Letter: Rights, Respect, Responsibility curriculum good for Worcester schools
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I support the implementation of the Rights, Respect, Responsibility (3Rs) curriculum as voted by the Worcester School Committee’s Standing Committee on Teaching, Learning, and Student Supports on April 26 and reported in this newspaper.
As a longtime Worcester resident, a parent, and a grandparent, I have seen the School Committee discuss a sex ed curriculum over and over again for years. Finally, we have a solid proposal that will serve our WPS students well.
If you attended the April 26 meeting, you heard several students speak eloquently about their desire for accurate information that will guide them as they develop healthy relationships and healthy behaviors. They confirmed that they are not currently getting this information in school. They also confirmed that they get potentially harmful misinformation from peers and social media.
BOSTON If you ask Democratic Sen. Harriette L. Chandler how she managed to pass controversial legislation on reproductive and civil rights throughout her time in the Massachusetts Legislature, she’ll tell you her only secret is working with lawmakers across the political aisle without looking for credit.
With over 20 years of experience in politics, the senator, who started her career as a Republican, has championed civil rights, health care and education reforms by going beyond partisan lines.
“Legislation is all about bringing two sides together to get to yes,” the 83-year-old Worcester Democrat said. “If you can understand the other person’s point of view, you can get a lot accomplished. It’s not yielding to them but finding the common thread that brings you both together.”
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