A group that
opposes the new sex education curriculum in Montgomery
County, Md., has decided not to oppose a ruling in favor of
the school system, The Washington Post reported
Friday. After a six-year debate, the school system
adopted an updated sex education program last summer
that described homosexuality as innate. Citizens for a
Responsible Curriculum, a local nonprofit organization,
objected to the teachings, arguing they violated a state law
requiring that lessons be factual. The group also
attacked mentions of anal intercourse, claiming they
went against a law prohibiting teaching of
“erotic techniques.”
A group that
opposes the new sex education curriculum in Montgomery
County, Md., has decided not to oppose a ruling in favor of
the school system, The Washington Post reported
Friday.
After a six-year
debate, the school system adopted an updated sex
education program last summer that described homosexuality
as innate. Citizens for a Responsible Curriculum, a
local nonprofit organization, objected to the
teachings, arguing they violated a state law requiring
that lessons be factual. The group also attacked mentions of
anal intercourse, claiming they went against a law
prohibiting teaching of “erotic
techniques.”
Citizens for a
Responsible Curriculum will now seek other ways to change
the curriculum, group spokeswoman Michelle Turner told
The Washington Post. The group, she said, is
distributing literature to challenge the claim that
homosexuality is inherent, and it will encourage the
state legislature or state Board of Education to
better define “erotic technique.”
“We think
there are other avenues that would be more timely and have a
greater impact,” Turner said. “We realize that
we’re not going to get the outcome we’re
looking for in a Montgomery County court, but we’re
far from done.” (The Advocate)
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