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Erie Community Unit School District 1 in Whiteside County opts out of controversial new sex education studies

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Erie Community Unit School District 1 in Whiteside 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 Erie Community Unit School District 1, which teaches 642 students, reported it has opted out of teaching the new curriculum, which includes lessons about masturbation starting in Grade 3.

There were three 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.

Whiteside County School Districts’ Decision About New Sex Ed Curriculum
School DistrictNumber of StudentsDecision
Erie Community Unit School District 1642Opting Out
Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145208Opting Out
Morrison Community Unit School District 6928No Response
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3782No Response
River Bend Community Unit School District 2924Opting Out
Rock Falls Elementary School District 13878No Response
Rock Falls Township High School District 301595Opting Out
Sterling Community Unit School District 53,106Opting Out

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