After months of opposition, the Nebraska State Board of Education voted to postpone the development of the proposed Health Education standards of the Nebraska Department of Education. The vote was 5-1 to postpone decision. Discussions will restart when a majority of the Board votes to proceed.
The Nebraska Family Alliance and Nebraska Catholic Conference helped lead opposition to the inclusion of comprehensive sex education in health standards and released the following statement
“The past several months he exposed a glaring disconnect between the boar of education and the citizens of Nebraska, but the clear, consistent and courageous voices of parents won the day. While we are grateful for the vote to postpone the standards, the push to insert comprehensive sex education and politicized material in statewide standards has deeply violated the trust and credibility that citizens expect from the board of education
Every child deserves and education that is free from graphic, sexual curriculum, and ideologically driven content, and we encourage Nebraskans to remain diligent in following educational matters at local and state levels.”