Texas Democrat U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico questioned parental opt-in requirements for sex education while he served in the state House, raising concerns that the policy would reduce the number of students receiving instruction on what he described as “maybe the most important topic” they would learn about in school.
\n\nDuring a July 2022 hearing in the Texas House of Representatives over HB 1525, Talarico described sex education as “maybe the most important topic” Texas students would learn in school.
\n\nHB 1525 enacted a sweeping set of reforms to Texas schools, including changes to sex education that Talarico made clear he opposed. Instead of parents having to opt their children out of sex education, the bill made the lessons opt-in, empowering parents to decide if their children would participate.
\n\nSchool districts were also required to fully inform parents about the sex education curriculum.
\n\nTalarico ultimately voted for HB 1525, an all-encompassing education bill, but made clear during his remarks that he opposed the sex education reforms included in the measure.
\n\nHis objection to the sex education provisions is notable given his broader record on education spending. Talarico rarely, if ever, opposed large education spending bills, which served as a vehicle…
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