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Senate Bill 442 would require school boards to approve and publish human sexuality materials; bill draws mixed reactions
Summary
Senator Byrne reintroduced a bill requiring local school boards to approve and publish materials used for human sexuality instruction and to make course information conspicuous on school websites; supporters called it transparency; opponents warned it could politicize instruction and duplicate existing law.
Senator Byrne presented Senate Bill 442, which would require local school boards to approve all materials used for instruction concerning human sexuality and to publish basic information about each related class, including course titles and materials, in a conspicuous place on the school’s public website.
Byrne said the bill is aimed at giving parents and taxpayers easy access to what is being taught in sensitive subject areas and asserted that local school boards — as elected bodies — should be responsible for approving materials. He…
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