No pupil in any public school shall be required to engage in any form of mandatory gender or sexual diversity training or counseling. Missouri’s ant-CRT bill includes the diversity training clause, this time for all public school students. Should teachers never mention anything about their family life? Would family photos be forbidden on Louisiana teacher desks? And what exactly does it mean to “cover” a topic? A teacher whose lesson plan said she was going to “cover” a topic would be justly criticized by a supervisor for vagueness. Additionally, no teacher, school employee, or presenter “shall discuss his own sexual orientation or gender identity with students” in grades K-12.Īn amendment clarifies that “class discussion” means discussion held during the time between the beginning and end of class, but beyond the curious choice of “his,” the bill raises many questions. No teacher or presenter may “cover” the topics of gender identity or sexual orientation “in any classroom discussion or instruction” in grade K-8. Louisiana is considering a bill that is short and sweeping. No student enrolled at a public postsecondary education institution shall be required to engage in any form of mandatory gender or sexual diversity training or counseling. Iowa defines “gender identity” as “a gender-related identity of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth.”Īnother anti-CRT bill with a sexual diversity training provision In grades 1 through 6, such instruction may only be provided with parental consent. SF 2024 bans any “instruction relating to gender identity” from kindergarten classes. Several states follow this particular template. An Indiana anti-CRT bill includes this clause.Ī student enrolled at a state educational institution shall not be required to engage in any form of mandatory gender or sexual diversity training or counseling.