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San Diego Sex Ed: “Graphic and Inappropriate”

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San Diego parents took their sixth-graders out of school Tuesday over the school district’s “graphic and inappropriate” sex-ed curriculum.

“Officials have defended the lesson plan saying that it’s backed by the CDC and is age appropriate,” CBS News reported. “Parents have called it ‘graphic and inappropriate’ and say it is ‘too much, too soon’ for sixth graders.”

“The course is for sixth graders covers a variety of topics including:

•”Gender identity and gender roles”

•”Anatomy and body parts”

•”STDs”

•”HIV 101″

•”Birth control”

•”Consent”

•”Stages of sex response”

•”Stages of pregnancy”

“The curriculum also includes a Sexually Transmitted Infections game and male reproductive system crossword puzzle.”

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Malcolm A. Kline
Malcolm A. Kline is the Executive Director of Accuracy in Academia. If you would like to comment on this article, e-mail contact@academia.org.

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