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The Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289, which teaches 1,046 students, reported it has opted out of teaching the new curriculum, which includes lessons about masturbation starting in Grade 3.
There were no 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.
School District | Number of Students | Decision |
---|---|---|
Allen-Otter Creek Community Consolidated School District 65 | 79 | Opting Out |
Community Unit School District 2 | 607 | Opting Out |
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 | 139 | Opting Out |
Earlville Community Unit School District 9 | 374 | Opting Out |
Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 | 202 | Opting Out |
La Salle Elementary School District 122 | 890 | Opting Out |
LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 | 1,207 | Opting Out |
Leland Community Unit School District 1 | 238 | Opting Out |
Lostant Community Unit School District 425 | 53 | Opting Out |
Marseilles Elementary School District 150 | 493 | Opting Out |
Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 | 1,046 | Opting Out |
Mendota Township High School District 280 | 514 | Opting Out |
Miller Township Community Consolidated School District 210 | 161 | Opting Out |
Oglesby Elementary School District 125 | 456 | Opting Out |
Ottawa Elementary School District 141 | 1,759 | Opting Out |
Ottawa Township High School District 140 | 1,216 | Opting Out |
Peru Elementary School District 124 | 910 | Opting Out |
Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 | 71 | Opting Out |
Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 | 448 | Opting Out |
Seneca Township High School District 160 | 398 | Opting Out |
Streator Elementary School District 44 | 1,446 | Opting Out |
Streator Township High School District 40 | 818 | Opting Out |
Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79 | 131 | Opting Out |
Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 | 392 | Opting Out |
Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 | 180 | Opting Out |