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Normal, IL, USA / www.cities929.com Feb 2, 2021 3:40 PM (The Center Square) Students as young as kindergarten in Illinois public schools would get some form of sexual education under a proposal supported by Planned Parenthood. The Pro-Family Alliance said it goes too far. Planned Parenthood disagrees. If passed into law, the Responsible Education for Adolescent and Children’s Health, or REACH Act would start sex ed in kindergarten through second grade with lessons on personal safety and respecting others. Grades 3-5 would cover anatomy, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Grades 6-12 would build upon that and include benefits of abstinence, birth control and prevention of STDs. ....
Sexual health education could soon be mandatory in Illinois public schools under reintroduced legislation from Democrats in the General Assembly. If passed, the Responsible Education for Adolescent and Children’s Health Act, or the REACH Act, would bring the state in line with 30 others that already require sex ed. State Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) is a sponsor of the bill. He said a proliferation of reporting on child sex abuse, sexual harassment, and bullying of people of color and LGBTQ+ people makes the legislation necessary for Illinois children. “I view it as it’s an overburden not to do this, because we will end up in a situation where we have kids being taught the wrong thing or seeing something on the news and taking that and making an assumption,” said Villivalam. “Now more than ever, they need medically and factually accurate information, as well as a safe environment to develop the skills they need to navigate our modern world.” ....
WBGZ Radio 12/18/2020 | By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network The Illinois Board of Education has adopted new standards for educators that deal with culturally responsive teaching. The controversial standards are a set of teaching requirements for K-12 educators that outline how they should approach diversity in the classroom and make it part of the curriculum. Teachers will be evaluated on these standards during their certification process and in-school job evaluations. ISBE officials said the standards aim to foster classroom and school environments in which every student feels that they belong, which is critical to improving academic and behavioral outcomes for Illinois’ diverse students. ....
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