Post by Logan on Mar 22, 2016 18:51:58 GMT -6
Bill requires parents to 'opt-in' before students can learn sex ed
Alaska’s House Education Committee is considering a bill that would require parent permission before children can be taught sexual education and ban abortion service providers from teaching it in schools.
The committee heard testimony Monday morning from Senate Bill 89’s sponsor Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, and from the public.
The bill’s main components deal with parental rights, banning abortion providers in schools and physical examinations for teachers.
“It’s become a growing concern that parental rights are being infringed upon by both the federal government and the state government and that there are things occurring at the schools that a number of folks are agreeing less and less with. We have thousands and thousands of students that do not want to attend our neighborhood schools,” Dunleavy said during the hearing.
Read more: juneauempire.com/local/2016-03-22/bill-requires-parents-opt-students-can-learn-sex-ed
Alaska’s House Education Committee is considering a bill that would require parent permission before children can be taught sexual education and ban abortion service providers from teaching it in schools.
The committee heard testimony Monday morning from Senate Bill 89’s sponsor Sen. Mike Dunleavy, R-Wasilla, and from the public.
The bill’s main components deal with parental rights, banning abortion providers in schools and physical examinations for teachers.
“It’s become a growing concern that parental rights are being infringed upon by both the federal government and the state government and that there are things occurring at the schools that a number of folks are agreeing less and less with. We have thousands and thousands of students that do not want to attend our neighborhood schools,” Dunleavy said during the hearing.
Read more: juneauempire.com/local/2016-03-22/bill-requires-parents-opt-students-can-learn-sex-ed