posted September 15, 2008 05:48 PM            

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.

posted September 15, 2008 06:11 PM            

Ever watched Blue Lagoon?
May be we should send a dvd to Obama.

posted September 15, 2008 08:03 PM            

Off Base on Sex Ed
September 10, 2008
A 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

McCain-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.

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 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:

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
Sources
Krol, 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

posted September 15, 2008 08:34 PM            

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.

posted September 15, 2008 08:42 PM            

Politifact got it right as well:

Kindergarten Sex Ed? Hardly

posted September 15, 2008 08:54 PM            

Introduced
Senate Amendment 001
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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 the
10 pupil's his parent or guardian submits written objection
11 thereto, and refusal to take or participate in such course or
12 program shall not be reason for suspension or expulsion of
13 such pupil. Each class or course in comprehensive sex
14 education offered in any of grades K 6 through 12 shall
15 include instruction on the prevention of sexually transmitted
16 infections, including the prevention, transmission and spread
17 of HIV AIDS. Nothing in this Section prohibits instruction in
18 sanitation, hygiene or traditional courses in biology.
19 (b) All public elementary, junior high, and senior high
20 school classes that teach sex education and discuss sexual
21 activity or behavior intercourse shall emphasize that
22 abstinence is an effective method of preventing unintended is
23 the expected norm in that abstinence from sexual intercourse
24 is the only protection that is 100% effective against
25 unwanted teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases,
26 and HIV acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) when
27 transmitted sexually.
28 (c) In this subsection (c):
29 "Factual information" includes without limitation
30 medical, psychiatric, psychological, empirical, and
31 statistical statements.

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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 course
10 material and instruction shall be medically accurate and
11 objective.
12 (2) All (1) course material and instruction shall
13 be age and developmentally appropriate.
14 (3) Course material and instruction shall include a
15 discussion of sexual abstinence as a method to prevent
16 unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,
17 including HIV.
18 (4) Course material and instruction shall present
19 the latest medically factual information regarding both
20 the possible side effects and health benefits of all
21 forms of contraception, including the success and failure
22 rates for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually
23 transmitted infections, including HIV.
24 (5) Course material and instruction shall include a
25 discussion of the possible consequences of unintended
26 pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including
27 HIV.
28 (2) Course material and instruction shall teach
29 honor and respect for monogamous heterosexual marriage.
30 (3) Course material and instruction shall stress
31 that pupils should abstain from sexual intercourse until
32 they are ready for marriage.
33 (4) Course material and instruction shall include a
34 discussion of the possible emotional and psychological

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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 methods
10 condoms in preventing unintended pregnancies and HIV AIDS
11 and other sexually transmitted infections diseases.
12 (7) (6) Course material and instruction shall
13 advise pupils of the laws pertaining to their financial
14 responsibility to children born in and out of wedlock.
15 (8) (7) Course material and instruction shall
16 advise pupils that it is unlawful for males or females of
17 any age to engage in sexual conduct or have sexual
18 relations with a minor as specified in of the
19 circumstances under which it is unlawful for males to
20 have sexual relations with females under the age of 18 to
21 whom they are not married pursuant to Article 12 of the
22 Criminal Code of 1961, as now or hereafter amended.
23 (9) Course material and instruction shall discuss
24 and provide for the development of positive communication
25 skills to maintain healthy relationships and avoid
26 unwanted sexual activity.
27 (10) Course material and instruction shall
28 emphasize that the pupil has the power to control
29 personal behavior. Pupils shall be encouraged to base
30 their actions on reasoning, self-discipline, sense of
31 responsibility, self-control, and ethical considerations,
32 such as respect for oneself and others.
33 (11) (8) Course material and instruction shall
34 teach pupils to not make unwanted physical and verbal

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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 and
10 instruction shall emphasize personal accountability and
11 respect for others and Pupils shall be taught that it is
12 wrong to take advantage of or to exploit another person.
13 The material and instruction shall also encourage youth
14 to resist negative peer pressure. The course material and
15 instruction shall inform pupils of the potential legal
16 consequences of sexual assault by an acquaintance.
17 Specifically, pupils shall be advised that it is unlawful
18 to touch an intimate part of another person as specified
19 in the Criminal Code of 1961.
20 (12) Course material and instruction shall teach
21 male pupils about male accountability for sexual violence
22 and shall teach female students about reducing
23 vulnerability for sexual violence.
24 (13) Course material and instruction shall teach
25 pupils about counseling, medical, and legal resources
26 available to survivors of sexual abuse and sexual
27 assault, including resources for escaping violent
28 relationships.
29 (14) Course material and instruction shall teach
30 pupils that it is wrong to take advantage of or to
31 exploit another person.
32 (15) Course material and instruction shall be free
33 of racial, ethnic, gender, religious, or sexual
34 orientation biases.

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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 teaching
12 of prevention of unintended pregnancy and all options related
13 to unintended pregnancy, as the alternatives to abortion,
14 appropriate to the various grade levels; and whenever such
15 courses of instruction are provided in any of grades K 6
16 through 12, then such courses also shall include age
17 appropriate instruction on the prevention of sexually
18 transmitted infections, including the prevention,
19 transmission and spread of HIV AIDS. However, no pupil shall
20 be required to take or participate in any family life class
21 or course on HIV AIDS instruction if his parent or guardian
22 submits written objection thereto, and refusal to take or
23 participate in such course or program shall not be reason for
24 suspension or expulsion of such pupil.
25 (b) In this subsection (b):
26 "Factual information" includes without limitation
27 medical, psychiatric, psychological, empirical, and
28 statistical statements.
29 "Medically accurate" means verified or supported by
30 research conducted in compliance with scientific methods,
31 published in peer-review journals, where appropriate, and
32 recognized as accurate and objective by professional
33 organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant

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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 a
11 discussion of sexual abstinence as a method to prevent
12 unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,
13 including HIV.
14 (4) Course material and instruction shall present
15 the latest medically factual information regarding both
16 the possible side effects and health benefits of all
17 forms of contraception, including the success and failure
18 rates for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually
19 transmitted infections, including HIV.
20 (5) Course material and instruction shall stress
21 that sexually transmitted infections are serious possible
22 hazards of sexual activity or behavior. Pupils shall be
23 provided with statistics based on the latest medical
24 information citing the failure and success rates of all
25 contraceptive methods in preventing unintended pregnancy
26 and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
27 (6) Course material and instruction shall advise
28 pupils that it is unlawful for males or females of any
29 age to engage in sexual conduct or have sexual relations
30 with a minor as specified in Article 12 of the Criminal
31 Code of 1961.
32 (7) Course material and instruction shall discuss
33 and provide for the development of positive communication
34 skills to maintain healthy relationships and avoid

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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 sexual
10 advances and how to say no to unwanted sexual advances
11 and shall include information about verbal, physical, and
12 visual sexual harassment, including without limitation
13 nonconsensual sexual advances, nonconsensual physical
14 sexual contact, and rape by an acquaintance. The course
15 material and instruction shall contain methods of
16 preventing sexual assault by an acquaintance, including
17 exercising good judgment and avoiding behavior that
18 impairs one's judgment. The course material and
19 instruction shall emphasize personal accountability and
20 respect for others and shall also encourage youth to
21 resist negative peer pressure. The course material and
22 instruction shall inform pupils of the potential legal
23 consequences of sexual assault by an acquaintance.
24 Specifically, pupils shall be advised that it is unlawful
25 to touch an intimate part of another person, as specified
26 in the Criminal Code of 1961.
27 (10) Course material and instruction shall teach
28 male pupils about male accountability for sexual violence
29 and shall teach female students about reducing
30 vulnerability for sexual violence.
31 (11) Course material and instruction shall teach
32 pupils about counseling, medical, and legal resources
33 available to survivors of sexual abuse and sexual
34 assault, including resources for escaping violent

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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 prepare
10 and make available to local school districts courses of
11 instruction designed to satisfy the requirements of this
12 Section.
13 The State Superintendent of Education shall develop a
14 procedure for evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of
15 the family life courses of instruction in each local school
16 district, including the setting of reasonable goals for
17 reduced sexual activity, sexually transmitted diseases and
18 premarital pregnancy. The goals shall be set by the beginning
19 of the 1991-92 school year. The State Superintendent shall
20 distribute a copy of the procedure to each local school
21 district. Each local school district may develop additional
22 procedures or methods for measuring the effectiveness of the
23 family life courses of instruction within the district.
24 Before the beginning of the 1993-94 school year, the State
25 Superintendent shall collect and evaluate all relevant data
26 to determine whether the goals are being achieved.
27 (Source: P.A. 86-941.)

28 Section 10. The Critical Health Problems and
29 Comprehensive Health Education Act is amended by changing
30 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

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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 personal
10 decisions in matters of health.
11 "Factual information" includes without limitation
12 medical, psychiatric, psychological, empirical, and
13 statistical statements.
14 "Medically accurate" means verified or supported by
15 research conducted in compliance with scientific methods,
16 published in peer-review journals, where appropriate, and
17 recognized as accurate and objective by professional
18 organizations and agencies with expertise in the relevant
19 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 shall
24 include, but not be limited to, the following major
25 educational areas as a basis for curricula in all elementary
26 and secondary schools in this State: human ecology and
27 health, human growth and development, the emotional,
28 psychological, physiological, hygienic and social
29 responsibilities of family life, including sexual abstinence
30 and prevention of unintended pregnancy until marriage,
31 prevention and control of disease, including age appropriate
32 instruction in grades K 6 through 12 on the prevention of
33 sexually transmitted infections, including the prevention,

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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 following
10 criteria:
11 (1) Factual information presented in course
12 material and instruction shall be medically accurate and
13 objective.
14 (2) All course material and instruction in classes
15 that teach sex education and discuss sexual activity or
16 behavior shall be age and developmentally appropriate.
17 (3) Course material and instruction shall include a
18 discussion of sexual abstinence as a method to prevent
19 unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,
20 including HIV.
21 (4) Course material and instruction shall present
22 the latest medically factual information regarding both
23 the possible side effects and health benefits of all
24 forms of contraception, including the success and failure
25 rates for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually
26 transmitted infections, including HIV.
27 (5) Course material and instruction shall stress
28 that sexually transmitted infections are serious possible
29 hazards of sexual activity or behavior. Pupils shall be
30 provided with statistics based on the latest medical
31 information citing the failure and success rates of all
32 methods of contraception in preventing HIV and other
33 sexually transmitted infections.
34 (6) Course material and instruction shall advise

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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 emphasize
10 that the pupil has the power to control personal
11 behavior. Pupils shall be encouraged to base their
12 actions on reasoning, self-discipline, sense of
13 responsibility, self-control, and ethical considerations,
14 such as respect for oneself and others.
15 (9) Course material and instruction shall teach
16 pupils to not make unwanted physical and verbal sexual
17 advances and how to say no to unwanted sexual advances
18 and shall include information about verbal, physical, and
19 visual sexual harassment, including without limitation
20 nonconsensual sexual advances, nonconsensual physical
21 sexual contact, and rape by an acquaintance. The course
22 material and instruction shall contain methods of
23 preventing sexual assault by an acquaintance, including
24 exercising good judgment and avoiding behavior that
25 impairs one's judgment. The course material and
26 instruction shall emphasize personal accountability and
27 respect for others and shall also encourage youth to
28 resist negative peer pressure. The course material and
29 instruction shall inform pupils of the potential legal
30 consequences of sexual assault by an acquaintance.
31 Specifically, pupils shall be advised that it is unlawful
32 to touch an intimate part of another person as specified
33 in the Criminal Code of 1961.
34 (10) Course material and instruction shall teach

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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 classes
10 that discuss sexual activity or behavior shall teach
11 pupils that it is wrong to take advantage of or to
12 exploit another person.
13 (13) Course material and instruction shall be free
14 of racial, ethnic, gender, religious, or sexual
15 orientation biases.
16 (c) Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the
17 following areas may also be included as a basis for curricula
18 in all elementary and secondary schools in this State: basic
19 first aid (including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary
20 resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), early prevention
21 and detection of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and
22 the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and suicide. The
23 school board of each public elementary and secondary school
24 in the State shall encourage all teachers and other school
25 personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and
26 skills necessary to properly administer life-saving
27 techniques, including without limitation the Heimlich
28 maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be in
29 accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
30 American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
31 certifying organization. A school board may use the services
32 of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise
33 in life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other
34 school personnel in these techniques. Each school board is

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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 or
10 cardiopulmonary resuscitation. School boards are urged to
11 encourage their teachers and other school personnel who coach
12 school athletic programs and other extracurricular school
13 activities to acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge
14 and skills necessary to properly administer first aid and
15 cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance with standards
16 and requirements established by the American Red Cross or
17 another qualified certifying agency.
18 (d) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in
19 any class or course on HIV AIDS or family life instruction if
20 his parent or guardian submits written objection thereto, and
21 refusal to take or participate in the course or program shall
22 not be reason for suspension or expulsion of the pupil.
23 (e) Curricula developed under programs established in
24 accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
25 alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
26 instruction in grades 5 through 12. The instruction, which
27 shall include matters relating to both the physical and legal
28 effects and ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall
29 be integrated into existing curricula; and the State Board of
30 Education shall develop and make available to all elementary
31 and secondary schools in this State instructional materials
32 and guidelines which will assist the schools in incorporating
33 the instruction into their existing curricula. In addition,
34 school districts may offer, as part of existing curricula

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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 required
10 for the implementation of any mandate created by this
11 amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly.

12 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.

posted September 15, 2008 08:58 PM            

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.

posted September 15, 2008 09:01 PM            

Years served: 1997 - Present

Committee assignments: Welfare; Sen. Comm. Whole; Health & Human Services (Chairperson).

posted September 15, 2008 10:03 PM            

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

posted September 15, 2008 10:19 PM            

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/

posted September 18, 2008 10:39 PM            

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.