New law requires Illinois schools teach contributions of gay, transgender people
When Lori Lightfoot was elected mayor of Chicago this spring, the city’s school district put together a lesson guide with ideas and resources for teaching about her inauguration — without explicitly referencing her sexual orientation.
“Chicago made history by electing our first African-American woman to serve as Mayor,” the document began.
Under a new Illinois law taking effect next year, similar guides might mention another way Chicago made history: by electing its first openly gay mayor.
The Inclusive Curriculum Law, signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Aug. 9, mandates that by the time students finish eighth grade, public schools must teach them about contributions to state and U.S. history made by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Read more: https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190903/new-law-requires-illinois-schools-teach-contributions-of-gay-transgender-people
(Springfield State Journal Register)
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