{"id":1939666,"date":"2023-05-27T18:05:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T22:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-gov-signs-bill-banning-sexual-orientation-instruction-through-sixth-grade\/"},"modified":"2023-05-27T18:10:23","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T22:10:23","slug":"iowa-gov-signs-bill-banning-sexual-orientation-instruction-through-sixth-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-gov-signs-bill-banning-sexual-orientation-instruction-through-sixth-grade\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa Governor signs bill prohibiting teaching of sexual orientation to sixth graders."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fiowa-gov-signs-bill-banning-sexual-orientation-instruction-through-sixth-grade%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=1939666&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--><h2>Gov. Kim Reynolds Signs Ban on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Instruction in Iowa Classrooms<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Reynolds signed seven bills centered on education into law Friday, and among them was Senate File 496, which requires that teachers instruct young children with &#8220;age-appropriate and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iowa-gov-signs-bill-banning-sexual-orientation-instruction-through-sixth-grade\/\" title=\"Iowa Governor signs bill prohibiting teaching of sexual orientation to sixth graders.\">research-based human growth<\/a> and development.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, this new law bans sexual orientation and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-promises-to-create-more-lgbtq-content-as-activists-attempt-to-coerce-them-to-stop-fl-passing-a-bill-banning-gender-identity-instruction-through-3rd-grade\/\" title=\"Disney Promises to Create More LGBTQ+ Content as Activists Attempt to Coerce Them to Stop FL Passing a Bill Banning Gender Identity Instruction Through 3rd Grade\">gender identity instruction<\/a> in classrooms from kindergarten through sixth grade. School employees who violate this law will receive a warning for their first offense, followed by a hearing for a second violation. The hearing could result in &#8220;disciplinary action&#8221; in further instances.<\/p>\n<h3>Education Reform in Iowa<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;This legislative session, we secured transformational education reform that puts parents in the driver&#8217;s seat, eliminates burdensome regulations on public schools, provides flexibility to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-campaign-bullish-on-election-eve\/\" title=\"Youngkin Campaign Bullish on Election Eve\">raise teacher salaries<\/a>, and empowers teachers to prepare our kids for their future,&#8221; Reynolds said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Education is the great equalizer, and everyone involved \u2014 parents, educators, and our children \u2014 deserves an environment where they can thrive.<\/p>\n<h3>Reaction to the Ban<\/h3>\n<p>The bill passed in a majority vote of 57 to 38, with House Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D) absent on the day of the vote. This vote was cast along party lines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For all the LGBTQ+ kids and families who feel targeted by the Governor and her allies this session, we see you and we love you,&#8221; Iowa&#8217;s Democratic Whip Lindsay James wrote on Twitter. &#8220;You deserve the freedom to be yourself and be happy without interference from politicians. We\u2019re going to keep fighting for you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Universal School Choice Program<\/h3>\n<p>This comes after Reynolds signed a bill at the beginning of this year establishing the state&#8217;s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heritage-foundation-rates-florida-and-arizona-as-top-states-for-education-freedom\/\" title=\"Heritage Foundation rates Florida and Arizona as top states for education freedom\">universal school choice program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make the text more engaging<\/li>\n<li>Use HTML for formatting<\/li>\n<li>Include h2 tags, h3 tags, lists, and bold<\/li>\n<li>Edit only the part that is rendered in the HTML and visible on the front end<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t edit HTML tags, only text.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a bill banning sexual orientation and gender identity instruction in classrooms for kindergarten through sixth grade. The bill requires teachers to provide age-appropriate and research-based human growth and development education to young children. 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