Florida Plans To Ban Discussion On Girls’ Periods Topics In Schools

Florida plans to ban discussion on girls’ periods topics in schools

In a shocking development, Florida is likely to ban discussions on menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades (6 to 12).Legislation was already moved in the Parliament and it was expected that the bill would pass with a majority of votes, reportedly.

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If the bill passes, it would restrict public schools’ discussion on human sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases and related topics to grades 6 through 12.The bill was sponsored by Republican Rep.Stan McClain.

McClain confirmed at a recent committee meeting that discussions about menstrual cycles would also be restricted to those grades.

On this topic State Rep.Ashley Gantt, a Democrat who taught in public schools and noted that girls as young as 10 can begin having periods and asked “So if little girls experience their menstrual cycle in 5th grade or 4th grade, will that prohibit conversations from them since they are in the grade lower than sixth grade?”.

“It would,” McClain responded.This legislation would also allow parents to object to books and other materials their children are exposed to, require schools to teach that a person’s sexual identity is determined biologically at birth and set up more scrutiny of certain educational materials by the state Department of Education.

McClain said the bill’s intent is to bring uniformity to sex education across all of Florida’s 67 school districts and provide more pathways for parents to object to books or other materials they find inappropriate for younger children.

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