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Committee advances K–12 ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity
Summary
House Bill 352 would prohibit public school classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through grade 12; the House Education Committee voted to send the bill to the floor after live testimony for and against and a roll‑call vote.
Representative Dale Hawkins presented House Bill 352, which would prohibit classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through 12th grade. Hawkins said the bill responds to parental concerns and cited federal comments made the previous night as context for states’ actions; committee members asked about definitions and implementation.
Committee members pressed the sponsor on definitions and…
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