A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about gender identity to gifted fifth-graders – the latest salvo in a nationwide clash over how issues like gender and race are discussed in public school classrooms.
And in the end it’s like… what’s too early? Fifth grade is entering puberty. Kids should learn about the world of gender, sex, and everything, ideally before they enter it. You can’t exactly delay puberty because it’s “inappropriate”. It’s always appropriate because that’s when that development happens.
Ive met a few parents over the years who believed no one should ever receive sex education, because religion and reasons. Regardless of age.