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Controversial sex ed curriculum won’t be taught in Vermilion County’s Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District

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Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District in Vermilion County won’t be teaching the state’s new controversial sex education curriculum, despite protests the lessons are “obscene and fail to align with community standards.”

The Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District, which teaches 556 students, reported it has opted out of teaching the new curriculum, which includes lessons about masturbation starting in Grade 3.

There were two school districts which did not reply to a query about if it would opt out of teaching the curriculum or said it would wait to make a decision.

The curriculum was criticized by Republicans as “outrageous” and “perverted” while advocates claimed it would safely teach students about things they’re already learning on the internet.

Out of Illinois’ 852 school districts, 520 have opted out of teaching the lessons, leaving students with no sex education lessons at all.

School districts can’t normally opt out of teaching part of a curriculum. However, the sex education bill signed by the Illinois governor included the opportunity for school districts to opt out of teaching the curriculum if they were opposed to the teaching. Some school districts have opted out of teaching the curriculum for certain grades.

Individual school data was gathered by grassroots organization Awake, IL.

Vermilion County School Districts’ Decision About New Sex Ed Curriculum
School DistrictNumber of StudentsDecision
Armstrong Township High School District 225137Opting Out
Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 6175Opting Out
Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District556Opting Out
Danville Community Consolidated School District 1184,867No Response
Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4833Opting Out
Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 111,099Opting Out
Oakwood Community Unit School District 76911Opting Out
Potomac Community Unit School District 10135Opting Out
Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7256No Response
Westville Community Unit School District 21,201Opting Out

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