Iowa Gov. Reynolds signs off on K-6 gender, sexuality lesson ban

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : ND SENATE PASSES SERIES OF BILLS RELATED TO TRANSGENDER ISSUES IN SPORTS, HEALTHCARE, SCHOOLS, WORKPLACE"This legislative session, we secured transformational education reform that puts parents in the driver's seat, eliminates burdensome regulations on public schools, provides flexibility to raise teacher salaries, and empowers teachers to prepare our kids for their future," Reynolds said in a statement.
43% : Despite the opposition of all Democratic legislators, Republicans who hold large majorities in Iowa's state House and Senate approved the measure in April and there was little doubt that Reynolds would sign it; she had made issues related to gender identity and sexuality a focal point of her legislative agenda this year.
23% : Iowa teachers will be banned from raising gender identity and sexual orientation issues with students through grade six, and all books depicting sex acts will be removed from school libraries, under a bill Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Friday.

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