{"id":37,"date":"2022-04-26T22:32:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T22:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/njnewsforyou.com\/?p=37"},"modified":"2022-04-26T22:42:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T22:42:53","slug":"reading-and-writing-and-gender-identity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njnewsforyou.com\/?p=37","title":{"rendered":"\u201cNew Sex Ed Standards In New Jersey Raise Eyebrows\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cList[ing] medically accurate names for body parts, including the genitals.\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cExplain common human sexual development and the role of hormones.\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cDiscuss the range of ways people express their gender\u2026\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are just a few of the expectations that Governor Murphy and educational leaders in New Jersey plan to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/education\/cccs\/2020\/2020%20NJSLS-CHPE.pdf\">teach<\/a> elementary school students this upcoming school year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new curriculum is raising eyebrows across the state and many are questioning the timing of whether it\u2019s necessary to impose a progressive sexual education learning plan following two years of students falling behind in language arts and math, due to the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In New Jersey\u2019s largest city of Newark, <a href=\"http:\/\/loss\">87 percent of fifth graders<\/a> are in need of \u201cstrong support\u201d for math. 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