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Controversial sex ed curriculum won’t be taught in Winnebago County’s South Beloit Community Unit School District 320

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South Beloit Community Unit School District 320 in Winnebago 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 South Beloit Community Unit School District 320, which teaches 910 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.

Winnebago County School Districts’ Decision About New Sex Ed Curriculum
School DistrictNumber of StudentsDecision
Durand Community Unit School District 322552Waiting
Harlem Unit School District 1226,233Opting Out
Hononegah Community High School District 2071,937Opting Out
Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 1311,690Opting Out
Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321870Waiting
Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133724No Response
Rockford School District 20526,089Adopting
Rockton School District 1401,540Opting Out
Shirland Community Consolidated School District 13493Opting Out
South Beloit Community Unit School District 320910Opting Out
Winnebago Community Unit School District 3231,265Opting Out

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