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Geneva Community Unit School District 304 in Kane County won’t be teaching controversial new sex education curriculum

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Geneva Community Unit School District 304 in Kane 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 Geneva Community Unit School District 304, which teaches 5,153 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.

Kane County School Districts’ Decision About New Sex Ed Curriculum
School DistrictNumber of StudentsDecision
Aurora East Unit School District 13112,982Waiting
Aurora West Unit School District 12910,932Opting Out
Batavia Unit School District 1015,184Opting Out
Central Community Unit School District 3014,310Opting Out
Community Unit School District 30019,815Opting Out
Geneva Community Unit School District 3045,153Opting Out
Kaneland Community Unit School District 3024,031Opting Out
School District U-4635,958Opting Out
St. Charles Community Unit School District 30311,783Opting Out

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