{"id":1449032,"date":"2022-04-21T12:30:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1449032"},"modified":"2022-04-21T12:30:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T16:30:44","slug":"democratic-rep-facing-hard-re-election-campaign-calls-away-gender-ideology-classes-for-1st-graders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-rep-facing-hard-re-election-campaign-calls-away-gender-ideology-classes-for-1st-graders\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Rep Facing Hard Re-Election Campaign Calls Away Gender Ideology Classes For 1st Graders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-rep-facing-hard-re-election-campaign-calls-away-gender-ideology-classes-for-1st-graders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1449032&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Democratic New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski is pushing back against an elementary school curriculum that could teach young children about gender ideology and human genitalia.<\/p>\n<p>The state of New Jersey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/news\/area\/western-newjersey\/nj-governor-asks-education-department-to-re-examine-sex-education-standards\/article_462f9a00-bc3b-11ec-93ce-e3ac22311269.html\">adopted<\/a> sexual education <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.gov\/education\/cccs\/2020\/2020%20NJSLS-CHPE.pdf\">standards<\/a> in 2020 that include key aspects of left-wing gender ideology. In one county, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/dge2a30qi05brxw\/AADZE5YRB-DViEZ-eiLQ1yoYa\/By%20the%20end%20of%20Grade%202?dl=0&#038;preview=3Rs-NJ_PinkBluePurple.pdf&#038;subfolder_nav_tracking=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">proposed<\/a> curriculum <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/08\/nj-requiring-gender-identity-training-second-graders\/\">encourages<\/a> first graders to \u201cdefine gender, gender identity and gender role stereotypes.\u201d It also instructs second graders on genital anatomy, although it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/sh\/dge2a30qi05brxw\/AADZE5YRB-DViEZ-eiLQ1yoYa\/By%20the%20end%20of%20Grade%202?dl=0&#038;preview=3Rs-NJ_UnderstandingOurBodies.pdf&#038;subfolder_nav_tracking=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stresses<\/a> that \u201cbeing a boy or a girl doesn\u2019t have to mean you have those parts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Malinowski said on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Malinowski\/status\/1517122647146086400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> that concerns about Westfield County\u2019s curriculum are \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">understandable\u201d because it is \u201cnot age appropriate.\u201d The county superintendent later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/04\/12\/new-jersey-education-guidelines\/\">told<\/a> The Washington Post that the publicized curriculum was \u201cnot state-mandated.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/12\/new-jersey-transgender-puberty-sex-education\/\"><strong>(RELATED: New Jersey Kids Could Be Taught Puberty Blockers Are OK, Frequent Masturbation Is \u2018Healthy\u2019)<\/strong><\/a><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">I\u2019m glad the school district never intended them to be part of any curriculum,\u201d Malinowski added.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In February, some sample lesson plans on gender identity were distributed in Westfield that were not age appropriate. Parents raised understandable concerns and I\u2019m glad the school district never intended them to be part of any curriculum. 2\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gwS0PgJmMo\">https:\/\/t.co\/gwS0PgJmMo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Malinowski\/status\/1517122647146086400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Malinowski will face off against former state Sen. Tom Kean in November in a district that the National Republican Congressional Committee has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcc.org\/2021\/11\/03\/nrcc-expands-offensive-map-announces-13-new-targets\/\">designated<\/a> a target for a GOP pickup. A new congressional map passed by the New Jersey legislature <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/22\/new-jersey-redistricting-tom-malinowski-map-democrat\/\">swung<\/a> his Seventh District six points to the right. Malinowski was <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Tom_Malinowski\">elected<\/a> by five points in 2018 and one point in 2020, according to Ballotpedia.<\/p>\n<p>Malinowski also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Malinowski\/status\/1517122649205452800\">called<\/a> out Kean for an April 14 Fox News appearance in which the Republican asserted that teachers would expose students \u201cto pornography as young as second grade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">That\u2019s an outrageous and untrue slur, and he knows it<\/span>,\u201d the congressman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Malinowski\/status\/1517122658478997508\">tweeted<\/a>. \u201c<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Instead of calming things down as any responsible leader would do, he chose again to stir up anger, mistrust, and fear in hopes he can ride it to power.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy claimed that the new standards would \u201cpromote inclusivity and respect for every child,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/governor\/news\/news\/562022\/approved\/20220413a.shtml\">ordered<\/a> a review on April 13.<\/p>\n<p>Some parents have argued that the standards go too far in teaching young children about human sexuality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want to teach acceptance, that\u2019s one thing. Teach them that everyone matters and respect and that we should be accepting, 100%. But you\u2019re not going to teach them different sexes and the names of their body parts, and what to do with these body parts,\u201d Nancy Weuste, the mother of an eighth grader, <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseymonitor.com\/2022\/04\/14\/parents-grapple-with-new-sex-education-standards-but-many-support-it\/\">told<\/a> the New Jersey Monitor. \u201cIt\u2019s overwhelming for kids. They just want to be with their friends.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic New Jersey Rep. 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