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Committee introduces RS 32554 expanding prohibition on instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation to K–12
Summary
Representative Dale Hawkins introduced RS 32554, expanding a previously proposed restriction to prohibit instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation through grade 12; members asked for precise statutory definitions and discussed classroom application across course subjects.
Representative Dale Hawkins, sponsor: "We've expanded this from K through 12 because of the push back I got from lots of parents, because this is an issue that the parents don't think that the school should be engaging in with their children at any age." Hawkins told the committee he revised earlier language after receiving feedback that stopping at third grade raised concerns.
Hawkins emphasized the measure addresses instruction about "what people think…
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