Sex education will be required in Washington public schools
Sex education will be required in every public school district of Washington, under legislation cleared by the State Senate on Saturday and sent to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature.
The legislation, stalled for two years in the House of Representatives, drew fierce Republican opposition. It passed the Senate on a 27-21 party line vote, with murmurs that opponents may seen to send the issue to voters in a referendum.
"Republicans have never seen a compelling reason to mandate a sex education curriculum at the state level, and each of us believes those decisions should continue to be made at the local level, where parents can be heard directly," the Senate Republican Caucus said in a statement after the vote.
State Sen. Steve O'Ban, R-University Place, argued: "We've always believed that the best government is one that is local." Other GOP lawmakers have argued darkly that the legislation is the product of people and groups with "agendas." What those "agendas" are has not been defined.
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