Monmouth County calls for Parents’ Bill of Rights in light of ‘disturbing’ NJ sex education standards
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The Monmouth County Board of Commissioners in New Jersey has unanimously approved a resolution to create a Parents’ Bill of Rights in response to what the commissioners described as "disturbing" new sex education standards approved by the state’s Department of Education.
New Jersey public school second-graders will be getting lessons related to gender identity this fall under state sex education guidelines that will take effect in September. The standards list "performance expectations" for second-graders, which include discussing "the range of ways people express their gender and how gender role stereotypes may limit behavior."
Last week, Monmouth Province magistrates supported a goal to make a Guardians' Bill of Privileges, saying the state's endorsed educational plan for kindergarten through 2nd grade is "both upsetting and worried to the guardians and residents here in Monmouth Region and all through the territory of New Jersey."
The goal expresses that district chiefs will work with guardians, local area pioneers and experts to foster the Guardians' Bill of Freedoms, which will be utilized "as a model for our area schools, as well as our neighborhood school locale, that will, in addition to other things, safeguard our kids, tell our folks of the educational plans being instructed to their youngsters in our schools, and permit them to settle on their own choices in regards to their kid's schooling and openness to delicate data."
Chief Thomas Arnone gave an assertion Monday approaching Monmouth Province guardians and watchmen to give their contribution on what they accept ought to be remembered for the Guardians' Bill of Rights."We accept that the choices about conversations in regards to these fragile subjects ought to be made by a parent and not by the public authority.
Which is the reason we passed a goal at the region level requiring the production of a Guardians' Bill of Privileges to use as a model for our region schools, as well as our nearby school locale, that will safeguard our kids, tell guardians of the educational plans being instructed to their youngsters in our schools, and permit them to pursue their own choices in regards to their kid's schooling and openness to delicate material," he said.