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Capt. Obvious

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Thu Oct 22, 2015, 12:42 PM Oct 2015

Proposed Sex Ed Changes Wreak Violence, Chaos At Nebraska School Meeting

A school district meeting in Omaha, Nebraska ended in chaos and some violence Tuesday as community members screamed in protest over the district's consideration of an expanded lesson on sex education that would include abortion, sexual preference, and gender identities, as local TV station WDAM reported.

One woman in attendance wagered that Planned Parenthood had "come in," as part of a larger "ring" in the state to convince Omaha Public Schools (OPS) to make the changes, according to the TV report.

The district's current policy teaches safe sex and birth control, according to the report.

The state of Nebraska was ranked 34 out of 51 (including the District of Columbia) — with 1 representing the highest rate and 51 the lowest — for pregnancies among females aged 15 through 19, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. At one point in the meeting, a woman stood up and began yelling about the ability of the district, OPS, to keep her daughters "pure."

"I have five daughters! Five daughters!" she said. "Who’s going to keep them pure? Nobody! I am! Not OPS! Not OPS!”

The new policy was also blamed on Planned Parenthood.

"Planned Parenthood has come in," a woman identified only as Amber Parker, was quoted in the report, "There is a big ring here. We are fighting this on the state level as well."

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Proposed Sex Ed Changes Wreak Violence, Chaos At Nebraska School Meeting (Original Post) Capt. Obvious Oct 2015 OP
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