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Iowa Lawmakers May Ban K-12 Teaching About Gender, Sexual Identity
The bill extends a ban on gender and sexuality instruction to grades 7–12, following a 2-1 subcommittee vote along party lines amid ongoing legal challenges.
- A three-member Iowa Senate subcommittee advanced Senate Study Bill 2003 in a 2-1 vote, expanding Iowa's K-12 ban on gender and sexuality instruction to high school.
- Gov. Kim Reynolds signed last year's law limiting instruction through sixth grade, and supporters said topics on gender and sexuality belong at home, not school.
- Opponents packed the hearing at the Statehouse, filling the committee room during the 30-minute public comment period, warning the bill would limit educators, chill speech and harm student safety, said Michelle Fitch and Damien Thompson.
- Legal challenges could follow, as the 2023 law is already tied up in federal litigation and temporarily blocked while judges weigh its constitutionality, with advocates expecting similar fights over the expansion.
- The proposal would affect curricula statewide and, opponents say, further marginalize LGBTQ students, with Thompson noting, `High school students can vote soon... and they're expected to understand complex and social and health issues as they enter adulthood.
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Iowa lawmakers may ban K-12 teaching about gender, sexual identity
Iowa's K-12 schools could not teach students about gender identity and sexual orientation under a bill lawmakers advanced expanding current law.
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Sioux City JournalIowa Senate Republicans advance bill banning gender identity, sexual orientation instruction in high schools
The proposal would expand Iowa’s ban on instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity — currently limited to kindergarten through sixth grade — to include grades seven through 12.
Bill proposes expanding ban on gender and sexuality materials in schools to all grades
An Iowa Senate subcommittee advanced a bill Wednesday banning materials and instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation for Iowa 7th through 12th grade students as a similar ban on these subjects for K-6 students is being challenged in court.
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