Change to Indiana sex ed bill removes consent discussion requirement

Bill adds lesson on consent to sex education for Indiana students

The measure required boars approval for all curriculum, and it also gives parents an option to review it.

GOP Lawmaker Tried to Strip Consent From Indiana's Sex Ed Bill to Respect ‘Different Thoughts’

Like a handful of other states this legislative session, Indiana just passed a bill to update public school sex ed guidelines, including a mandate that schools screen a three-minute anti-abortion propaganda video. But in Indiana’s case, the bill, SB 442, set off a firestorm of controversy when Indiana Republicans tried to cut language that said schools need to teach students about consent.  On Monday, State Sen. Gary Byrne, the Republican respon…

Indiana lawmaker says consent is a ‘sensitive subject’ when discussing sexual education in schools

Indiana lawmakers are debating whether teens should be taught about consent as a part of sex education.

Why Is Consent Controversial?

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After pushback, requirement for Indiana schools to teach consent in sex education returned to bill

Days after plans were announced to delete a proposed requirement for K-12 schools to teach about consent during sex education instruction, a Republican senator has since reversed.

GOP Rape Culture Is Alive And Well In Indiana

An Indiana Joint Committee was discussing a sex education bill. There was concern because Republican State Senator Gary Byrne amended the bill to remove the part about teaching consent. To worsen the problem, he admitted that he made the decision arbitrarily, without consulting with any experts, and tried to kick the can down the road, claiming that it was a local control issue: STATE REP ANDREA HUNLEY: What groups were consulted with in the re…