Seattle gets bashed as Wash. State Senate votes for required sex education

The Washington State Senate, on a party-line 28-21 vote, approved legislation Wednesday requiring that all the state's K-12 public schools offer a sex education curriculum, with parents having the option to opt out.

Lawmakers heard a lengthy debate, with supporters saying kids must learn early how to resist and reject sexual overtures, while Republican opponents warned of "state mandates," a "social agenda" and "Seattle values."

"This legislation is not about sex education, but about a social agenda . . . a social agenda with a world view," said Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, who asked: "Why is Seattle allowed to tell me in Ferndale how our school is to be run?"

The sex ed vote was "an historic day in a bad way," added Sen. Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley. "What they (constituents) don't like is people jamming Seattle values down their throats and that is what they are doing here."

Sen. Claire Wilson, D-Federal Way, said, however, that the bill should be dedicated to girls she met as a Tacoma teacher who found themselves "pregnant and parenting while not having training" in sex education or choices.

One out of every 14 women in America is sexually assaulted by age 18, argued Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island. They need to "learn how to say no . . . You can say something. It's O.K. to say something."

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Doug Ericksen is such douchebag.

I know a couple of people from Ferndale. Their political point of view is very similar to mine so it makes me wonder how Ericksen keeps getting elected.