New York City public school students as young as 4 are learning the ABCs of HIV in kindergarten, including through a book that identifies vulvas and penises, The Post has learned.
The city’s HIV/AIDS curriculum, which was revamped in September, centers lessons for 4- and 5-year-olds around a book called “These are My Eyes, This is My Nose, This is My Vulva, These are My Toes,” by Lexx “The Sex Doc” Brown-James, a St. Louis-based sex educator and therapist.
“Some girls wear dresses, some girls won’t, some girls have vulvas and some girls don’t,” the book says. “Some boys have a penis but not all boys do. To always use your manners, ask ‘What may I call you?,'” it continues.
“EJ is not a girl or a boy. So not he or she. To show you care, always use ‘they,’ ‘them’ and ‘theirs.’”
The lessons, which include a video of the book created and adapted by Brown-James specifically for NYC Public Schools, lay the foundation to learn about the human immunodeficiency virus — which can lead to AIDS — down the road.
The K-12 program, “Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum,” is the city’s response to state-mandated HIV/AIDS lessons, and was funded in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“It’s beyond inappropriate,” said Natalya Murakhver, an Upper West Side mom and co-founder of the nonprofit Restore Childhood.
“This is graphic content that, if it’s introduced, I think it should be introduced in the home, not in the schools,” she added.
One Brooklyn mom of a kindergartener received notice last week that her 5-year-old would be getting the lessons — and was given no option to opt-out. --->READ MORE HERE
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The curriculum at New York City public schools teaches students as young as 4 years old about sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and gender identity, according to the New York Post.
The city’s “Growing Up and Staying Safe: New York City K-12 HIV Education Curriculum” includes material geared toward elementary schoolers such as a book about penises and vulvas, according to the NYC Public Schools website.
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The curriculum’s lessons for kindergarteners include a picture book called “These are my EYES, This is my NOSE, This is my VULVA, These are my TOES.” The 21-page picture book shows several illustrations of diverse groups of children, including one page featuring a young boy saying, “This is my penis,” and another page saying “you’ll have hair everywhere” as an adult.
Lexx Brown James was credited as the author of the book on its front page. James has a Ph.D and works as the Director of the Sexual Health Certificate Program at the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work, according to the university’s website. --->READ MORE HERE
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