Illinois State Senator Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) | https://senatormcconchie.com/
Illinois State Senator Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) | https://senatormcconchie.com/
State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich) is attacking a state bill that would require Illinois public school districts to provide a sexual education curriculum regarded by Republicans as a blow to parental rights, according to a Shaw Local News Network article published on Jan. 7.
“The idea that you would strip away local control for this is appalling,” McConchie said. “We are seeing one particular agenda being pushed down parents’ throats.”
House Bill 5188 would require all public school districts to provide educational material from the National Sex Education Standards (NSES), but will also allow for any individual student or their parent to opt out, according to Illinois State Board of Education spokeswoman Jackie Matthews.
The curriculum standards were established in Senate Bill 818, which became law in 2022, building the framework for public schools to adapt the sexual education curriculum. Many Illinois school districts chose to opt out.
McConchie also referred to the 2021 passing of the SAFE-T Act as another example of a lame-duck session bill that he believes didn't get an appropriate review before becoming law.
“This is why I don’t like lame-duck sessions,” McConchie said. “You get the SAFE-T Act at 4:30 in the morning without appropriate review.”
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