The Ritzville Adams County Journal - Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887

I encourage readers to support Referendum 90 repealing the new K-12 sexual education law.

The Legislature recently passed this bill, Senate Bill 5395, creating new learning standards for sexuality education. It requires instruction to begin in kindergarten in 2021.

The state adheres to the National Sexuality Education Standards under the advice of Planned Parenthood and the Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network, but with no conservative balance.

For K-3 instruction, the state offers only one curriculum: “Rights, Respect and Responsibility.”

The curriculum refers to “… the r...