School District Considers Deeming Teaching Children About Sex Outside of Sex Ed ‘Inappropriate’

The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School Board in Los Angeles County is considering a proposal that would declare that teaching children about sex—outside of sexual education—is inappropriate. The topic arose during the board’s review and revision of board policies during a Nov. 8 meeting. Trustee Julie Hamill suggested the board add such a rule under a section in the board policy manual labeled “Appropriateness of Materials.” “We can add … something along the lines of ‘materials discussing sex and human sexuality taught outside of approved health curriculum are per se inappropriate,’” she said. The proposal will be referred to the district’s legal team for review and likely return to the board for consideration and a vote in the coming weeks....