Chicago Public Schools’ sex education curriculum begins in kindergarten, teaching students about the human anatomy, followed by first graders learning how to define “gender identity,” and by fifth graders being introduced to puberty suppressants.
The Chicago Public School System’sThe scope and sequence of personal health and safety education and sexual health educationThe problem was uncovered this week by Parents Defending Education, a nonprofit that advocates for parents’ rights, which found that in school districts where elementary school students are struggling academically, teachers and administrators found a link between “health and safety” programs and the amount of time students spent learning.
“You start to see them slowly, bit by bit, nudging kids in the direction of hardcore queer theory,” said Ryen Staley, a researcher at Parents Defending Education who discovered the sex-ed curriculum. “So by the time they get to fifth grade, you see them starting to teach kids about transgender people and puberty blockers.”
Just 31 percent of elementary school students in Chicago Public Schools are considered proficient in reading, 2 percentage points lower than in the latest survey results. National average for 4th graders That’s above the national average recorded by the National Center for Education Statistics in 2022. Meanwhile, just 19% of elementary school students in Chicago Public Schools are proficient in math, which is 17 percentage points below the national average recorded in 2022 for fourth graders.
Dozens of Illinois schools have zero students who excel in math and reading
The teacher is teaching his students how to write in cursive. (Lido Franz)
“Only one in six Chicago third graders can read at grade level. Why not focus the CPS superintendent on accomplishing the basic requirements of his job instead of using his taxpayer-funded position to push a radical activist agenda on kids as young as 4 years old?” Michelle Exner, senior advisor at Parents Defending Education, told Fox News Digital.
“This shouldn’t be difficult. Parents have a right to know that their children are learning academic subjects in school and that class time is not being wasted on useless and divisive content.”
After learning in kindergarten how to identify different female and male body parts, Chicago Public School students First-year students They will learn how to “define gender, gender identity, and gender role stereotypes” and be able to “name at least two things they have been taught about gender role stereotypes and state how they may limit people of all genders.”
Parents with students (iStock)
in SophomoreIn 2018, students are taught “concepts of gender stereotypes” and “ways to advocate for change.” In the fourth grade, the district’s curriculum uses “Gender Snowperson” to allow students to “explore concepts of gender identity, sexual orientation, sex assigned at birth, and gender expression.”
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“Gender Unicorn” is 5th grade Teachers teach students about “sexual orientation,” as well as concepts such as “gender role stereotypes and gender expression.” By the end of the class, fifth-graders are expected to be able to define terms like “cisgender,” “non-binary,” and “transgender.” The fifth-grade curriculum also includes a lesson on “puberty changes,” including instruction about “puberty-suppressing drugs that may be used by transgender youth.”
Academic experts are available to help students achieve math proficiency. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Chicago Public Schools has reportedly begun bringing in uncertified “health educators” for the job, citing teachers’ concerns about teaching students the district’s sex education curriculum. Blackboard News.
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Before Parents Defending Education exposed Chicago Public Schools’ sex-ed classes, the school district had repeatedly denied requests for such materials, including a federal Freedom of Information Act request filed by the conservative digital news outlet The Daily Caller.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Chicago Public Schools system for comment but did not receive a response.
