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Subcommittee approves adding 'success sequence' instruction to family life curriculum despite objections
Summary
House Bill 178 would add "success sequence" instruction to the statutory list of family life curriculum topics; the Education Instruction Subcommittee passed the bill, but Representative Johnson objected that the sequence presents a single, privileged path to success and may not reflect diverse student experiences.
The Education Instruction Subcommittee voted to report House Bill 178 to full Education, with the clerk recording 4 ayes and 1 nay.
Sponsor Chairman Bulso said the bill would add a fifteenth required topic to Tennessee's family life curriculum (statute 49-6-1304), requiring instruction and evidence about the "success sequence." He described the success sequence as evidence-backed policies identified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
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