"2020-01-27T04:52:49","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T04:52:49","slug":"dc-democrats-bill-sex-ed-mandatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/dc-democrats-bill-sex-ed-mandatory\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Democrats push for mandatory sex education contravening 54percent public opposition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington DC Democrats have ignored public disapproval and are moving forward with their push for House Bill 2184 which<\/strong> makes it mandatory for public school students, including kindergarteners, to study “comprehensive sexual health education” from 2022 onwards.<\/strong>
\nThe House Bill 2184 was chaired by State Representatives Monica Stonier (D-Vancouver) and Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-Seattle). The DC Democrats are pushing this Bill due to an apparent equity issue and in a bid to ensure that all students get access to sexual health education information.
\nThe DC Democrats lawmakers reportedly decided to include lessons addressing affirmative consent and the needs of LGBTQ studies for students.<\/strong>
\nThe DC Democrats bill reads:<\/p>\n

In accordance with the requirements in this section and any recommendations of the sexual health education workgroup established in the 2019-2021 omnibus operating appropriations act that is enacted by the legislature, every public school shall provide comprehensive sexual health education to each student by the 2022-23 school year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Comprehensive Sexual Health Education workgroup<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Office of Superintendent previously created a Comprehensive Sexual Health Education workgroup (CSHE), to evaluate the sexual health curriculum requirements of districts in the state.
\nA survey involving more than 10,000 respondents was carried out to ascertain facts regarding sexual health education in public schools. <\/strong>The survey found that 54 percent of the respondents<\/strong> felt that sex education should not be required for students between K-5.
\nFollowing this, a document was submitted by the CSHE arguing that learning about sex from a young age was important because the “social-emotional needs of our youngest students must be addressed for prevention of future challenges.”
\nThe CSHE rejected the views<\/a> of thousands of respondents saying that this was “an issue of equity and would help to ensure all students across the state receive quality, evidence-informed instruction, regardless of who they are or where they live.”<\/p>\n

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Kindergarten age children do not need to learn about this stuff. https:\/\/t.co\/EyiOOiDw5E<\/a><\/p>\n

— Mary Wireman (@rmwire) January 21, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n