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Sponsor seeks requirement that Ohio schools show fetal‑development video as part of health instruction
Summary
Senator Johnson said SB 310 would require public school districts to teach fetal development and include at least a three‑minute computer‑generated or high‑definition ultrasound video illustrating brain, heart and other organ development; committee members questioned grade levels, age‑appropriateness and curriculum placement.
Senate Bill 310 would require Ohio public school districts to include instruction on stages of fetal development in health or human development curriculum, Senator Johnson told the Senate Education Committee at the bill's first hearing.
Johnson said the requirement would, starting next fall, ensure students receive instruction that includes "either computer generated video or…
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