TRUSSVILLE — During a Tuesday speech at the Decisions, Choices & Options third annual dinner at Crosspoint Church in Trussville, State Rep. Susan DuBose (R-Hoover) continued her push to restrict the state's sex-ed curriculum and allow for legal cause of action against school officials who violate the bill's provisions.
Although her 2025 legislation requiring that any K-12 sex education or human reproductive curriculum or program teach sexual risk avoidance and encourage the avoidance of any nonmarital sexual activity failed, DuBose announced she would be carrying the legislation again in the upcoming 2025 session.
"I'm going to be carrying this legislation once again in the House of Representatives that helps define our sex ed law so that, one, we focus on what's important to our children, and that is sexual risk avoidance. We give them the accurate facts. And also that the appropriate groups are teaching our kids, groups like [Decisions, Choices & Options]. This is who we want in front of our kids, not groups that are going to get in there and indoctrinate them with some gender ideology that we all know does not need to be discussed at all in school, and thanks to President Trump, we have the wind beneath our wings to give us, really, the focus that we need to push this legislation through this year."
"This is all part of continuing to teach the Biblical truth to our children, and I'll never shy away from the Biblical truth," she added, noting it was important for parents to review the curriculum before being taught to their children.
State Sen. Shay Shelnutt (R-Trussville) lamented that the sex ed reform legislation didn't pass but described DuBose as a "warrior" and said the Alabama Legislature would get it passed.
"We're going to get it done this year," Shelnutt told the crowd. "We're going to get it done."
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