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Donna R's avatar

The religious right continues to be a threat. Sex Ed in many schools now is abstinence-only, despite a sky high rate of teen pregnancies. The teaching focuses on slut-shaming GIRLS, primarily. More than 26 states have made #BDS ILLEGAL!! There are several lawsuits against them for this reason. Our 1st A rights are being trampled on....and, in regard to #BDS, it is coming from the right, primarily...the Israel Lobby, specifically! #USSLiberty!

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L.A. Sanchez's avatar

Donna - question. What do you think about teaching younger kids about gender identity etc.? Not knowing where you live, I can't assume this is part of the curriculum. Here in the liberal elite intellectual NY metro area, several school districts include topic of gender ID for kids as young as 8 or 9 as part of the diversity and inclusion training.

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Donna R's avatar

I guess I would need to see how they talked about it. If it were up to ME...I might opt to either 1) not mention it unless it came up...brought up by the students and/or a parent, or 2) presented a fairly even-handed discussion of "some people feel" and "others say"...pros and cons of the current national discussion...but tailored to their level... I would definitely NOT appear to be encouraging changing one's biological ID...I would stay as neutral as possible.

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