FREMONT (CBS SF) More than a 1,000 people have signed an online
petition protesting the use of a controversial health education book in the
Fremont Unified School District’s 9th-grade curriculum.
The book, titled “Your Health Today” is almost 400
pages long and among the subject includes information on bondage, orgasms,
vibrators, along with explicit drawings and diagrams.
The text also describes how to buy and use condoms
and addresses masturbation, binge-drinking and shows sex organs in various
stages of arousal.
“Our high-school students today need all the tools
they can have to arm themselves to make the best- informed decision,” said the
school district’s Board President, Lara Calvert-York. Teachers from the
district unanimously chose the book to incorporate in classes.
Some parents feel the images in the book are
comparable to porn.
“It’s a bit much for me, I’m not comfortable with my
child – I mean, wow, that’s, the graphics are extreme, oh my gosh,” said
parent Latonya Stevenson, as she was shown some of the pages from the textbook.
“They are very pornographic. The pictures are very explicit.”
Students are even agreeing that the book may be
going over the line.
“I don’t think we really need to know about that at
this age,” said Judy Le, a senior at Kennedy High School. “I feel like it’s
more of like, adults.”
Jim Morris, the Fremont Unified School District
superintendent, said teachers won’t be teaching about sex toys, but that
overall the textbook is very good.
“Those anatomy pieces of health education are
required to be taught. It’s part of students’ learning about their bodies,” he
told KPIX.
Some students said with the Internet and social
media at their fingertips, kids are growing up a lot faster, so it’s better to
learn it early.
“Knowing high schoolers, they’re probably going to
find out anyway, so it’s better to know from a responsible adult,” said
sophomore Nicholas Loya.
Parents have the option to remove their students
from the sexual education portion of the class.
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