At what age is it appropriate for grammar school teachers to discuss issues like sex and gender with their students?

Should it be done with kids as young as pre-K, second grade, fifth?

Even a decade ago, the most common answer would have been never. These are simply not appropriate subjects for young children.

If for some reason they did have to be raised, it would be the parent's job, not the teachers.

Today, it's much different.

Now these are pressing questions and very much on the minds of parents. They are part of what the media calls the culture war.

But parents didn't start this war. The war has been waged on us.

Until recently we had no idea it was even happening. Now it's hand-to-hand combat, school boards versus mom and dad.

It's not clear who's winning.

Starting in September 2022, New Jersey First Graders will learn about gender identity under new sex education guidelines.

A sample lesson plan reads as follows.

You might feel like you're a boy, even if you have body parts as some people might tell you are, girl parts.

You might feel like you're a girl, even if you have body parts as some people might tell you are boy parts.

And you might not feel like you're a boy or a girl, but you're a little bit of both.

No matter how you feel, you're perfectly normal.

Yes, junior might be struggling with his fractions, but never fear. He's rock solid on his preferred pronouns.

The Evanston Skokie School District 65 in Illinois has adopted a new LGBTQ plus equity week curriculum that will teach kids in pre-K and kindergarten about people who have more than one gender or no gender at all.

Kids in First Grade can pick their own pronouns, including Z, Zer, and Tree, and are told they can switch pronouns anytime they wish.

All feelings are respected all the time.

Third graders, generally around eight years old, are also encouraged to overcome their prejudice that gender is binary.

Parents have mounted a counter attack.

Are deep concern that our children are being prematurely sexualized and thus confused about their identity is manifest in Florida's Parental Rights and Education Act.

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