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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

South Fork School District 14 in Christian County won’t be teaching controversial new sex education curriculum

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South Fork School District 14 in Christian County won’t be teaching the state’s new controversial sex education curriculum, despite protests the lessons are “obscene and fail to align with community standards.”

The South Fork School District 14, which teaches 296 students, reported it has opted out of teaching the new curriculum, which includes lessons about masturbation starting in Grade 3.

There were three school districts which did not reply to a query about if it would opt out of teaching the curriculum or said it would wait to make a decision.

The curriculum was criticized by Republicans as “outrageous” and “perverted” while advocates claimed it would safely teach students about things they’re already learning on the internet.

Out of Illinois’ 852 school districts, 520 have opted out of teaching the lessons, leaving students with no sex education lessons at all.

School districts can’t normally opt out of teaching part of a curriculum. However, the sex education bill signed by the Illinois governor included the opportunity for school districts to opt out of teaching the curriculum if they were opposed to the teaching. Some school districts have opted out of teaching the curriculum for certain grades.

Individual school data was gathered by grassroots organization Awake, IL.

Christian County School Districts’ Decision About New Sex Ed Curriculum
School DistrictNumber of StudentsDecision
Edinburg Community Unit School District 4228No Response
Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1284No Response
Pana Community Unit School District 81,172Opting Out
South Fork School District 14296Opting Out
Taylorville Community Unit School District 32,285Waiting

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