Omaha's schools have proposed an updated sex-education curriculum that has sparked outrage from parents, who claim the new standard "rapes children of their innocence." The new curriculum would include lessons on contraceptives, abstinence, STDs, and gender identity. Opponents say the curriculum "gives children too much information."
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