Rep. Tom Dent's sex education bill opposition

 

Last updated 3/16/2020 at 11:02am



OLYMPIA – State Rep. Tom Dent is calling on parents and others to voice their objection to Senate Bill 5395, the all-inclusive sex education bill.

The measure, which has one more hurdle before landing on Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk to become law, requires schools to teach “inclusive” sex ed to students as young as kindergarten. The curriculum is required to include informaton related to gay, lesbian, transgender and other sexual material. The curriculum will also be directed by state-level education officials.

“I was shocked when I started reading through it,” said Dent, a Republican who represents Lincoln County as part of the 13th Legislative District. “What OSPI (Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction) is calling age-appropriate for kindergarten through sixth-grade, I would call offensive.”

Dent said discussions about sex “should start at home, when parents think it is appropriate ... Let’s not take away parental control.”

Dent suggests parents contact Democrats in the state House and Senate, and Gov. Jay Inslee, to halt the bill.

 

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