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Debate over 'success sequence' curriculum centers on local control, abstinence concerns and evidence
Summary
Witnesses and senators sparred at a Senate Education Committee hearing over Senate Bill 156, which would direct the Department of Education and Workforce to develop a model 'success sequence' curriculum. Critics called the model abstinence-oriented and unproven; supporters said it offers another tool to reduce poverty.
The Senate Education Committee held a third hearing on Senate Bill 156, a bill directing the Department of Education and Workforce to convene a committee and develop standards and a model curriculum based on the so-called "success sequence" — a framework that emphasizes graduating high school, obtaining full-time employment and marrying before starting a family.
Jamie Mericle, deputy director of Abortion Forward (formerly Pro-Choice Ohio), testified in opposition, telling the committee the success sequence "traces a path that people already likely to succeed, usually walk, as opposed to describing a technique that will lift people over systematic hurdles they face." Mericle argued the sequence's model curricula rely on abstinence-only approaches and said those approaches have been repeatedly rejected by public health experts. "The inclusion of abstinence only…
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