Proposed Illinois law would require sex education programs to focus more on consent
by Kate Thayer, Chicago Tribune
Apr 05, 2019
3 minutes
Teaching "no means no" in sex education isn't enough, according to a proposal in the Illinois legislature that would require Illinois schools that offer sex education to provide more thorough lessons on the issue of consent.
Lawmakers in the Illinois House are expected to vote on a bill that offers a more nuanced definition of consent in sex education programs for sixth- through 12th-graders in public schools.
Sex education is not mandated by law in Illinois, but schools that have
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