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Hall High School District 502 in Bureau County won’t be teaching controversial new sex education curriculum

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Hall High School District 502 in Bureau 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 Hall High School District 502, which teaches 414 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.

Bureau County School Districts’ Decision About New Sex Ed Curriculum
School DistrictNumber of StudentsDecision
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340973Opting Out
Dalzell School District 9862Opting Out
Depue Community Unit School District 103327Opting Out
Hall High School District 502414Opting Out
La Moille Community Unit School District 303192Opting Out
Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94163Waiting
Malden Community Consolidated School District 8483Opting Out
Ohio Community Consolidated School District 1769Opting Out
Ohio Community High School District 50532Opting Out
Princeton Elementary School District 1151,073Waiting
Princeton High School District 500531Opting Out
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99621Opting Out

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