has no censorship in it at all.”ĭemocratic Gov. Michael Lee, a New Hanover County Republican and a Senate education committee co-chairman.
“This is about not teaching 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-year-olds things that are not age appropriate,' said Sen. And they say it would allow passing mention of a teacher or parent's same-sex relationship, for example. Senate Republicans disagreed, saying the prohibition of instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in curriculum for kindergarten through third grade is more narrowly tailored than the Florida law. They said the measure contained items reminiscent of a recently approved Florida law that critics have dubbed the “Don't Say Gay” bill. The bill, which wades into other contentious issues around pronouns for children and their medical treatment without parental consent, received criticism from some who said GOP colleagues are wrongly interfering in the classroom. A Republican measure supporters say would empower North Carolina parents to better monitor their children's public school education - and also would bar K-3 class curriculum from addressing LGBTQ issues - received approval Wednesday from a state Senate committee.
