A single social media post has set off a national firestorm of conservative media coverage promoting New Jersey Republican state lawmakers who said revisions to the state's health and physical education learning standards were “sexualizing children'
New Jersey state Sen. Holly Schepisi was lying in bed when she first read the sample lessons one school district was considering incorporating into its sex education curriculum.
Nevertheless, some Republicans in deep blue New Jersey seized on the issue and are using rhetoric that plays on parents’ fears — the type of talk that’s already gained popularity in more conservative states like Virginia and Florida — to motivate suburban voters ahead of the midterms. The move put Democrats on their heels, forcing Gov. Phil Murphy to repeatedly address the complaints and, eventually, order education officials toDemocratic state Sen.
— though Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli ultimately pulled away from school curriculum and leaned more heavily into the debate about property taxes, a reliable GOP pain point in the state. Murphy won reelection, though narrowly. If parents are concerned, “talk with your local superintendent. Talk with your school board. Talk with your child’s teachers,” said Ricca, a Republican. “The politicians know nothing about education.”The increased attention on the Florida law that bars instructions on gender identity and sexual orientation with the youngest students, along with mainstream society’s increased awareness and acceptance of LGBTQ people, has brought a renewed focus on the curriculum standards in New Jersey.
But Republicans’ claims the lesson plans are evidence of Democrats pushing a “woke agenda” on children is not accurate either.
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