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The Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606, which teaches 37 students, reported it has opted out of teaching the new curriculum, which includes lessons about masturbation starting in Grade 3.
There were one school district 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.
School District | Number of Students | Decision |
---|---|---|
Central School District 51 | 1,339 | Opting Out |
Creve Coeur School District 76 | 473 | Opting Out |
Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701 | 991 | Opting Out |
Delavan Community Unit School District 703 | 439 | Opting Out |
District 50 Schools | 659 | Opting Out |
East Peoria Community High School District 309 | 995 | Opting Out |
East Peoria School District 86 | 1,388 | Opting Out |
Morton Community Unit School District 709 | 3,069 | Opting Out |
North Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102 | 438 | Opting Out |
Pekin Consolidated School District 303 | 1,827 | No Response |
Pekin Public School District 108 | 3,149 | Opting Out |
Rankin Community School District 98 | 193 | Opting Out |
Robein School District 85 | 150 | Opting Out |
South Pekin School District 137 | 189 | Opting Out |
Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606 | 37 | Opting Out |
Tremont Community Unit School District 702 | 900 | Opting Out |
Washington Community High School District 308 | 1,395 | Opting Out |
Washington School District 52 | 848 | Opting Out |