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T O P I C R E V I E WjwhopYou’ve probably seen John McCain’s You Tube ad saying Barack Obama’s only legislative accomplishment on education was voting yea on teaching kindergarteners sex education http://amyproctor.squarespace.com/blog/2008/9/14/obama-did-vote-to-teach-sex-ed-and-much-more-to-kindergartne.html The Obama campaign refutes the ad. They say the legislation taught kindergartners how to discern sexual predators.Not true. The McCain ad is right. Obama voted in the Illinois Senate to pass a bill for comphrensive sex education for grades K-12. The more we find out about this lying fraud, the more there is to dislike.jwhopYou can read the full text of the Illinois Law with amendments and markups by clicking the links under the video. http://amyproctor.squarespace.com/blog/2008/9/14/obama-did-vote-to-teach-sex-ed-and-much-more-to-kindergartne.html MannuThats horrible.No one needs to be taught sex, when time comes nature teaches you automatically.Atleast KG age is not the right age for sex education.Ever watched Blue Lagoon?May be we should send a dvd to Obama.jwhopNo, I never watched Blug Lagoon but whatever it was, this sex-ed for kindergarten kids is way over the top. You should see some of the topics outline teachers are supposed to discuss with kindergarten kids.Disgusting that O'Bomber or anyone else would vote for this but O'Bomber did vote for it and now, he's lying about what was to be taught to kindergarten kids.AcousticGodThis has been fact-checked and found wrong by everyone under the sun. I thought the reason it hadn't been brought up here is because it's SO outrageous.Off Base on Sex EdSeptember 10, 2008A McCain campaign ad claims Obama's "one accomplishment" was a bill to teach sex ed to kindergarten kids. Don't believe it.SummaryA McCain-Palin campaign ad claims Obama's "one accomplishment" in the area of education was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergarteners." But the claim is simply false, and it dates back to Alan Keyes' failed race against Obama for an open Senate seat in 2004. Obama, contrary to the ad's insinuation, does not support explicit sex education for kindergarteners. And the bill, which would have allowed only "age appropriate" material and a no-questions-asked opt-out policy for parents, was not his accomplishment to claim in any case, since he was not even a cosponsor – and the bill never left the state Senate.In addition, the ad quotes unflattering assessments of the Illinois senator's record on education but leaves out sometimes equally harsh criticism directed at McCain in the same forums.AnalysisThe ad is called "Education" and has received a good bit of free airtime, having been run repeatedly on cable news networks. It pairs pictures of kindergarten children with Obama looking confused. A Factual FailureMcCain-Palin 2008 Ad: "Education"Announcer: Education Week says Obama “hasn’t made a significant mark on education.” That he’s “elusive” on accountability. “A staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.” Obama’s one accomplishment? Legislation to teach “comprehensive sex education” to kindergarteners. Learning about sex before learning to read? Barack Obama. Wrong on education. Wrong for your family. John McCain: I’m John McCain and I approved this message.The ad claims "Obama's one accomplishment" in the realm of education was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergarteners." It's true that the phrase "comprehensive sex education" appeared in the bill, but little else in McCain's claim is accurate. The ad refers to a bill Obama supported in the Illinois state Senate to update the sex education curriculum and make it "medically accurate." It would have lowered the age at which students would begin what the bill termed "comprehensive sex education" to include kindergarten. But it mandated the instruction be "age-appropriate" for kindergarteners when addressing topics such as sexually transmitted diseases. The bill also would have granted parents the opportunity to remove their children from the class without question:SB 99: However, no pupil shall be required to take or participate in any family life class or course on HIV AIDS or family life instruction if his parent or guardian submits written objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in such course or program shall not be reason for suspension or expulsion of such pupil.The bill also called for all sex education course materials to include information that would help students recognize, among other activities, inappropriate touching, sexual assault and rape:SB99: Course material and instruction shall discuss and provide for the development of positive communication skills to maintain healthy relationships and avoid unwanted sexual activity. ... Course material and instruction shall teach pupils ... how to say no to unwanted sexual advances ... and shall include information about verbal, physical, and visual sexual harassment, including without limitation nonconsensual sexual advances, nonconsensual physical sexual contact, and rape by an acquaintance. The course material and instruction shall contain methods of preventing sexual assault by an acquaintance, including exercising good judgment and avoiding behavior that impairs one's judgment. The bill passed in the Health and Human Services Committee with Democrats, including Obama, voting along party lines in support of it. But the measure promptly stalled and died in the full Senate, and no action has been taken on it since late 2005. Obama is often quoted as saying that when it comes to sex education in public schools, “it’s the right thing to do ... to provide age-appropriate sex education, science-based sex education in schools,” placing an emphasis on the word "appropriate." But Obama has also said he does not support, "explicit sex education to children in kindergarten." In a debate with Republican Alan Keyes, against whom Obama was running for an open seat in the U.S. Senate in 2004, Obama made it clear that at least one reason he supported the bill was that it would help teach young kids to recognize inappropriate behavior and pedophiles:Keyes, Oct. 21, 2004: Well, I had noticed that, in your voting, you had voted, at one point, that sex education should begin in kindergarten, and you justified it by saying that it would be "age-appropriate" sex education. [It] made me wonder just exactly what you think is "age-appropriate." Obama: We have a existing law that mandates sex education in the schools. We want to make sure that it's medically accurate and age-appropriate. Now, I'll give you an example, because I have a six-year-old daughter and a three-year-old daughter, and one of the things my wife and I talked to our daughter about is the possibility of somebody touching them inappropriately, and what that might mean. And that was included specifically in the law, so that kindergarteners are able to exercise some possible protection against abuse, because I have family members as well as friends who suffered abuse at that age. So, that's the kind of stuff that I was talking about in that piece of legislation. Besides the Obama-Keyes race, this allegation also surfaced during this year's party primaries when Mitt Romney claimed Obama supported sex education for five-year-olds. (Obama misleadingly fired back that Romney supported the same policy.) His Only Accomplishment? The ad claims the bill was Obama's "one accomplishment." This is doubly false. Obama was neither a cosponsor nor a sponsor of the sex education bill, which never got past "go" in the Senate. So it was not an "accomplishment" at all. Furthermore, Obama can properly claim a number of real accomplishments. He was a cosponsor of what became the Chicago Education Reform Act of 2003, which allowed for an increase in the number of Chicago charter schools and required the Chicago Board of Education to enter into a formal partnership with the Chicago Teachers Union to "advance the Chicago Public Schools to the next level of education reform." He was also a cosponsor of a bipartisan bill to help Illinois high school graduates be eligible for in-state college tuition rates even if they weren't U.S. citizens.On the federal level, Obama sponsored three amendments to The America COMPETES Act, which became law in 2007. All three amendments were passed in the Senate by unanimous consent and became law. One amendment proposed language that would create a mentoring program for women and minority groups during their studies in Department of Energy programs. He also proposed language to support summer learning programs and boost their math curricula. And he put forward a requirement that women and minorities be represented in the President's Science and Technology Summit. Whether or not one considers any of these measures earth-shaking, they're accomplishments nonethelessCherry-Picking QuotesThe ad also features three cherry-picked quotes from the media, highlighting negative comments about Obama's record and ignoring those directed at McCain. The announcer quotes Education Week contributing blogger David Hoff, saying, "Education Week says Obama 'hasn't made a significant mark on education.' " The quote is accurate. But the ad leaves out a quote Hoff gathered from Arizona's Casa Grande Elementary School Superintendent Frank Davidson: Davidson (via Education Week): I don’t think [McCain] has a strong track record of putting education at the top of his priorities. McCain had used the information about Obama before, and in response, blogger Hoff encouraged readers of the magazine's election blog to "Read the Obama story and the McCain story and you can decide who has a better track record on K-12 issues." We agree, you should. The ad then quotes a July 7 editorial from The Washington Post, which said "that he's 'elusive' on accountability." Those words did appear in The Post's July 7 editorial. At the time, McCain had no education plan to critique, but later, in August, The Post revisited both candidates' proposals and said McCain's was "both late in coming and still a work in progress." It also said "of the two, Mr. Obama has given the issue more attention."The last quote used in McCain's ad is attributed to the Chicago Tribune and says that Obama is "a 'staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.' " This is actually from a piece by Steve Chapman, former associate editor of The New Republic and contributing writer to Slate and the conservative publications The Weekly Standard and The National Review. The piece isn't a Chicago Tribune editorial at all, though it's made to appear that way in the ad. And Chapman, none too pleased about how his opinion piece was featured in the ad, responded in a Sept. 10 Tribune blog entry with this:Chapman: ... the ad itself doesn't bother explaining how the candidates differ on school vouchers, the subject of my column. Instead, it insults our intelligence by expecting us to believe that Obama thinks kindergarteners should be taught how to use condoms before they're taught to read. Right. And Joe Biden eats puppies for breakfast. We couldn't have said it better, Mr. Chapman.–by Emi Kolawole SourcesKrol, Eric. "Obama clarifies sex ed views at Benedictine," Chicago Daily Herald. 6 Oct. 2004.Hoff, David. McCain vs. Obama: The Whole Story. 29 Mar. 2008. Education Week. 10 Sep. 2008. Editorial. Focus on School Reform. 7 Jul. 2008. The Washington Post. 10 Sep. 2008.Bill Status SB099. Illinois General Assembly. U.S. Congressional Record. 27 Aug 2007. S5038 http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/off_base_on_sex_ed.html You guys should be ashamed of yourselves for even thinking to promote such an innaccuracy. jwhopThe ad says what it says and what it says is true.The Bill O'Bomber voted for says what it says and O'Bomber voted for it like it or not.The text of the Bill is self explanatory for anyone who speaks English. Not only did O'Bomber vote for a Bill for sex-ed for kindergarten kids but that sex-ed also included a section on gay-lesbian issues.So acoustic take fact check dot org...a division of the Annenberg Charitable Trust which by the way gave O'Bomber and the domestic terrorist bomber Marxist Bill Ayers more than 50 million dollars to fund the Annenberg Challenge in Chicago...and stuff them.No one believes much fact check has to say these days.AcousticGodYes, they do. Yes, you do even. That's why you're constantly threatened by the fact that they disprove your notions.Politifact got it right as well:Kindergarten Sex Ed? HardlyVirtually everyone who's ran the story with a critical eye has gotten this one right. Once again, you're running against the truth. The truth always wins in my book.jwhopFull Text of SB0099IntroducedSenate Amendment 001Printer-Friendly Version PDF Bill Status093_SB0099 LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 AN ACT concerning education. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing 5 Sections 27-9.1 and 27-9.2 as follows: 6 (105 ILCS 5/27-9.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-9.1) 7 Sec. 27-9.1. Sex Education. 8 (a) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in 9 any class or course in comprehensive sex education if the10 pupil's his parent or guardian submits written objection11 thereto, and refusal to take or participate in such course or12 program shall not be reason for suspension or expulsion of13 such pupil. Each class or course in comprehensive sex14 education offered in any of grades K 6 through 12 shall15 include instruction on the prevention of sexually transmitted16 infections, including the prevention, transmission and spread17 of HIV AIDS. Nothing in this Section prohibits instruction in18 sanitation, hygiene or traditional courses in biology.19 (b) All public elementary, junior high, and senior high20 school classes that teach sex education and discuss sexual21 activity or behavior intercourse shall emphasize that22 abstinence is an effective method of preventing unintended is23 the expected norm in that abstinence from sexual intercourse24 is the only protection that is 100% effective against25 unwanted teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases,26 and HIV acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) when27 transmitted sexually.28 (c) In this subsection (c):29 "Factual information" includes without limitation30 medical, psychiatric, psychological, empirical, and31 statistical statements. -2- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 "Medically accurate" means verified or supported by 2 research conducted in compliance with scientific methods, 3 published in peer-review journals, where appropriate, and 4 recognized as accurate and objective by professional 5 organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant 6 field. 7 All sex education courses that discuss sexual activity or 8 behavior intercourse shall satisfy the following criteria: 9 (1) Factual information presented in course10 material and instruction shall be medically accurate and11 objective.12 (2) All (1) course material and instruction shall13 be age and developmentally appropriate.14 (3) Course material and instruction shall include a15 discussion of sexual abstinence as a method to prevent16 unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,17 including HIV.18 (4) Course material and instruction shall present19 the latest medically factual information regarding both20 the possible side effects and health benefits of all21 forms of contraception, including the success and failure22 rates for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually23 transmitted infections, including HIV.24 (5) Course material and instruction shall include a25 discussion of the possible consequences of unintended26 pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including27 HIV.28 (2) Course material and instruction shall teach29 honor and respect for monogamous heterosexual marriage.30 (3) Course material and instruction shall stress31 that pupils should abstain from sexual intercourse until32 they are ready for marriage.33 (4) Course material and instruction shall include a34 discussion of the possible emotional and psychological -3- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 consequences of preadolescent and adolescent sexual 2 intercourse outside of marriage and the consequences of 3 unwanted adolescent pregnancy. 4 (6) (5) Course material and instruction shall 5 stress that sexually transmitted infections diseases are 6 serious possible hazards of sexual activity or behavior 7 intercourse. Pupils shall be provided with statistics 8 based on the latest medical information citing the 9 failure and success rates of all contraceptive methods10 condoms in preventing unintended pregnancies and HIV AIDS11 and other sexually transmitted infections diseases.12 (7) (6) Course material and instruction shall13 advise pupils of the laws pertaining to their financial14 responsibility to children born in and out of wedlock.15 (8) (7) Course material and instruction shall16 advise pupils that it is unlawful for males or females of17 any age to engage in sexual conduct or have sexual18 relations with a minor as specified in of the19 circumstances under which it is unlawful for males to20 have sexual relations with females under the age of 18 to21 whom they are not married pursuant to Article 12 of the22 Criminal Code of 1961, as now or hereafter amended.23 (9) Course material and instruction shall discuss24 and provide for the development of positive communication25 skills to maintain healthy relationships and avoid26 unwanted sexual activity.27 (10) Course material and instruction shall28 emphasize that the pupil has the power to control29 personal behavior. Pupils shall be encouraged to base30 their actions on reasoning, self-discipline, sense of31 responsibility, self-control, and ethical considerations,32 such as respect for oneself and others.33 (11) (8) Course material and instruction shall34 teach pupils to not make unwanted physical and verbal -4- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 sexual advances and how to say no to unwanted sexual 2 advances and shall include information about verbal, 3 physical, and visual sexual harassment, including without 4 limitation nonconsensual sexual advances, nonconsensual 5 physical sexual contact, and rape by an acquaintance. The 6 course material and instruction shall contain methods of 7 preventing sexual assault by an acquaintance, including 8 exercising good judgment and avoiding behavior that 9 impairs one's judgment. The course material and10 instruction shall emphasize personal accountability and11 respect for others and Pupils shall be taught that it is12 wrong to take advantage of or to exploit another person.13 The material and instruction shall also encourage youth14 to resist negative peer pressure. The course material and15 instruction shall inform pupils of the potential legal16 consequences of sexual assault by an acquaintance.17 Specifically, pupils shall be advised that it is unlawful18 to touch an intimate part of another person as specified19 in the Criminal Code of 1961.20 (12) Course material and instruction shall teach21 male pupils about male accountability for sexual violence22 and shall teach female students about reducing23 vulnerability for sexual violence.24 (13) Course material and instruction shall teach25 pupils about counseling, medical, and legal resources26 available to survivors of sexual abuse and sexual27 assault, including resources for escaping violent28 relationships.29 (14) Course material and instruction shall teach30 pupils that it is wrong to take advantage of or to31 exploit another person.32 (15) Course material and instruction shall be free33 of racial, ethnic, gender, religious, or sexual34 orientation biases. -5- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 (d) An opportunity shall be afforded to parents or 2 guardians to examine the instructional materials to be used 3 in such class or course. 4 (Source: P.A. 86-941.) 5 (105 ILCS 5/27-9.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-9.2) 6 Sec. 27-9.2. Family Life. 7 (a) If any school district provides courses of 8 instruction designed to promote wholesome and comprehensive 9 understanding of the emotional, psychological, physiological,10 hygienic and social responsibility aspects of family life,11 then such courses of instruction shall include the teaching12 of prevention of unintended pregnancy and all options related13 to unintended pregnancy, as the alternatives to abortion,14 appropriate to the various grade levels; and whenever such15 courses of instruction are provided in any of grades K 616 through 12, then such courses also shall include age17 appropriate instruction on the prevention of sexually18 transmitted infections, including the prevention,19 transmission and spread of HIV AIDS. However, no pupil shall20 be required to take or participate in any family life class21 or course on HIV AIDS instruction if his parent or guardian22 submits written objection thereto, and refusal to take or23 participate in such course or program shall not be reason for24 suspension or expulsion of such pupil.25 (b) In this subsection (b):26 "Factual information" includes without limitation27 medical, psychiatric, psychological, empirical, and28 statistical statements.29 "Medically accurate" means verified or supported by30 research conducted in compliance with scientific methods,31 published in peer-review journals, where appropriate, and32 recognized as accurate and objective by professional33 organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant -6- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 field. 2 All family life courses of instruction shall satisfy the 3 following criteria: 4 (1) Factual information presented in course 5 material and instruction shall be medically accurate and 6 objective. 7 (2) All course material and instruction in classes 8 that teach sex education and discuss sexual activity or 9 behavior shall be age and developmentally appropriate.10 (3) Course material and instruction shall include a11 discussion of sexual abstinence as a method to prevent12 unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,13 including HIV.14 (4) Course material and instruction shall present15 the latest medically factual information regarding both16 the possible side effects and health benefits of all17 forms of contraception, including the success and failure18 rates for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually19 transmitted infections, including HIV.20 (5) Course material and instruction shall stress21 that sexually transmitted infections are serious possible22 hazards of sexual activity or behavior. Pupils shall be23 provided with statistics based on the latest medical24 information citing the failure and success rates of all25 contraceptive methods in preventing unintended pregnancy26 and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.27 (6) Course material and instruction shall advise28 pupils that it is unlawful for males or females of any29 age to engage in sexual conduct or have sexual relations30 with a minor as specified in Article 12 of the Criminal31 Code of 1961.32 (7) Course material and instruction shall discuss33 and provide for the development of positive communication34 skills to maintain healthy relationships and avoid -7- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 unwanted sexual activity. 2 (8) Course material and instruction shall emphasize 3 that the pupil has the power to control personal 4 behavior. Pupils shall be encouraged to base their 5 actions on reasoning, self-discipline, sense of 6 responsibility, self-control, and ethical considerations, 7 such as respect for oneself and others. 8 (9) Course material and instruction shall teach 9 pupils to not make unwanted physical and verbal sexual10 advances and how to say no to unwanted sexual advances11 and shall include information about verbal, physical, and12 visual sexual harassment, including without limitation13 nonconsensual sexual advances, nonconsensual physical14 sexual contact, and rape by an acquaintance. The course15 material and instruction shall contain methods of16 preventing sexual assault by an acquaintance, including17 exercising good judgment and avoiding behavior that18 impairs one's judgment. The course material and19 instruction shall emphasize personal accountability and20 respect for others and shall also encourage youth to21 resist negative peer pressure. The course material and22 instruction shall inform pupils of the potential legal23 consequences of sexual assault by an acquaintance.24 Specifically, pupils shall be advised that it is unlawful25 to touch an intimate part of another person, as specified26 in the Criminal Code of 1961.27 (10) Course material and instruction shall teach28 male pupils about male accountability for sexual violence29 and shall teach female students about reducing30 vulnerability for sexual violence.31 (11) Course material and instruction shall teach32 pupils about counseling, medical, and legal resources33 available to survivors of sexual abuse and sexual34 assault, including resources for escaping violent -8- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 relationships. 2 (12) Course material and instruction in classes 3 that discuss sexual activity or behavior shall teach 4 pupils that it is wrong to take advantage of or to 5 exploit another person. 6 (13) Course material and instruction shall be free 7 of racial, ethnic, gender, religious, and sexual 8 orientation biases. 9 (c) The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare10 and make available to local school districts courses of11 instruction designed to satisfy the requirements of this12 Section.13 The State Superintendent of Education shall develop a14 procedure for evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of15 the family life courses of instruction in each local school16 district, including the setting of reasonable goals for17 reduced sexual activity, sexually transmitted diseases and18 premarital pregnancy. The goals shall be set by the beginning19 of the 1991-92 school year. The State Superintendent shall20 distribute a copy of the procedure to each local school21 district. Each local school district may develop additional22 procedures or methods for measuring the effectiveness of the23 family life courses of instruction within the district.24 Before the beginning of the 1993-94 school year, the State25 Superintendent shall collect and evaluate all relevant data26 to determine whether the goals are being achieved.27 (Source: P.A. 86-941.)28 Section 10. The Critical Health Problems and29 Comprehensive Health Education Act is amended by changing30 Sections 2 and 3 as follows:31 (105 ILCS 110/2) (from Ch. 122, par. 862)32 Sec. 2. Definitions. In this Act, the following terms -9- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 shall have the following meanings respectively prescribed for 2 them, except as the context otherwise requires: 3 (a) "Comprehensive Health Education Program": a 4 systematic and extensive educational program designed to 5 provide a variety of learning experiences based upon 6 scientific knowledge of the human organism as it functions 7 within its environment which will favorably influence the 8 knowledge, attitudes, values and practices of Illinois school 9 youth; and which will aid them in making wise personal10 decisions in matters of health.11 "Factual information" includes without limitation12 medical, psychiatric, psychological, empirical, and13 statistical statements.14 "Medically accurate" means verified or supported by15 research conducted in compliance with scientific methods,16 published in peer-review journals, where appropriate, and17 recognized as accurate and objective by professional18 organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant19 field.20 (Source: P.A. 77-1405.)21 (105 ILCS 110/3) (from Ch. 122, par. 863)22 Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program.23 (a) The program established under this Act shall24 include, but not be limited to, the following major25 educational areas as a basis for curricula in all elementary26 and secondary schools in this State: human ecology and27 health, human growth and development, the emotional,28 psychological, physiological, hygienic and social29 responsibilities of family life, including sexual abstinence30 and prevention of unintended pregnancy until marriage,31 prevention and control of disease, including age appropriate32 instruction in grades K 6 through 12 on the prevention of33 sexually transmitted infections, including the prevention, -10- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 transmission and spread of HIV AIDS, public and environmental 2 health, consumer health, safety education and disaster 3 survival, mental health and illness, personal health habits, 4 alcohol, drug use, and abuse including the medical and legal 5 ramifications of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use, abuse during 6 pregnancy, sexual abstinence until marriage, tobacco, 7 nutrition, and dental health. 8 (b) All comprehensive health education programs 9 established under this Act shall satisfy the following10 criteria:11 (1) Factual information presented in course12 material and instruction shall be medically accurate and13 objective.14 (2) All course material and instruction in classes15 that teach sex education and discuss sexual activity or16 behavior shall be age and developmentally appropriate.17 (3) Course material and instruction shall include a18 discussion of sexual abstinence as a method to prevent19 unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,20 including HIV.21 (4) Course material and instruction shall present22 the latest medically factual information regarding both23 the possible side effects and health benefits of all24 forms of contraception, including the success and failure25 rates for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually26 transmitted infections, including HIV.27 (5) Course material and instruction shall stress28 that sexually transmitted infections are serious possible29 hazards of sexual activity or behavior. Pupils shall be30 provided with statistics based on the latest medical31 information citing the failure and success rates of all32 methods of contraception in preventing HIV and other33 sexually transmitted infections.34 (6) Course material and instruction shall advise -11- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 pupils that it is unlawful for males or females of any 2 age to engage in sexual conduct or have sexual relations 3 with a minor as specified in Article 12 of the Criminal 4 Code of 1961. 5 (7) Course material and discussion shall discuss 6 and provide for the development of positive communication 7 skills to maintain healthy relationships and avoid 8 unwanted sexual activity. 9 (8) Course material and instruction shall emphasize10 that the pupil has the power to control personal11 behavior. Pupils shall be encouraged to base their12 actions on reasoning, self-discipline, sense of13 responsibility, self-control, and ethical considerations,14 such as respect for oneself and others.15 (9) Course material and instruction shall teach16 pupils to not make unwanted physical and verbal sexual17 advances and how to say no to unwanted sexual advances18 and shall include information about verbal, physical, and19 visual sexual harassment, including without limitation20 nonconsensual sexual advances, nonconsensual physical21 sexual contact, and rape by an acquaintance. The course22 material and instruction shall contain methods of23 preventing sexual assault by an acquaintance, including24 exercising good judgment and avoiding behavior that25 impairs one's judgment. The course material and26 instruction shall emphasize personal accountability and27 respect for others and shall also encourage youth to28 resist negative peer pressure. The course material and29 instruction shall inform pupils of the potential legal30 consequences of sexual assault by an acquaintance.31 Specifically, pupils shall be advised that it is unlawful32 to touch an intimate part of another person as specified33 in the Criminal Code of 1961.34 (10) Course material and instruction shall teach -12- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 male pupils about male accountability for sexual violence 2 and shall teach female students about reducing 3 vulnerability for sexual violence. 4 (11) Course material and instruction shall teach 5 pupils about counseling, medical, and legal resources 6 available to survivors of sexual abuse and sexual 7 assault, including resources for escaping violent 8 relationships. 9 (12) Course material and instruction in classes10 that discuss sexual activity or behavior shall teach11 pupils that it is wrong to take advantage of or to12 exploit another person.13 (13) Course material and instruction shall be free14 of racial, ethnic, gender, religious, or sexual15 orientation biases.16 (c) Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the17 following areas may also be included as a basis for curricula18 in all elementary and secondary schools in this State: basic19 first aid (including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary20 resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), early prevention21 and detection of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and22 the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and suicide. The23 school board of each public elementary and secondary school24 in the State shall encourage all teachers and other school25 personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and26 skills necessary to properly administer life-saving27 techniques, including without limitation the Heimlich28 maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be in29 accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the30 American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized31 certifying organization. A school board may use the services32 of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise33 in life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other34 school personnel in these techniques. Each school board is -13- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 encouraged to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, 2 at least one person who is certified, by the American Red 3 Cross or by another qualified certifying agency, as qualified 4 to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 5 In addition, each school board is authorized to allocate 6 appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to 7 conduct training programs for teachers and other school 8 personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming 9 qualified to administer emergency first aid or10 cardiopulmonary resuscitation. School boards are urged to11 encourage their teachers and other school personnel who coach12 school athletic programs and other extracurricular school13 activities to acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge14 and skills necessary to properly administer first aid and15 cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance with standards16 and requirements established by the American Red Cross or17 another qualified certifying agency.18 (d) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in19 any class or course on HIV AIDS or family life instruction if20 his parent or guardian submits written objection thereto, and21 refusal to take or participate in the course or program shall22 not be reason for suspension or expulsion of the pupil.23 (e) Curricula developed under programs established in24 accordance with this Act in the major educational area of25 alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom26 instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction, which27 shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal28 effects and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall29 be integrated into existing curricula; and the State Board of30 Education shall develop and make available to all elementary31 and secondary schools in this State instructional materials32 and guidelines which will assist the schools in incorporating33 the instruction into their existing curricula. In addition,34 school districts may offer, as part of existing curricula -14- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 during the school day or as part of an after school program, 2 support services and instruction for pupils or pupils whose 3 parent, parents, or guardians are chemically dependent. 4 (Source: P.A. 92-23, eff. 7-1-01.) 5 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 6 Section 8.27 as follows: 7 (30 ILCS 805/8.27 new) 8 Sec. 8.27. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 9 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required10 for the implementation of any mandate created by this11 amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon13 becoming law.jwhopHere is the course curriculum for kindergartners through 3rd grade:HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Topic 2: Puberty Level 1 Bodies change as children grow older. Puberty is a time of physical and emotional change that happens as children become teenagers. People are able to have children only after they have reached puberty. Topic 3: Reproduction Level 1 Men and women have reproductive organs that enable them to have a child. Men and women have specific cells in their bodies (sperm cells and egg cells) that enable them to reproduce. Reproduction requires that a sperm and egg join. Vaginal intercourse – when a penis is placed inside a vagina – is the most common way for a sperm and egg to join. When a woman is pregnant, the fetus grows inside her body in her uterus. A woman can be pregnant with more than one fetus at a time. Babies usually come out of a woman’s body through an opening called a vagina. Some babies are born by an operation called a Caesarian Section. A woman’s breasts can provide milk for a baby. Not all men and women have children. People who cannot have children may choose to adopt. Topic 4: Body Image Level 1 Individual bodies are different sizes, shapes, and colors. All bodies are equally special, including those that are disabled. Differences make us unique. Good health habits, such as eating well and exercising, can improve the way a person feels about his or her body. Each person can be proud of his/her body. Topic 5: Sexual Orientation Subconcept: As people grow and develop they may begin to feel romantically and/or sexually attracted to people of the same and/or a different gender. Level 1 Human beings can love people of the same gender and people of another gender. Some people are heterosexual, which means they can be attracted to and fall in love with someone of another gender. Some people are homosexual, which means they can be attracted to and fall in love with someone of the same gender. Homosexual men and women are also known as gay men and lesbians. People deserve respect regardless of who they are attracted to. Making fun of people by calling them gay (e.g. “homo,” “fag,” “queer”) is disrespectful and hurtful. Topic 6: Gender Identity (begins at level 2)SEXUAL BEHAVIOR Topic 1: Sexuality Throughout Life Level 1 Most children are curious about their bodies. Bodies can feel good when touched. Topic 2: Masturbation Level 1 Touching and rubbing one’s own genitals to feel good is called masturbation. Some boys and girls masturbate and others do not. Masturbation should be done in a private place. Topic 3: Shared Sexual Behavior Subconcept: Individuals express their sexuality with a partner in diverse ways. Level 1 People often kiss, hug, touch, and engage in other sexual behaviors with one another to show caring and to feel good. Topic 5: Human Sexual Response Subconcept: Female and male bodies respond both similarly and differently to sexual stimulation. Level 1 Both girls and boys may discover that their bodies feel good when touched. Topic 6: Sexual Fantasy (begins at level 3)SEXUAL HEALTH Topic 2: Contraception Subconcept: Contraception enables people to have sexual intercourse and avoid unintended pregnancy. Level 1 Some people have children and others do not. Each family can decide how many children to have, if any. Topic 4: Abortion Subconcept: When a woman becomes pregnant and chooses not to have a child, she has the option of having an abortion. Level 1 • Sometimes women become pregnant when they do not want to be or are unable to care for a child. Topic 5: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Level 1 Sexually transmitted diseases are caused by germs such as bacteria and viruses. There are many types of sexually transmitted diseases. People who do not engage in certain behaviors do not get STDs. A small number of children are born with STDs that they get from their mothers during pregnancy or birth. The most common ways for a person to get an STD is to participate in sexual behavior or share a needle with another person who is already infected with an STD. Children who find needles on the ground should not touch them and should tell an adult. SOCIETY AND CULTURE Topic 2: Gender Roles Level 1 Girls and boys have many similarities and a few differences. Some people may expect or demand that boys and girls behave in certain ways, but this is beginning to change. Both women and men can be involved and caring parents. Boys and girls can do the same chores at home. Men and women are capable of doing almost all the same jobs. Some men and women may be told that certain jobs and tasks are only for women or only for men, but this is beginning to change. Topic 4: Sexuality and Religion Level 1 Some families go to a church, mosque, or synagogue to worship; some families do not. Religions teach people how to love each other, how to behave, and what is right and wrong. Different religions may promote similar or different values. Topic 5: Diversity Subconcept: Our society has a diversity of sexual attitudes and behaviors; some people are unfairly discriminated against because of the way they express their sexuality. Level 1 Individuals differ in the way they think, act, look, and live. Talking about differences helps people understand each other better. The belief that all members of a group will behave the same way is called a stereotype. Stereotypes can hurt people. All people should receive fair and equal treatment. People who are different are often treated negatively or unequally, which is unfair. Now please, tell me that Barack Obama doesn’t want to teach sex ed to kindergartners. You don’t want to know what the program teaches high school kids.jwhopSenator Barack Obama (D) - 93rd General Assembly Years served: 1997 - PresentCommittee assignments: Welfare; Sen. Comm. Whole; Health & Human Services (Chairperson). EleanorePretty self-explanatory and defnitely not appropriate for kindergarden. You know, when most children are still learning how to read, how to draw shapes correctly, and making their first shaky attempts at writing their names. No way is this curriculum remotely sane for that age group. TINK"Age-appropriate" sex education for 5 year olds?!? Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable.It's precisly this sort of mentality that will force me to keep my child as far away from the public school system as I possibly can.AcousticGodFirst of all, where's this curriculum from? I'm betting some Conservative blog. Am I right Jwhop?Illinois General Assembly site states:The State Board does not currently have staff to design such curriculum and will have to contract out for its development. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=99&GAID=3&DocTyp eID=SB&LegId=734&SessionID=3&GA=93 As the bill didn't pass, how could there possibly be a developed curriculum?NosiSYeah! I agree! Obama is retarded and misleading!AcousticGodKindergarten Sex Ed? HardlyBy Angie Drobnic HolanPublished on Thursday, September 11th, 2008 at 11:15 a.m.SUMMARY: A McCain ad says Education Week trashed Obama's education plans and that Obama wants "comprehensive" sex ed for kindergartners. The Truth-O-Meter says Wrong. John McCain released an ad this week making the accusation that Barack Obama supports sex education for five-year-olds.Here's what the ad says:"Education Week says Obama 'hasn't made a significant mark on education,' that he's 'elusive' on accountability, a 'staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.'Obama's one accomplishment? Legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergartners.Learning about sex before learning to read? Barack Obama. Wrong on education. Wrong for your family."Let's look first at the claim that Obama wants five-year-olds to learn about sex.The origins of this claim go back to Obama's days as a state senator in the Illinois General Assembly. In 2003, the Assembly considered a bill to expand sex education directives from grades 6 through 12 to grades K through 12. The legislation required the curriculum to be medically accurate and include information on the prevention of HIV and contraceptives. It also said abstinence must be taught and that students "shall be encouraged to base their actions on reasoning, self-discipline, sense of responsibility, self-control, and ethical considerations, such as respect for oneself and others."Most pertinent to the kindergarten allegation, the legislation states that "course material and instruction shall be age and developmentally appropriate." Carol Ronen, the now-retired state senator who sponsored the bill, said its main intent was to make sure that teenagers got information that was "medically accurate," a requirement that wasn't then part of the school code. A secondary effect was to expand age-appropriate sex education down to lower grades, to allow things like teaching school children to avoid sex predators, Ronen said. "Barack never had anything to do with it," she said. "This is a lot of hoopla."Obama voted for the legislation in committee on a party-line vote. He was not a sponsor nor a co-sponsor, and the legislation never made it to a full Senate vote. So calling it one of his accomplishments is wrong, since it never became law and it wasn't his bill anyway.This isn't the first time Obama has faced the "sex ed for kindergartners" charge. When Obama ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004, his opponent Alan Keyes used it. "Nobody's suggesting that kindergartners are going to be getting information about sex in the way that we think about it," Obama said at a campaign event in 2004. "If they ask a teacher 'where do babies come from,' that providing information that the fact is that it's not a stork is probably not an unhealthy thing. Although again, that's going to be determined on a case by case basis by local communities and local school boards."Because the legislation doesn't say what the ad implies it said, and because it was not sponsored by Obama and didn't pass, calling it one of his "accomplishments" is absurd. We rated this claim Pants on Fire! http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/sep/11/kindergarten-sex-ed-hardly/ I think Carol Ronen, the Bill's sponsor, knows what the hell it was about.jwhopThe curriculum Obama wanted to use is from SIECUS which provides the Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality Education, Kindergarten through 12th Grade http://www.siecus.org/ O'Bomber did vote for the bill. Thankfully it didn't pass but that's no thanks to O'Bomber.AcousticGodI went to SIECUS. Following this page will give you a link to the lesson plans, which you can find here.There is a total of one lesson plan for children in level one, which are kids between 5 and 8 years old. That is across ALL categories even the Other Resources. I don't know if they're suggesting that the schools develop their own lesson plans beyond that for Level I, but it seems to suggest that they're not interested in putting 5 - 8 year olds through a lot of sex ed.TINKWhen it comes to a five year old, I wholeheartedly vote for the stork story. EleanoreHas anyone read that introduction? Because we should just banish "Where is Thumbkin?" as it doesn't have the proper "grown up" words that 5 year olds should be using ... never mind that is a song appropriate for pre-k through k. Maybe "Where are your Phalanges*?" would be better for this idiot. Absolutely absurd. I don't ask my three year old if he needs to excrete some fecal matter from his colon, thanks. Neither would I ask that of my 5 year old. TINKI must have missed that gem. It would be funny if it weren't so sad.I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the proposal that we teach 4th graders about miscarriages, birth defects and pre-natal care.MannuEleanor These crazy liberals always divide divide divide and create classes. Their parents even divide the orifices in a kids body in to upper and lower. This division makes their kids think from the lower orifices in their body for the rest of their lives. So sad.TINK"makes them think from their lower orifices in their body for the rest of their lives"Oh Mannu , bless you, sometimes you're just genius. Whether it be from these admittedly well-intentioned sex-ed classes or the not so well-intentioned near constant onslaught of a sex obsessed media, our young children's minds are led south too often, too soon. Very inappropriate. Very destructive.
The Obama campaign refutes the ad. They say the legislation taught kindergartners how to discern sexual predators.
Not true. The McCain ad is right. Obama voted in the Illinois Senate to pass a bill for comphrensive sex education for grades K-12.
The more we find out about this lying fraud, the more there is to dislike.
Ever watched Blue Lagoon?May be we should send a dvd to Obama.
Disgusting that O'Bomber or anyone else would vote for this but O'Bomber did vote for it and now, he's lying about what was to be taught to kindergarten kids.
Off Base on Sex EdSeptember 10, 2008A McCain campaign ad claims Obama's "one accomplishment" was a bill to teach sex ed to kindergarten kids. Don't believe it.
Summary
A McCain-Palin campaign ad claims Obama's "one accomplishment" in the area of education was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergarteners." But the claim is simply false, and it dates back to Alan Keyes' failed race against Obama for an open Senate seat in 2004.
Obama, contrary to the ad's insinuation, does not support explicit sex education for kindergarteners. And the bill, which would have allowed only "age appropriate" material and a no-questions-asked opt-out policy for parents, was not his accomplishment to claim in any case, since he was not even a cosponsor – and the bill never left the state Senate.
In addition, the ad quotes unflattering assessments of the Illinois senator's record on education but leaves out sometimes equally harsh criticism directed at McCain in the same forums.
Analysis
The ad is called "Education" and has received a good bit of free airtime, having been run repeatedly on cable news networks. It pairs pictures of kindergarten children with Obama looking confused.
A Factual Failure
Announcer: Education Week says Obama “hasn’t made a significant mark on education.” That he’s “elusive” on accountability. “A staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.” Obama’s one accomplishment? Legislation to teach “comprehensive sex education” to kindergarteners. Learning about sex before learning to read? Barack Obama. Wrong on education. Wrong for your family.
John McCain: I’m John McCain and I approved this message.
The ad claims "Obama's one accomplishment" in the realm of education was "legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergarteners."
It's true that the phrase "comprehensive sex education" appeared in the bill, but little else in McCain's claim is accurate. The ad refers to a bill Obama supported in the Illinois state Senate to update the sex education curriculum and make it "medically accurate." It would have lowered the age at which students would begin what the bill termed "comprehensive sex education" to include kindergarten. But it mandated the instruction be "age-appropriate" for kindergarteners when addressing topics such as sexually transmitted diseases. The bill also would have granted parents the opportunity to remove their children from the class without question:
The bill passed in the Health and Human Services Committee with Democrats, including Obama, voting along party lines in support of it. But the measure promptly stalled and died in the full Senate, and no action has been taken on it since late 2005.
Obama is often quoted as saying that when it comes to sex education in public schools, “it’s the right thing to do ... to provide age-appropriate sex education, science-based sex education in schools,” placing an emphasis on the word "appropriate." But Obama has also said he does not support, "explicit sex education to children in kindergarten."
In a debate with Republican Alan Keyes, against whom Obama was running for an open seat in the U.S. Senate in 2004, Obama made it clear that at least one reason he supported the bill was that it would help teach young kids to recognize inappropriate behavior and pedophiles:
Keyes, Oct. 21, 2004: Well, I had noticed that, in your voting, you had voted, at one point, that sex education should begin in kindergarten, and you justified it by saying that it would be "age-appropriate" sex education. [It] made me wonder just exactly what you think is "age-appropriate."
Obama: We have a existing law that mandates sex education in the schools. We want to make sure that it's medically accurate and age-appropriate. Now, I'll give you an example, because I have a six-year-old daughter and a three-year-old daughter, and one of the things my wife and I talked to our daughter about is the possibility of somebody touching them inappropriately, and what that might mean. And that was included specifically in the law, so that kindergarteners are able to exercise some possible protection against abuse, because I have family members as well as friends who suffered abuse at that age. So, that's the kind of stuff that I was talking about in that piece of legislation.
Besides the Obama-Keyes race, this allegation also surfaced during this year's party primaries when Mitt Romney claimed Obama supported sex education for five-year-olds. (Obama misleadingly fired back that Romney supported the same policy.) His Only Accomplishment?
The ad claims the bill was Obama's "one accomplishment." This is doubly false. Obama was neither a cosponsor nor a sponsor of the sex education bill, which never got past "go" in the Senate. So it was not an "accomplishment" at all. Furthermore, Obama can properly claim a number of real accomplishments.
He was a cosponsor of what became the Chicago Education Reform Act of 2003, which allowed for an increase in the number of Chicago charter schools and required the Chicago Board of Education to enter into a formal partnership with the Chicago Teachers Union to "advance the Chicago Public Schools to the next level of education reform." He was also a cosponsor of a bipartisan bill to help Illinois high school graduates be eligible for in-state college tuition rates even if they weren't U.S. citizens.
On the federal level, Obama sponsored three amendments to The America COMPETES Act, which became law in 2007. All three amendments were passed in the Senate by unanimous consent and became law. One amendment proposed language that would create a mentoring program for women and minority groups during their studies in Department of Energy programs. He also proposed language to support summer learning programs and boost their math curricula. And he put forward a requirement that women and minorities be represented in the President's Science and Technology Summit. Whether or not one considers any of these measures earth-shaking, they're accomplishments nonetheless
Cherry-Picking Quotes
The ad also features three cherry-picked quotes from the media, highlighting negative comments about Obama's record and ignoring those directed at McCain. The announcer quotes Education Week contributing blogger David Hoff, saying, "Education Week says Obama 'hasn't made a significant mark on education.' " The quote is accurate. But the ad leaves out a quote Hoff gathered from Arizona's Casa Grande Elementary School Superintendent Frank Davidson:
McCain had used the information about Obama before, and in response, blogger Hoff encouraged readers of the magazine's election blog to "Read the Obama story and the McCain story and you can decide who has a better track record on K-12 issues." We agree, you should.
The ad then quotes a July 7 editorial from The Washington Post, which said "that he's 'elusive' on accountability." Those words did appear in The Post's July 7 editorial. At the time, McCain had no education plan to critique, but later, in August, The Post revisited both candidates' proposals and said McCain's was "both late in coming and still a work in progress." It also said "of the two, Mr. Obama has given the issue more attention."
The last quote used in McCain's ad is attributed to the Chicago Tribune and says that Obama is "a 'staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.' " This is actually from a piece by Steve Chapman, former associate editor of The New Republic and contributing writer to Slate and the conservative publications The Weekly Standard and The National Review. The piece isn't a Chicago Tribune editorial at all, though it's made to appear that way in the ad. And Chapman, none too pleased about how his opinion piece was featured in the ad, responded in a Sept. 10 Tribune blog entry with this:
We couldn't have said it better, Mr. Chapman.
–by Emi Kolawole SourcesKrol, Eric. "Obama clarifies sex ed views at Benedictine," Chicago Daily Herald. 6 Oct. 2004.
Hoff, David. McCain vs. Obama: The Whole Story. 29 Mar. 2008. Education Week. 10 Sep. 2008.
Editorial. Focus on School Reform. 7 Jul. 2008. The Washington Post. 10 Sep. 2008.
Bill Status SB099. Illinois General Assembly.
U.S. Congressional Record. 27 Aug 2007. S5038 http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/off_base_on_sex_ed.html
You guys should be ashamed of yourselves for even thinking to promote such an innaccuracy.
The Bill O'Bomber voted for says what it says and O'Bomber voted for it like it or not.
The text of the Bill is self explanatory for anyone who speaks English. Not only did O'Bomber vote for a Bill for sex-ed for kindergarten kids but that sex-ed also included a section on gay-lesbian issues.
So acoustic take fact check dot org...a division of the Annenberg Charitable Trust which by the way gave O'Bomber and the domestic terrorist bomber Marxist Bill Ayers more than 50 million dollars to fund the Annenberg Challenge in Chicago...and stuff them.
No one believes much fact check has to say these days.
Politifact got it right as well:
Kindergarten Sex Ed? Hardly
Virtually everyone who's ran the story with a critical eye has gotten this one right. Once again, you're running against the truth. The truth always wins in my book.
IntroducedSenate Amendment 001Printer-Friendly Version PDF Bill Status
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1 AN ACT concerning education.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing 5 Sections 27-9.1 and 27-9.2 as follows:
6 (105 ILCS 5/27-9.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-9.1) 7 Sec. 27-9.1. Sex Education. 8 (a) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in 9 any class or course in comprehensive sex education if the10 pupil's his parent or guardian submits written objection11 thereto, and refusal to take or participate in such course or12 program shall not be reason for suspension or expulsion of13 such pupil. Each class or course in comprehensive sex14 education offered in any of grades K 6 through 12 shall15 include instruction on the prevention of sexually transmitted16 infections, including the prevention, transmission and spread17 of HIV AIDS. Nothing in this Section prohibits instruction in18 sanitation, hygiene or traditional courses in biology.19 (b) All public elementary, junior high, and senior high20 school classes that teach sex education and discuss sexual21 activity or behavior intercourse shall emphasize that22 abstinence is an effective method of preventing unintended is23 the expected norm in that abstinence from sexual intercourse24 is the only protection that is 100% effective against25 unwanted teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases,26 and HIV acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) when27 transmitted sexually.28 (c) In this subsection (c):29 "Factual information" includes without limitation30 medical, psychiatric, psychological, empirical, and31 statistical statements. -2- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 "Medically accurate" means verified or supported by 2 research conducted in compliance with scientific methods, 3 published in peer-review journals, where appropriate, and 4 recognized as accurate and objective by professional 5 organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant 6 field. 7 All sex education courses that discuss sexual activity or 8 behavior intercourse shall satisfy the following criteria: 9 (1) Factual information presented in course10 material and instruction shall be medically accurate and11 objective.12 (2) All (1) course material and instruction shall13 be age and developmentally appropriate.14 (3) Course material and instruction shall include a15 discussion of sexual abstinence as a method to prevent16 unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,17 including HIV.18 (4) Course material and instruction shall present19 the latest medically factual information regarding both20 the possible side effects and health benefits of all21 forms of contraception, including the success and failure22 rates for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually23 transmitted infections, including HIV.24 (5) Course material and instruction shall include a25 discussion of the possible consequences of unintended26 pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including27 HIV.28 (2) Course material and instruction shall teach29 honor and respect for monogamous heterosexual marriage.30 (3) Course material and instruction shall stress31 that pupils should abstain from sexual intercourse until32 they are ready for marriage.33 (4) Course material and instruction shall include a34 discussion of the possible emotional and psychological -3- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 consequences of preadolescent and adolescent sexual 2 intercourse outside of marriage and the consequences of 3 unwanted adolescent pregnancy. 4 (6) (5) Course material and instruction shall 5 stress that sexually transmitted infections diseases are 6 serious possible hazards of sexual activity or behavior 7 intercourse. Pupils shall be provided with statistics 8 based on the latest medical information citing the 9 failure and success rates of all contraceptive methods10 condoms in preventing unintended pregnancies and HIV AIDS11 and other sexually transmitted infections diseases.12 (7) (6) Course material and instruction shall13 advise pupils of the laws pertaining to their financial14 responsibility to children born in and out of wedlock.15 (8) (7) Course material and instruction shall16 advise pupils that it is unlawful for males or females of17 any age to engage in sexual conduct or have sexual18 relations with a minor as specified in of the19 circumstances under which it is unlawful for males to20 have sexual relations with females under the age of 18 to21 whom they are not married pursuant to Article 12 of the22 Criminal Code of 1961, as now or hereafter amended.23 (9) Course material and instruction shall discuss24 and provide for the development of positive communication25 skills to maintain healthy relationships and avoid26 unwanted sexual activity.27 (10) Course material and instruction shall28 emphasize that the pupil has the power to control29 personal behavior. Pupils shall be encouraged to base30 their actions on reasoning, self-discipline, sense of31 responsibility, self-control, and ethical considerations,32 such as respect for oneself and others.33 (11) (8) Course material and instruction shall34 teach pupils to not make unwanted physical and verbal -4- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 sexual advances and how to say no to unwanted sexual 2 advances and shall include information about verbal, 3 physical, and visual sexual harassment, including without 4 limitation nonconsensual sexual advances, nonconsensual 5 physical sexual contact, and rape by an acquaintance. The 6 course material and instruction shall contain methods of 7 preventing sexual assault by an acquaintance, including 8 exercising good judgment and avoiding behavior that 9 impairs one's judgment. The course material and10 instruction shall emphasize personal accountability and11 respect for others and Pupils shall be taught that it is12 wrong to take advantage of or to exploit another person.13 The material and instruction shall also encourage youth14 to resist negative peer pressure. The course material and15 instruction shall inform pupils of the potential legal16 consequences of sexual assault by an acquaintance.17 Specifically, pupils shall be advised that it is unlawful18 to touch an intimate part of another person as specified19 in the Criminal Code of 1961.20 (12) Course material and instruction shall teach21 male pupils about male accountability for sexual violence22 and shall teach female students about reducing23 vulnerability for sexual violence.24 (13) Course material and instruction shall teach25 pupils about counseling, medical, and legal resources26 available to survivors of sexual abuse and sexual27 assault, including resources for escaping violent28 relationships.29 (14) Course material and instruction shall teach30 pupils that it is wrong to take advantage of or to31 exploit another person.32 (15) Course material and instruction shall be free33 of racial, ethnic, gender, religious, or sexual34 orientation biases. -5- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 (d) An opportunity shall be afforded to parents or 2 guardians to examine the instructional materials to be used 3 in such class or course. 4 (Source: P.A. 86-941.)
5 (105 ILCS 5/27-9.2) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-9.2) 6 Sec. 27-9.2. Family Life. 7 (a) If any school district provides courses of 8 instruction designed to promote wholesome and comprehensive 9 understanding of the emotional, psychological, physiological,10 hygienic and social responsibility aspects of family life,11 then such courses of instruction shall include the teaching12 of prevention of unintended pregnancy and all options related13 to unintended pregnancy, as the alternatives to abortion,14 appropriate to the various grade levels; and whenever such15 courses of instruction are provided in any of grades K 616 through 12, then such courses also shall include age17 appropriate instruction on the prevention of sexually18 transmitted infections, including the prevention,19 transmission and spread of HIV AIDS. However, no pupil shall20 be required to take or participate in any family life class21 or course on HIV AIDS instruction if his parent or guardian22 submits written objection thereto, and refusal to take or23 participate in such course or program shall not be reason for24 suspension or expulsion of such pupil.25 (b) In this subsection (b):26 "Factual information" includes without limitation27 medical, psychiatric, psychological, empirical, and28 statistical statements.29 "Medically accurate" means verified or supported by30 research conducted in compliance with scientific methods,31 published in peer-review journals, where appropriate, and32 recognized as accurate and objective by professional33 organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant -6- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 field. 2 All family life courses of instruction shall satisfy the 3 following criteria: 4 (1) Factual information presented in course 5 material and instruction shall be medically accurate and 6 objective. 7 (2) All course material and instruction in classes 8 that teach sex education and discuss sexual activity or 9 behavior shall be age and developmentally appropriate.10 (3) Course material and instruction shall include a11 discussion of sexual abstinence as a method to prevent12 unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,13 including HIV.14 (4) Course material and instruction shall present15 the latest medically factual information regarding both16 the possible side effects and health benefits of all17 forms of contraception, including the success and failure18 rates for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually19 transmitted infections, including HIV.20 (5) Course material and instruction shall stress21 that sexually transmitted infections are serious possible22 hazards of sexual activity or behavior. Pupils shall be23 provided with statistics based on the latest medical24 information citing the failure and success rates of all25 contraceptive methods in preventing unintended pregnancy26 and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.27 (6) Course material and instruction shall advise28 pupils that it is unlawful for males or females of any29 age to engage in sexual conduct or have sexual relations30 with a minor as specified in Article 12 of the Criminal31 Code of 1961.32 (7) Course material and instruction shall discuss33 and provide for the development of positive communication34 skills to maintain healthy relationships and avoid -7- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 unwanted sexual activity. 2 (8) Course material and instruction shall emphasize 3 that the pupil has the power to control personal 4 behavior. Pupils shall be encouraged to base their 5 actions on reasoning, self-discipline, sense of 6 responsibility, self-control, and ethical considerations, 7 such as respect for oneself and others. 8 (9) Course material and instruction shall teach 9 pupils to not make unwanted physical and verbal sexual10 advances and how to say no to unwanted sexual advances11 and shall include information about verbal, physical, and12 visual sexual harassment, including without limitation13 nonconsensual sexual advances, nonconsensual physical14 sexual contact, and rape by an acquaintance. The course15 material and instruction shall contain methods of16 preventing sexual assault by an acquaintance, including17 exercising good judgment and avoiding behavior that18 impairs one's judgment. The course material and19 instruction shall emphasize personal accountability and20 respect for others and shall also encourage youth to21 resist negative peer pressure. The course material and22 instruction shall inform pupils of the potential legal23 consequences of sexual assault by an acquaintance.24 Specifically, pupils shall be advised that it is unlawful25 to touch an intimate part of another person, as specified26 in the Criminal Code of 1961.27 (10) Course material and instruction shall teach28 male pupils about male accountability for sexual violence29 and shall teach female students about reducing30 vulnerability for sexual violence.31 (11) Course material and instruction shall teach32 pupils about counseling, medical, and legal resources33 available to survivors of sexual abuse and sexual34 assault, including resources for escaping violent -8- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 relationships. 2 (12) Course material and instruction in classes 3 that discuss sexual activity or behavior shall teach 4 pupils that it is wrong to take advantage of or to 5 exploit another person. 6 (13) Course material and instruction shall be free 7 of racial, ethnic, gender, religious, and sexual 8 orientation biases. 9 (c) The State Superintendent of Education shall prepare10 and make available to local school districts courses of11 instruction designed to satisfy the requirements of this12 Section.13 The State Superintendent of Education shall develop a14 procedure for evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of15 the family life courses of instruction in each local school16 district, including the setting of reasonable goals for17 reduced sexual activity, sexually transmitted diseases and18 premarital pregnancy. The goals shall be set by the beginning19 of the 1991-92 school year. The State Superintendent shall20 distribute a copy of the procedure to each local school21 district. Each local school district may develop additional22 procedures or methods for measuring the effectiveness of the23 family life courses of instruction within the district.24 Before the beginning of the 1993-94 school year, the State25 Superintendent shall collect and evaluate all relevant data26 to determine whether the goals are being achieved.27 (Source: P.A. 86-941.)
28 Section 10. The Critical Health Problems and29 Comprehensive Health Education Act is amended by changing30 Sections 2 and 3 as follows:
31 (105 ILCS 110/2) (from Ch. 122, par. 862)32 Sec. 2. Definitions. In this Act, the following terms -9- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 shall have the following meanings respectively prescribed for 2 them, except as the context otherwise requires: 3 (a) "Comprehensive Health Education Program": a 4 systematic and extensive educational program designed to 5 provide a variety of learning experiences based upon 6 scientific knowledge of the human organism as it functions 7 within its environment which will favorably influence the 8 knowledge, attitudes, values and practices of Illinois school 9 youth; and which will aid them in making wise personal10 decisions in matters of health.11 "Factual information" includes without limitation12 medical, psychiatric, psychological, empirical, and13 statistical statements.14 "Medically accurate" means verified or supported by15 research conducted in compliance with scientific methods,16 published in peer-review journals, where appropriate, and17 recognized as accurate and objective by professional18 organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant19 field.20 (Source: P.A. 77-1405.)
21 (105 ILCS 110/3) (from Ch. 122, par. 863)22 Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program.23 (a) The program established under this Act shall24 include, but not be limited to, the following major25 educational areas as a basis for curricula in all elementary26 and secondary schools in this State: human ecology and27 health, human growth and development, the emotional,28 psychological, physiological, hygienic and social29 responsibilities of family life, including sexual abstinence30 and prevention of unintended pregnancy until marriage,31 prevention and control of disease, including age appropriate32 instruction in grades K 6 through 12 on the prevention of33 sexually transmitted infections, including the prevention, -10- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 transmission and spread of HIV AIDS, public and environmental 2 health, consumer health, safety education and disaster 3 survival, mental health and illness, personal health habits, 4 alcohol, drug use, and abuse including the medical and legal 5 ramifications of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use, abuse during 6 pregnancy, sexual abstinence until marriage, tobacco, 7 nutrition, and dental health. 8 (b) All comprehensive health education programs 9 established under this Act shall satisfy the following10 criteria:11 (1) Factual information presented in course12 material and instruction shall be medically accurate and13 objective.14 (2) All course material and instruction in classes15 that teach sex education and discuss sexual activity or16 behavior shall be age and developmentally appropriate.17 (3) Course material and instruction shall include a18 discussion of sexual abstinence as a method to prevent19 unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,20 including HIV.21 (4) Course material and instruction shall present22 the latest medically factual information regarding both23 the possible side effects and health benefits of all24 forms of contraception, including the success and failure25 rates for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually26 transmitted infections, including HIV.27 (5) Course material and instruction shall stress28 that sexually transmitted infections are serious possible29 hazards of sexual activity or behavior. Pupils shall be30 provided with statistics based on the latest medical31 information citing the failure and success rates of all32 methods of contraception in preventing HIV and other33 sexually transmitted infections.34 (6) Course material and instruction shall advise -11- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 pupils that it is unlawful for males or females of any 2 age to engage in sexual conduct or have sexual relations 3 with a minor as specified in Article 12 of the Criminal 4 Code of 1961. 5 (7) Course material and discussion shall discuss 6 and provide for the development of positive communication 7 skills to maintain healthy relationships and avoid 8 unwanted sexual activity. 9 (8) Course material and instruction shall emphasize10 that the pupil has the power to control personal11 behavior. Pupils shall be encouraged to base their12 actions on reasoning, self-discipline, sense of13 responsibility, self-control, and ethical considerations,14 such as respect for oneself and others.15 (9) Course material and instruction shall teach16 pupils to not make unwanted physical and verbal sexual17 advances and how to say no to unwanted sexual advances18 and shall include information about verbal, physical, and19 visual sexual harassment, including without limitation20 nonconsensual sexual advances, nonconsensual physical21 sexual contact, and rape by an acquaintance. The course22 material and instruction shall contain methods of23 preventing sexual assault by an acquaintance, including24 exercising good judgment and avoiding behavior that25 impairs one's judgment. The course material and26 instruction shall emphasize personal accountability and27 respect for others and shall also encourage youth to28 resist negative peer pressure. The course material and29 instruction shall inform pupils of the potential legal30 consequences of sexual assault by an acquaintance.31 Specifically, pupils shall be advised that it is unlawful32 to touch an intimate part of another person as specified33 in the Criminal Code of 1961.34 (10) Course material and instruction shall teach -12- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 male pupils about male accountability for sexual violence 2 and shall teach female students about reducing 3 vulnerability for sexual violence. 4 (11) Course material and instruction shall teach 5 pupils about counseling, medical, and legal resources 6 available to survivors of sexual abuse and sexual 7 assault, including resources for escaping violent 8 relationships. 9 (12) Course material and instruction in classes10 that discuss sexual activity or behavior shall teach11 pupils that it is wrong to take advantage of or to12 exploit another person.13 (13) Course material and instruction shall be free14 of racial, ethnic, gender, religious, or sexual15 orientation biases.16 (c) Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the17 following areas may also be included as a basis for curricula18 in all elementary and secondary schools in this State: basic19 first aid (including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary20 resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), early prevention21 and detection of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and22 the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and suicide. The23 school board of each public elementary and secondary school24 in the State shall encourage all teachers and other school25 personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and26 skills necessary to properly administer life-saving27 techniques, including without limitation the Heimlich28 maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be in29 accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the30 American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized31 certifying organization. A school board may use the services32 of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise33 in life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other34 school personnel in these techniques. Each school board is -13- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 encouraged to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, 2 at least one person who is certified, by the American Red 3 Cross or by another qualified certifying agency, as qualified 4 to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 5 In addition, each school board is authorized to allocate 6 appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to 7 conduct training programs for teachers and other school 8 personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming 9 qualified to administer emergency first aid or10 cardiopulmonary resuscitation. School boards are urged to11 encourage their teachers and other school personnel who coach12 school athletic programs and other extracurricular school13 activities to acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge14 and skills necessary to properly administer first aid and15 cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance with standards16 and requirements established by the American Red Cross or17 another qualified certifying agency.18 (d) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in19 any class or course on HIV AIDS or family life instruction if20 his parent or guardian submits written objection thereto, and21 refusal to take or participate in the course or program shall22 not be reason for suspension or expulsion of the pupil.23 (e) Curricula developed under programs established in24 accordance with this Act in the major educational area of25 alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom26 instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction, which27 shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal28 effects and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall29 be integrated into existing curricula; and the State Board of30 Education shall develop and make available to all elementary31 and secondary schools in this State instructional materials32 and guidelines which will assist the schools in incorporating33 the instruction into their existing curricula. In addition,34 school districts may offer, as part of existing curricula -14- LRB093 05269 NHT 05359 b 1 during the school day or as part of an after school program, 2 support services and instruction for pupils or pupils whose 3 parent, parents, or guardians are chemically dependent. 4 (Source: P.A. 92-23, eff. 7-1-01.)
5 Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding 6 Section 8.27 as follows:
7 (30 ILCS 805/8.27 new) 8 Sec. 8.27. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 9 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required10 for the implementation of any mandate created by this11 amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.
12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon13 becoming law.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Topic 2: Puberty
Level 1
Bodies change as children grow older. Puberty is a time of physical and emotional change that happens as children become teenagers. People are able to have children only after they have reached puberty. Topic 3: Reproduction
Men and women have reproductive organs that enable them to have a child. Men and women have specific cells in their bodies (sperm cells and egg cells) that enable them to reproduce. Reproduction requires that a sperm and egg join. Vaginal intercourse – when a penis is placed inside a vagina – is the most common way for a sperm and egg to join. When a woman is pregnant, the fetus grows inside her body in her uterus. A woman can be pregnant with more than one fetus at a time. Babies usually come out of a woman’s body through an opening called a vagina. Some babies are born by an operation called a Caesarian Section. A woman’s breasts can provide milk for a baby. Not all men and women have children. People who cannot have children may choose to adopt. Topic 4: Body Image
Individual bodies are different sizes, shapes, and colors. All bodies are equally special, including those that are disabled. Differences make us unique. Good health habits, such as eating well and exercising, can improve the way a person feels about his or her body. Each person can be proud of his/her body. Topic 5: Sexual Orientation Subconcept: As people grow and develop they may begin to feel romantically and/or sexually attracted to people of the same and/or a different gender.
Human beings can love people of the same gender and people of another gender. Some people are heterosexual, which means they can be attracted to and fall in love with someone of another gender. Some people are homosexual, which means they can be attracted to and fall in love with someone of the same gender. Homosexual men and women are also known as gay men and lesbians. People deserve respect regardless of who they are attracted to. Making fun of people by calling them gay (e.g. “homo,” “fag,” “queer”) is disrespectful and hurtful. Topic 6: Gender Identity (begins at level 2)
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
Topic 1: Sexuality Throughout Life
Most children are curious about their bodies. Bodies can feel good when touched. Topic 2: Masturbation
Touching and rubbing one’s own genitals to feel good is called masturbation. Some boys and girls masturbate and others do not. Masturbation should be done in a private place. Topic 3: Shared Sexual Behavior Subconcept: Individuals express their sexuality with a partner in diverse ways.
People often kiss, hug, touch, and engage in other sexual behaviors with one another to show caring and to feel good. Topic 5: Human Sexual Response Subconcept: Female and male bodies respond both similarly and differently to sexual stimulation.
Both girls and boys may discover that their bodies feel good when touched. Topic 6: Sexual Fantasy (begins at level 3)
SEXUAL HEALTH
Topic 2: Contraception Subconcept: Contraception enables people to have sexual intercourse and avoid unintended pregnancy.
Some people have children and others do not. Each family can decide how many children to have, if any. Topic 4: Abortion Subconcept: When a woman becomes pregnant and chooses not to have a child, she has the option of having an abortion.
• Sometimes women become pregnant when they do not want to be or are unable to care for a child. Topic 5: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually transmitted diseases are caused by germs such as bacteria and viruses. There are many types of sexually transmitted diseases. People who do not engage in certain behaviors do not get STDs. A small number of children are born with STDs that they get from their mothers during pregnancy or birth. The most common ways for a person to get an STD is to participate in sexual behavior or share a needle with another person who is already infected with an STD. Children who find needles on the ground should not touch them and should tell an adult. SOCIETY AND CULTURE
Topic 2: Gender Roles
Girls and boys have many similarities and a few differences. Some people may expect or demand that boys and girls behave in certain ways, but this is beginning to change. Both women and men can be involved and caring parents. Boys and girls can do the same chores at home. Men and women are capable of doing almost all the same jobs. Some men and women may be told that certain jobs and tasks are only for women or only for men, but this is beginning to change. Topic 4: Sexuality and Religion
Some families go to a church, mosque, or synagogue to worship; some families do not. Religions teach people how to love each other, how to behave, and what is right and wrong. Different religions may promote similar or different values. Topic 5: Diversity Subconcept: Our society has a diversity of sexual attitudes and behaviors; some people are unfairly discriminated against because of the way they express their sexuality.
Individuals differ in the way they think, act, look, and live. Talking about differences helps people understand each other better. The belief that all members of a group will behave the same way is called a stereotype. Stereotypes can hurt people. All people should receive fair and equal treatment. People who are different are often treated negatively or unequally, which is unfair. Now please, tell me that Barack Obama doesn’t want to teach sex ed to kindergartners. You don’t want to know what the program teaches high school kids.
Years served: 1997 - Present
Committee assignments: Welfare; Sen. Comm. Whole; Health & Human Services (Chairperson).
No way is this curriculum remotely sane for that age group.
It's precisly this sort of mentality that will force me to keep my child as far away from the public school system as I possibly can.
Illinois General Assembly site states:
The State Board does not currently have staff to design such curriculum and will have to contract out for its development. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=99&GAID=3&DocTyp eID=SB&LegId=734&SessionID=3&GA=93
As the bill didn't pass, how could there possibly be a developed curriculum?
SUMMARY: A McCain ad says Education Week trashed Obama's education plans and that Obama wants "comprehensive" sex ed for kindergartners. The Truth-O-Meter says Wrong.
John McCain released an ad this week making the accusation that Barack Obama supports sex education for five-year-olds.
Here's what the ad says:
"Education Week says Obama 'hasn't made a significant mark on education,' that he's 'elusive' on accountability, a 'staunch defender of the existing public school monopoly.'
Obama's one accomplishment? Legislation to teach 'comprehensive sex education' to kindergartners.
Learning about sex before learning to read? Barack Obama. Wrong on education. Wrong for your family."
Let's look first at the claim that Obama wants five-year-olds to learn about sex.
The origins of this claim go back to Obama's days as a state senator in the Illinois General Assembly.
In 2003, the Assembly considered a bill to expand sex education directives from grades 6 through 12 to grades K through 12. The legislation required the curriculum to be medically accurate and include information on the prevention of HIV and contraceptives. It also said abstinence must be taught and that students "shall be encouraged to base their actions on reasoning, self-discipline, sense of responsibility, self-control, and ethical considerations, such as respect for oneself and others."
Most pertinent to the kindergarten allegation, the legislation states that "course material and instruction shall be age and developmentally appropriate."
Carol Ronen, the now-retired state senator who sponsored the bill, said its main intent was to make sure that teenagers got information that was "medically accurate," a requirement that wasn't then part of the school code. A secondary effect was to expand age-appropriate sex education down to lower grades, to allow things like teaching school children to avoid sex predators, Ronen said.
"Barack never had anything to do with it," she said. "This is a lot of hoopla."
Obama voted for the legislation in committee on a party-line vote. He was not a sponsor nor a co-sponsor, and the legislation never made it to a full Senate vote. So calling it one of his accomplishments is wrong, since it never became law and it wasn't his bill anyway.
This isn't the first time Obama has faced the "sex ed for kindergartners" charge. When Obama ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004, his opponent Alan Keyes used it. "Nobody's suggesting that kindergartners are going to be getting information about sex in the way that we think about it," Obama said at a campaign event in 2004. "If they ask a teacher 'where do babies come from,' that providing information that the fact is that it's not a stork is probably not an unhealthy thing. Although again, that's going to be determined on a case by case basis by local communities and local school boards."
Because the legislation doesn't say what the ad implies it said, and because it was not sponsored by Obama and didn't pass, calling it one of his "accomplishments" is absurd. We rated this claim Pants on Fire! http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/sep/11/kindergarten-sex-ed-hardly/
I think Carol Ronen, the Bill's sponsor, knows what the hell it was about.
O'Bomber did vote for the bill. Thankfully it didn't pass but that's no thanks to O'Bomber.
There is a total of one lesson plan for children in level one, which are kids between 5 and 8 years old. That is across ALL categories even the Other Resources. I don't know if they're suggesting that the schools develop their own lesson plans beyond that for Level I, but it seems to suggest that they're not interested in putting 5 - 8 year olds through a lot of sex ed.
I'm still trying to wrap my mind around the proposal that we teach 4th graders about miscarriages, birth defects and pre-natal care.
These crazy liberals always divide divide divide and create classes. Their parents even divide the orifices in a kids body in to upper and lower. This division makes their kids think from the lower orifices in their body for the rest of their lives.
So sad.
Oh Mannu , bless you, sometimes you're just genius. Whether it be from these admittedly well-intentioned sex-ed classes or the not so well-intentioned near constant onslaught of a sex obsessed media, our young children's minds are led south too often, too soon. Very inappropriate. Very destructive.
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