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Senate approves requirement that school districts publish sex‑education materials, adds consent and fetal‑development video mandates amid heated debate
Summary
After extended floor debate about local control, prescription and parental rights, the Senate passed conference committee report number 1 for SB442 requiring school boards to approve and publish materials used in human sexuality education; the report passed 35-12.
The Indiana Senate on April 23 passed conference committee report number 1 for Senate Bill 442, a measure that requires local school boards to approve materials used to teach human sexuality education and to publish a list of those materials in a conspicuous place on the school district website.
Senator Byrne, the report author, told the Senate the bill requires that local school boards approve any material used to teach sexuality education and post a list of approved materials so parents can decide whether their child will participate or opt out; she said the bill "does not say you have to publish the full text of materials. It just says they have to publish the list of materials."
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