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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Sex Ed: Fayette County Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 opts out of controversial new sex education curriculum

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Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 in Fayette 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 Ramsey Community Unit School District 204, which teaches 440 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.

Fayette County School Districts’ Decision About New Sex Ed Curriculum
School DistrictNumber of StudentsDecision
Brownstown Community Unit School District 201363No Response
Ramsey Community Unit School District 204440Opting Out
St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202419No Response
Vandalia Community Unit School District 2031,403No Response

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