Sex ed classes would require parental permission under O.C. lawmaker's bill

Assemblyman Allan Mansoor (R-Costa Mesa) has proposed legislation that would require schools to obtain parents' permission before students could take sex ed classes.

Assembly Bill 1348 would, among other things, require schools to receive parental permission for “providing classroom education related to sex, family life, morality, religion, gender or sexual orientation,” according to a press release his office issued late Tuesday afternoon.

Mansoor, a former Costa Mesa mayor, will discuss the proposal at a press conference Wednesday.

The Parental Oversight and Involvement Act would also require parental permission "before conducting mental or physiological screenings [and] allowing a child to leave campus for any reason,"  the release said.

Read more: "Assemblyman introducing bill seeking parental permission for sex ed in schools."

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Comments

[affableman]

There they go again, promoting ignorance. Typical OC Republican.

[Hot-Rod]

What a surprise . . . another Republican that has a problem with sex education. Of course, these same people hate abortion. So they oppose sex education, but they ALSO oppose abortion. Curious, don't you think? By the way . . . I taught "human growth and development" for four years in public school and the focus was on good eating habits, adequate rest, and a tiny bit about menstruation and how an erection occurs. Pretty tame. And you had to have a parent's signature for that, too.

[M]

I was as surprised as anyone else to discover that I kindofsortof agree. I think that parents should be educating their children. However, too many parents don't.

[Zach]

Where do the fools who support this stuff come from? I think I knew of sex (in an abstract way) by the time I was in second grade, and "education" on the playground by word of mouth continued for years before we got that one-week sex ed portion of Health class. Anyone who thinks sex-ed is some kind of mind-expanding exposure to sexuality has clearly lost touch with what it's like to grow up in the real world.

[Long time fan]

Why even bother trying to teach Sex Ed anymore? All it will do is create trouble for the people trying to teach it (Law suites etc). The family values people had once are NOT the same values as people NOW.
Simply put "the birds and the bees" and "Mommy and Daddy" are know longer the norm anymore.....

[Eric]

It is important to note that MANY charter and pilot schools within LAUSD have dropped Health Education (including Sex Ed) from the classes students must take to graduate. As Health is a 1 semester class, many schools opt to drop the course altogether (and one less teacher to hire). SO...at least the Orange County schools would be TEACHING sex ed!!

[CalifKirk]

A parent should have a say in what is taught to their children.