Proposed OK Senate bill would make gender reassignment treatment illegal for those under 21 I applaud the State of Florida for enacting this measure, and call on my colleagues in Oklahoma to follow their lead and do the right thing to protect our children.” “Kids need to be learning their ABCs and how to read and write – not that a man can be a woman if he feels like it, or vice versa. “There is absolutely no reason we should be teaching or talking about sexual orientation or gender identity in elementary school,” Dahm said. The measure would also require each school board to adopt procedures notifying a student’s parent or legal guardian if there is “a change in a student’s services related to their mental health, emotional, or physical health or well-being, and the school’s ability to provide a safe and supportive learning environment for the student.” It also requires that any curriculum taught in grades six through 12 must be age and developmentally appropriate for students.
The legislation would prohibit educators or other school personnel from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity for grades kindergarten through fifth.