The new law requires school systems adopt guidelines for handling sexually explicit content — including how parents are notified of the material and can opt their children out of receiving it.
into law last week. It requires that the Virginia Department of Education publish model guidelines for the handling of sexually explicit material — including outlining processes by which parents are notified of the material and can opt their children out of receiving it — by July 31.“For the last year, I have advocated to give parents a voice and a say on whether their children can receive alternative reading materials because parents matter,” Youngkin said in a statement.
The Virginia law comes as Republicans nationwide are pushing a raft of legislation designed to restrict instruction about gender identity and sexuality. Last month, Florida lawmakers
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