cross-posted from: https://exploding-heads.com/post/46808
Rep. Botowicz stated that “this is a bill to protect our children from gender ideology and sexual orientation being taught in our children’s school – the same nonsense that is now on the Department of Education’s website.”
The lawmaker has introduced legislation that will prohibit educators from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity with students through fifth grade.
“It is imperative that we ensure that parents have the right to be informed about the services offered to their children at school, and that elementary school children are protected from inappropriate sexual content in our classrooms,” Rep. Borowicz said in a memoranda about the bill. “As similar legislation is signed into law in other states, it is time to take similar steps in Pennsylvania to ensure that parents, first and foremost, have the right to make decisions regarding the upbringing of their children.”