STOP Sexualizing our Children!

What are Illinois National Sexual Education Standards?

On January 9, 2012, four leading health organizations released the first-ever national standards for sexuality education in schools. Published in the Journal of School Health, the ground-breaking National Sexuality Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, K-12 provide clear, consistent, and straightforward guidance on the essential minimum, core content for sexuality education that is developmentally and age-appropriate for students in grades Kindergarten through grade 12.

The standards focus on seven topics:

Anatomy and Physiology
Puberty and Adolescent Development
Identity, Pregnancy, and Reproduction
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV
Healthy Relationships
Personal Safety

The National Sexuality Education Standards are not a mandate and they are not a sexuality education curriculum. Topics are presented using performance indicators—what students should know and should be able to do by the end of grades 2, 5, 8, and 12—and are based on the National Health Education Standards.

New proposed bills will violate the constitutional rights of parents in Education and Medical. Illinois Supreme Court has made it clear that parental rights are fundamental rights, therefore, they receive strict judicial scrutiny in Illinois.

Education bills:

• HB0246 LGBT Curriculum Mandated (Effective July 1, 2020)
• SB2762 “REACH” ACT K-12
• SB3788 & HB5012 SCH CD-SEX ED/FAMILY LIFE (Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act)
• SB25 (Repeals Parental Notice of Abortion)

Medical Bills:

• SB3668 -Removes Religious Exemption K-College
• HB4870- Mandates HPV vaccination for all 6th graders

Analysis of National Sexuality Education Standards 2011

15 Harmful Elements Commonly Included in CSE Materials:

1. SEXUALIZES CHILDREN
   Normalizes child sex or
   desensitizes children to sexual
   things.
2. TEACHES CHILDREN TO
   CONSENT TO SEX-May teach children how to
   negotiate sexual encounters or
   how to ask for or get “consent”
   from other children to engage in
   sexual acts with them.
3. PROMOTES ANAL AND ORAL
   SEX-Normalizes these high-risk
   sexual behaviors and may omit
   vital medical facts, such as the
   extremely high STI infection
   rates (i.e., HIV and HPV) and the
   oral and anal cancer rates of
   these high-risk sex acts
4. PROMOTES HOMOSEXUAL/
   BISEXUAL BEHAVIOR
   Normalizes or promotes
   acceptance or exploration of
   diverse sexual orientations,
   sometimes in violation of state
   education laws.
5. PROMOTES SEXUAL PLEASURE
   Teaches children they are
   entitled to or have a “right” to
   sexual pleasure or encourages
   children to seek out sexual
   pleasure.
6. PROMOTES SOLO AND/OR
   MUTUAL MASTURBATION
   While masturbation can be part
   of normal child development,
   encourages masturbation at
   young ages, which may make
   children more vulnerable to
   pornography use, sexual
   addictions or sexual
   exploitation.
7. PROMOTES CONDOM USE IN
   INAPPROPRIATE WAYS
   May inappropriately eroticize
   condom use (e.g., emphasizing
   sexual pleasure or “fun” with
   condoms) or use sexually explicit
   methods (i.e., penis and vagina
   models, seductive role plays,
   etc.) to promote condom use to children.
8. PROMOTES PREMATURE
   SEXUAL AUTONOMY
   Teaches children they can
   choose to have sex when they
   feel they are ready or when they
   find a trusted partner.
9. FAILS TO ESTABLISH
   ABSTINENCE AS THE EXPECTED
   STANDARD
   Fails to establish abstinence (or
   a return to abstinence) as the
   expected standard for all school
   age children.
10. PROMOTES TRANSGENDER
    IDEOLOGY
    Promotes affirmation of and/or
    exploration of diverse gender
    identities.
11. PROMOTES ABORTION/
    CONTRACEPTION TO CHILDREN
    May present abortion as a safe
    or positive option while omitting
    data on the many potential
    negative physical and mental
    health consequences.
12. PROMOTES PEER-TO-PEER
    SEX ED OR SEXUAL RIGHTS
    ADVOCACY
    Note: While learning to advocate for dignified and respectful treatment,
    awareness, and acceptance of others can be a very good thing, in many CSE
    programs, this kind of standard is usually aimed at recruiting students to be
    LGBT allies, sexual rights advocates, and promoters of sexual diversity.
    May train children to teach other children about sex or
    sexual pleasure, through peer-to-peer initiatives.
13. UNDERMINES TRADITIONAL
    VALUES AND BELIEFS
    May encourage children to
    question their parents’ beliefs or
    their cultural or religious values
    regarding sex, sexual orientation
    or gender identity.
14. UNDERMINES PARENTS OR
    PARENTAL RIGHTS
    May instruct children they have
    rights to confidentiality and
    privacy from their parents. May
    teach children about accessing
    sexual commodities or services,
    including abortion, without
    parental consent.
15. REFERS CHILDREN TO
    HARMFUL RESOURCES
    Refers children to harmful
    websites, materials or outside
    entities.