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RS 32404 introduced to require online learning materials and bar certain instruction K–3; members flagged vagueness
Summary
Representative Dale Hawkins presented RS 32404, which would require public schools to publish learning materials online and would prohibit classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity for kindergarten through third grade; the committee voted to introduce the RS for a hearing.
Representative Dale Hawkins presented RS 32404, a measure that would require public schools to publish learning materials online and would prohibit classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity from kindergarten through third grade in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate.
The RS’s text, as discussed in committee, would require districts to publish textbooks, course syllabi and supplemental materials on the district website by Oct. 1 each year. Hawkins said the requirement is intended to “ensure that parents have full visibility into what their children are being taught.”
Section 5 of the RS would require school policies that…
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