Oklahoma government funds controversial sex-ed curriculum

Oklahoma government funds controversial sex-ed curriculum by Ray Carter -- Director, Center for Independent Journalism (August 28, 2020)  Many “age-appropriate” and “abstinence-based” sexual education courses in public schools are far more graphic than parents realize, and often stretch the meaning of the word “abstinence” to include a wide range of sexual activity, according to experts. One sex-ed program criticized by officials is allowed in Oklahoma schools and funded by a state agency. “The best-kept secret in every state is what’s actually being taught to the children,” said Sharen Slater, president of Family Watch International. “Because they know if parents find out, they’re going to go crazy and they’re going to try to stop it.” Slater was among several officials who spoke at the 2020 Protecting Children in Education Summit, a recent virtual event hosted by The Heritage Foundation. The forum focused on how citizens can oppose “the sexualization of children through laws and policies that impose medically unsound comprehensive sexuality education and sexual orientation and gender identity curriculum on schools.” Slater pointed to the “Making a Difference!” curriculum as one that many parents would find troubling. She said one activity sheet for the program asks students to define abstinence and states that students’ possible answers may include “all sorts of sexual acts, promoting them as abstinence.” “The best-kept secret in every state is what’s actually being taught to the children.” Read more » by Jamison Faught - August 30, 2020 at 08:08PM

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