September 17, 2024
Awake IL President Shannon Adcock presented the 2024 Sex Ed Analysis Report
TIMESTAMPS, CLICK TO SKIP TO ANY TOPIC IN THE LIVESTREAM UPDATE:
00:00 INTRO
07:05 SEX ED in IL, BACKGROUND
13:12 AMAZING NEWS! ADVOCACY IS WORKING
17:15 AWAKE IL 2024 REPORT via FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
18:40 MOM SCORCHES RADICAL SEX ED IN VIDEO
26:40 WHAY ARE PARENTS SO CONCERNED ABOUT "SIECUS"?
39:28 WHAT DOES THE 2024 ANALYSIS REPORT SHOW IN IL SCHOOLS?
43:43 WHAT ARE THE WORRISOME SEX ED RESOURCES USED IN IL SCHOOLS? 48:33 PARENT CONSIDERATIONS, OPT OUT, and CLOSING
Via Freedom of Information Act Request (F.O.I.A.), the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to our public records request for all school responses to the 2023-2024 Comprehensive Personal Health and Safety and Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Survey Report. This survey was issued for the last 3 school years and will be issued for 2 more years. It's imperative that parents understand the nature of all the resources used by your district and to submit the opt out forms as necessary.
After viewing the survey results, our organization sees many opportunities for continued awareness on radical sexual education and parental rights empowerment (opt out). Our goal is to see the columns listing "# of students opting out" CONTINUE to rise exponentially by next survey (Summer 2025) as more awaken to the need to protect children from radicalized sex agendas. We respect that each family is unique and that some aspects of personal health and safety resources are beneficial. However, the alignment of "heath" and "sexuality" with the National Sex Education Standards is RADICAL and concerning. This isn't just about policy, it's about PARENTING. Opting out of radical sexual education is a top parental rights issue in Illinois education.
GREAT NEWS: Awake IL accomplished our advocacy goal! Each grade level saw a HUGE increase since last year in student opt-out of radical sex education lessons. Since opt out reporting isn't required, we suspect these opt out numbers are actually much, much higher.
ATTN PARENTS: Stand in the gap and be the barrier between your child and any misguided agenda aiming to indoctrinate or groom your child against your wishes. SUBMIT THESE FORMS TODAY-certified mail is best but they may be emailed.
To view the survey responses as provided by the IL State Board of Education, please click here or click the image above. Document may also be downloaded. Columns may be sorted as desired. Updates will be posted to the blog as they are received.
NOTE, The ISBE survey is limited.
Some school staff used personal email addresses which prevents us from verifying the correlating district.
Survey responses are on the honor of the Superintendent/primary contact who submitted survey. Please contact your district with specific inquiries regarding their responses.
SUGGESTION: ISBE would do well to ask PRINCIPALS of each IL school district to respond (vs. district level responses) with the goal of capturing specific opt-in/opt-out and curricula/resource data.
If your district responded "Yes" to "Provide Instruction" be sure to look at the student population that was exposed to comprehensive education. Submit questions and commentary to your district leadership accordingly and submit the opt out forms to be added to your student's file. These forms are very specific to particular resources that may be used in the classroom. You may also ask your principal for a school-specific form to supplement any opt out.
If your district responded "No" to "Provide Instruction" it is worth relaying your appreciation to district/school leadership for choosing not to expose students to Comprehensive Sexual Education. The opt out forms are still a worthy addition for ALL students, even in districts where they haven't adopted Comprehensive Sexual Education as a formal policy. Some teachers may still pursue classroom resources that align with the radical and misguided agendas such as gender identity and puberty blockers, etc.
By high school, opt outs are basically non existent. We believe the best use of opt out forms is for grades K-8 combined with intentional parenting and dialogue happening at the dinner table, at church, and within the boundaries of the family unit. When children know YOUR values and expectations versus that of any radical activist agendas, they are better equipped.
Faith leaders have an opportunity to shed light on this radical agenda that conflicts with religious tenet.
For more in-depth resources on the nature of comprehensive sexuality lessons and how they were implemented into Illinois law, visit www.awakeIL.com/optout. Please contact us at info@awakeIL.com with any feedback or updates on this topic.
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