1TRENTON, NJ – A new proposal in the State Assembly would bar New Jersey public schools from teaching sex education or related topics to students in preschool through fourth grade.

Assemblyman Sean T. Kean introduced the bill alongside Assemblymen Christopher P. DePhillips and Jay Webber.

The measure would prohibit classroom instruction in family life education, sexual health, sexual orientation, and gender identity for younger elementary students.

Under the bill, local boards of education would be restricted from offering lessons on those subjects until students reach fifth grade, amending current health and physical education standards.

The proposal also directs the State Board of Education to revise the New Jersey Student Learning Standards within 30 days of the bill’s enactment to

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