Why are parents allowed to opt out of sex ed?

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand. We don’t allow parents to opt out of reading and math.

You must pretty bad at reading and math if you think sex ed equals either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are parents allowed to parent?

Don’t you know children belong to the state?

This seems to be OP's assumption.

[Anonymous]

Do you whatever you want, just make sure your children know about sex and how to protect themselves BEFORE middle school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you whatever you want, just make sure your children know about sex and how to protect themselves BEFORE middle school.

1. Avoid people who want to talk to you about sex and hide it from your parents, including the adults at school.

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Anonymous wrote:It's fine to opt out, but I think there should be mandatory topics that the school system demands students learn at home (and take tests on), such as puberty, the biology of conception, as well as discussions about sexual abuse, etc.

Nah, not worth having religious extremists gripe at school board meetings or protest classes. I wish my HS had allowed the Evangelical parents to opt their kids out of evolution so they wouldn't disrupt my biology class.

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Xxx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of us want to teach about it ourselves - we are more equipped to explain the nuances and tailor the instruction based on our child's maturity level and our own respective values.

No you want to control the narrative and either indoctrinate your kid to your dumbass world or not teach them basic biology.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you whatever you want, just make sure your children know about sex and how to protect themselves BEFORE middle school.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids shouldn't be getting their sex education primarily from schools. I get that some parents are OK with outsourcing this, but for the others, they should have the right to opt out.

Why????

By the way this is not outsourcing this is TEACHING Biology.

What are you afraid of?

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t believe parents should be telling schools what to teach their children.

No one is doing that you moron. You are not capable to teaching your kid anything you are an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think many parents are opting out of sex Ed. They’re opting out of people at school with their own values that you may or may not agree with teaching their kids sex Ed. There’s a big difference.

BS BS BS BS BS BS
There is no curriculum like this.

None zero nadda.

Put your kid in a religious Dumbass private that indoctriates your kid and now pregnant at 14 woo hoo.

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Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous. They're just setting their kids up for failure.

I'm reading a book written for adults of childhood dysfunction. An example of a boundary dysfunctional parents abuse is not teaching kids about sex. Keeping important information from them is abusive.

You are making a big assumption that those of us who don't want you (or people like you) teaching our kids about sex fail to teach them about sex. Kids who don't know all of the various ways to perform genital penetration or all of the latest slang words will probably be just fine. Knowing where babies come from and warnings about STDs, yes, these are important (but not in elementary school).

Wrong. Elementary school goes to 5th or 6th grade. Ages 10-12 in red states a 10-year-old can get pregnant and have to carry a baby to term I would say that right there is the best reason to teach sex ed in elementary school.

Agree. If the government says my kid is old enough to be forced to have a baby, my kid is old enough to hear the word penis from her teacher.

Bingo!!

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Anonymous wrote:It's how school systems manage the crazy parents. My school district got tired of parents griping about school library books so now they let parents opt their kids out of the library - problem solved!

See. I hate quotes like this.

Just because I don't want my 12 year to listen to their 55 year old gym-turned-health teacher discuss anal sex, that makes me a 'crazy parent'

Just because people have different levels of comfort than you does not make them crazy

You are sickening and stupid.

Your kid will be pregnant and if not a STD headed their way.

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Anonymous wrote:It is ridiculous. They're just setting their kids up for failure.

The government should decide, because they know better than parents what’s best for the child.

lol. LOL

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I think this is pretty rare (per my teens). Seemed like there was sometimes one kid opted out, usually zero. Who cares? 🤷‍♀️