California Is Playing Politics With Children’s Education, Parents Say Of Sex-Ed Guidelines

California Is Playing Politics With Children’s Education, Parents Say Of Sex-Ed Guidelines
Ninth graders work on projects in the classroom of Health Education teacher Leticia Jenkins at James Monroe High School in North Hills, Calif., on May 18, 2018. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
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Since the California Department of Education unanimously approved changes to the Health Education Framework in early May, introducing new sex education guidelines for public elementary school grades, many Californians have continued to voice their concerns.

Prior to the decision, parents and religious groups held large rallies at the capitol in Sacramento, as well as organized school walkouts, to protest the new rules regarding topics such as gender identity, sexual health, and sexual abuse.