This is the “breakdown” Villivalam provided for grades 3-5:
In grades 3 to 5, instruction continues to cover healthy relationships and safety, but also delves into what children at those ages are experiencing like the physical, social and emotional changes related to puberty.
Sounds innocent enough, except he conveniently omitted the following information, which comes straight from the National Sex Education Standards for “comprehensive personal health and safety.”
In grades 3-5, the National Sex Education Standards–and therefore Villivalam’s bill–would require boys and girls in co-ed settings to,
- “Explain common human sexual development including … masturbation.”
- “Describe the … potential role of hormone blockers on young people who identify as transgender.”
- “Distinguish between sex assigned at birth and gender identity and explain how they may or may not differ.”
- “Define and explain differences between cisgender, transgender, gender nonbinary, gender expansive, and gender identity.”
- “Explain that gender expression and gender identity exist along a spectrum.”
- “Define sexual orientation.”
- “Differentiate between sexual orientation and gender identity.”