The TUSD governing board delayed approving a new Family Life Curriculum in order to review new recommendations from the district’s superintendent. Read more >> http://tucne.ws/1b18
TUSD Family Life Curriculum
Left, Rebel Sleighter, 11-year-old student at La Paloma Academy, and Genesis Alegria, 11-year-old student at La Cima Middle School, chant their opinions during Tucson Unified School District's board meeting at Duffy Community Center 5145 E. 5th St., on Sept. 10. TUSD delayed the vote on their new Family Life Curriculum, which has become controversial.
TUSD Family Life Curriculum
Esther Alegria, 12-year-old student at La Cima Middle School, holds up a sign during a Tucson Unified School District board meeting at Duffy Community Center 5145 E. 5th St., on September 10th, 2019. TUSD delayed the vote on their new Family Life Curriculum, which has become controversial.
TUSD Family Life Curriculum
A young student holds up a sign in opposition of Tucson Unified School District's new Family Life Curriculum during TUSD's board meeting at Duffy Community Center 5145 E. 5th St., on September 10th, 2019. TUSD delayed the vote on their new Family Life Curriculum, which has become controversial.
TUSD Family Life Curriculum
Gabriel Corella, father of a 5-year-old student in private school, chants in opposition of Tucson Unified School District's new Family Life Curriculum during TUSD's board meeting at Duffy Community Center 5145 E. 5th St., on September 10th, 2019. TUSD delayed the vote on their new Family Life Curriculum, which has become controversial.
TUSD Family Life Curriculum
Elizabeth Vega, mother, yells in support of Tucson Unified School District's new Family Life Curriculum during TUSD's board meeting at Duffy Community Center 5145 E. 5th St., on September 10th, 2019. TUSD delayed the vote on their new Family Life Curriculum, which has become controversial.
TUSD Family Life Curriculum
Monica Davis, mother, holds up an LGBTQ sign during Tucson Unified School District's board meeting at Duffy Community Center 5145 E. 5th St., on September 10th, 2019. TUSD delayed the vote on their new Family Life Curriculum, which has become controversial.
TUSD Family Life Curriculum
A group of people line up outside and chant during Tucson Unified School District's board meeting at Duffy Community Center 5145 E. 5th St., on September 10th, 2019. TUSD delayed the vote on their new Family Life Curriculum, which has become controversial.
TUSD Family Life Curriculum
Left, Eyren Huffman, 20-year-old pre-law student at the University of Arizona, and Riley Conklin, 20 and political science student at the UA, share a kiss during Tucson Unified School District's board meeting at Duffy Community Center 5145 E. 5th St., on September 10th, 2019. TUSD delayed the vote on their new Family Life Curriculum, which has become controversial.
TUSD Family Life Curriculum
Carol Brochin, Luz Trujillo and her son Luie Gonzalez, an 11th-grader in the Amphitheater School District, support the proposed changes to sex education during Tucson Unified School District's board meeting at Duffy Community Center 5145 E. 5th St., on Sept.10, 2019. TUSD delayed the vote on their new Family Life Curriculum, which has become controversial.
TUSD Family Life Curriculum
A crowd of people gather outside to watch Tucson Unified School District's board meeting at Duffy Community Center 5145 E. 5th St., on September 10th, 2019. TUSD delayed the vote on their new Family Life Curriculum, which has become controversial.
TUSD Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo has recommended several new changes, including an emphasis on abstinence as the best way to avoiding unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections.
Superintendent Gabriel Trujillo says he wants to make sure changes to the Family Life Curriculum emphasize abstinence as the best way to avoid unplanned pregnancies and exposure to sexually transmitted infections.
A lot of the opposition to TUSD’s proposed sex-ed curriculum is being fueled by an anti-LGBTQ organization that claims comprehensive sex educa…
None of the schools directly discuss LGBTQ lifestyles, issues
As I watched the growing opposition to TUSD’s proposed sex education update, I saw a stark change occur. At first, the opposition was primaril…
Unlike the sex education program, which discusses gender identity and consent, the alternative program in Tucson's largest school district focuses on things like self confidence, media influence and bullying.
"Parents shouldn't have to worry about what schools are teaching their children about human sexuality and gender identity," says Sen. Nancy Barto, the Phoenix Republican who proposed SB 1456.