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Sex Ed: Johnson County Vienna High School District 133 opts out of controversial new sex education curriculum

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Vienna High School District 133 in Johnson 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 Vienna High School District 133, which teaches 344 students, reported it has opted out of teaching the new curriculum, which includes lessons about masturbation starting in Grade 3.

There were no 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.

Johnson County School Districts’ Decision About New Sex Ed Curriculum
School DistrictNumber of StudentsDecision
Buncombe Consolidated School District 4356Opting Out
Cypress School District 64120Opting Out
Goreville Community Unit School District 1609Opting Out
New Simpson Hill School District 32214Opting Out
Vienna High School District 133344Opting Out
Vienna School District 55367Opting Out

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