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Gov. Maura Healey moved Wednesday to update the state’s sex education guidelines for the first time in 24 years.The updates are “inclusive, medically accurate and<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/healey-leading-new-push-for-sex-ed-updates/">Read More</a>
BOSTON — Over the past decade, the Senate has passed a bill that would remodel what sex education looks like in Massachusetts on four occasions — but House Democrats have never taken it up.
The Healthy Youth Act would require schools that offer sex ed to rely on medically accurate and age-appropriate information.
Students took the day off from class to rally at the Statehouse for comprehensive sex education in schools.
New governor may be more amenable to the measure and LGBTQ+ rights.