Washington Schools to Teach 5-Y-O Students 'Many Ways to Express Gender'

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A social conservative advocacy group is warning that the Washington state public school system plans to begin teaching elementary school students the basic concepts of gender identity and gender expression.

Citing an article published by The Daily Caller, the Family Policy Institute of Washington is stressing to parents that come the 2017-2018 school year, their kindergarten students will be subjected to a new set of health and physical education learning standards adopted by the state's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) in March of this year.

According to the standards, a "core idea" for health education is teaching children of all grades about "self-identity." The document lists, in the form of a table, different concepts that children of each grade level should be able to comprehend.

The table explains that kindergarten and first-grade students are expected to "understand there are many ways to express gender." In second grade, students are expected to "understand there is a range of gender roles and expression," and "understand importance of treating others with respect regarding gender expression." In third grade, students are expected to be able to "explain that gender roles can vary considerably."

In fourth grade, students are expected to "identify how friends and family can influence ideas regarding gender roles, identity, and expression," and "define sexual orientation." In fifth grade, students are expected to "identify trusted adults to ask questions about gender identity and sexual orientation." In seventh grade, students are expected to be able to "distinguish between biological sex, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation."