Bizarro World: New Jersey mandated lesson plans for sexual identity/gender for 2nd graders

Law signed by Governor Murphy with a September start up date. Full Disclosure: I'm on the Croton School District  "Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" advisory committee (long story how I got there...) and this nonsense is not in the schools here.

You need to hit the link to see lots more, including  amaze.org, which has a funny understanding of "Age appropriate".

In another lesson plan for second graders, it states that "you will notice that this lesson refers to 'girls' and 'boys' when identifying body parts. The use of a binary construct of gender as well as using gender (boys and girls) rather than the more accurate biological sex (male and female) is purposeful given the developmental stage of students. Lessons in higher grades use more precise language and begin to introduce a broader concept of gender."

"This lesson does, however, acknowledge that 'there are some body parts that mostly just girls have and some parts that mostly just boys have. Being a boy or a girl doesn’t have to mean you have those parts, but for most people this is how their bodies are.' And, 'Most people have a vulva and a vagina or a penis and testicles but some people’s bodies can be different. Your body is exactly what is right for you,'" the lesson plan adds.

The lesson objectives hope for students to be able to name four male and four female body parts at the end of the teaching, and know why it is important to know the correct names for genitals.

Schepisi wrote on Facebook, "Although I voted against the legislation mandating certain sexual education classes for even the youngest of children I’ve taken a measured approach and have waited to further comment until I saw what was proposed."

"Today I reviewed all of the model school instruction materials and I truly think New Jersey has lost its damn mind," she added.

Comments

[maria]

Thank you for staying informed about this topic. I often hear from many local parents with concerns and questions about these issues here in the village---and some are quite are reluctant to voice these publicly. It's also good to hear that this "nonsense" is not in the schools here. At least for the moment.

[tom faranda]

Well there are parents speaking out and I know the new school superintendent is aware of the concerns.