The COVID-19 pandemic has left New Jersey school kids behind. Remote learning, and a disruption in in-person instruction has come at a detrimental cost. Results from the first standardized tests since the pandemic began revealed that 40 percent of students need “strong support” to catch up in math. Many teachers in urban areas are feeling pressured to pass failing students.
But instead of recognizing that our kids are falling behind and taking steps to correct this, what have our elected officials and educational leaders decided to prioritize instead? You guessed it, sex education.
That’s right. Not working overtime to make sure our students catch up in language arts or math, but teaching second graders about gender identity while they’re still learning to read and write.
What else is the New Jersey Department of Education also expecting second graders to learn for the next school year? “List[ing] medically accurate names for body parts, including the genitals,” according to student learning standards.
Parents, rightfully so, are outraged. Student test scores are lower than ever, but school boards are too busy finding ways to sneak in their radical political agenda.