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An Appeal to Reconsider Plymouth's Sexual Health Program

The Plymouth Public Schools is beginning a new sexual health program with eighth-grade students sometime in 2026.Every resident in Plymouth should be informed about this curriculum, and parents of school children should know their rights. As a community, we must take steps to protect our children from being exposed to content from illegimate sources that is not age-appropriate.

Massachusetts public school districts are NOT required to teach sex education.

Our great teachers in Plymouth are pillars in our community.

The great teachers in Plymouth are pillars in our community. We want to make it clear that our appeal is to protect them as well. Just as we believe that our children should not be exposed to this content, we believe that the teachers should not be forced to present it.We are opposed to the implementation of the DESE frameworks, in general terms. And we are appealing to school administration to analyze the sources and history of the DESE frameworks, and exercise their authority to not implement curriculum.

Background

We learned about this new PPS sexual health curriculum in the October 8th email announcing that it would start October 23rd at PCIS.We requested the materials be sent by email. The school administration's response: no digital copies allowed...only in-person reviews of PowerPoint printouts. This raised a major red flag. They planned to teach these lessons focused on sex to our children in two weeks but refused to email slides to parents? We scheduled the review.Afterward, we noticed that many of the listed videos had no links or sources. Much of the content came from a source that promotes (among other things) masturbation and pornography to children. Further, lessons contradicted the consent laws of the Commonwealth. All in all, this was not age-appropriate.We asked for a complete list of links and got silence until we were listed to speak in public comment at the school committee meeting. Just hours before the public meeting, school administrators removed 4 out of the 11 videos set to be shown on the 23rd. On October 20, we spoke at the school committee meeting and made a plea for a postponement.That’s how this effort started.

  • Parents' rights should be protected;

  • School Committee Policy should be able to be carried out, and;

  • Anything taught to our children should be age appropriate. The laws of the Commonwealth should not be contradicted in our classrooms.

The School Department Agreed & Postponed the Sexual Health Unit

On October 22nd, the school sent out a notice to parents that the sexual health unit was postponed.Since then, the majority of the lesson materials have changed (the standards to which the lessons are aligned, the videos, the slideshows). This is evidence that the district did indeed agree that much of the original content was not appropriate for the classroom.We encourage all parents to exercise their right to inspect & review the revised lesson materials.

Plymouth's Original 8th Grade Sexual Health Curriculum

You can view the documents detailing the original curriculum that would have been implemented on October 23, 2025 using the link below:October 2025 - 8th Grade Health: Sexual Health Education

Below are some of the videos in the original lesson plans that were listed as of October, 2025 - prior to the postponement.

Amaze.org Has No Place in Plymouth's Classrooms

Amaze.org should not be endorsed as a reliable source in our children's classrooms.

Every video from Amaze.org ends with an advertisement directing children to visit Amaze.org for more information.

Amaze.org normalizes the use of pornography in its cartoon videos made for children. This is in spite of the well-documented, peer-reviewed, medical research showing the dangers of porn use/addiction and the negative impacts on adolescents exposed to pornography.

Amaze.org also promotes masturbation to minors. This source should not be validated in Plymouth's classrooms.

An Appeal for Greater Transparency & Maintenance of Parental Rights

A month has now gone by since we appealed to School Committee, and no improvements to the transparency of this program have been made.

Where Does Comprehensive Sex Education Come From?

The roots of modern sexual "health" instruction in our public schools are traced directly back to "sexologist" Alfred Kinsey and SIECUS (Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States).Much of modern day sex-ed across the nation is driven by SIECUS, a non-profit whose slogan is "sex-ed for social change." The Massachusetts frameworks were modeled on the National Sex Education Standards created by SIECUS. SIECUS directly collaborated on the creation of Massachusetts DESE's frameworks.It is deeply concerning that an organization that is foundational in the formulation DESE's frameworks and legislative efforts in Massachusetts to mandate these curricula is sponsored by a sex toy manufacturer.Recent SIECUS President & CEO, Christine Harley, applauded sponsor, b-Vibe, a sex toy distributor whose mission is to "empower exploration through education." Harley goes on to say, "we're so excited to be able to partner with b-Vibe, whose mission so closely aligns with ours."

SIECUS was founded in 1964 by individuals directly linked to Alfred Kinsey's sexual research institute in Indiana. Partnering with a sex toy company is in lock-step with SIECUS's history. Famous pornographer and founder of Playboy magazine, Hugh Hefner, provided the initial seed money to launch SIECUS. Hefner said, "Kinsey was the researcher, I was the pamphleteer."Hundreds of other non-profits and consulting agencies have originated from SIECUS since its birth in the sixties.History matters.History matters a lot to us here in Massachusetts and certainly to us here in Plymouth - America’s Hometown. Across the state, we have renamed schools, government buildings… we renamed Yawkey Way, we read a native lands acknowledgement at the start of every Plymouth School Committee meeting. An hour away from here, the Walpole High School mascot was renamed. Once the “rebels” - they played there games with a logo of the Confederate flag -a flag that, in the Civil War, nearly 14,000 Massachusetts soldiers died fighting against to free the slaves. History matters to us as a community. It should matter to us, too, when it comes to whose ideas we are teaching to our children.

Strip away the euphemisms, and every comprehensive sex-ed curriculum in America is Kinseyism in a new wrapper: the same claim that children are sexual from birth, the same goal of dismantling sexual restraint, the same SIECUS missionaries who have been at it since 1964.

School Administrators have the power to remove the influence of these theories and organizations from our children's classrooms.There is a dark history behind Kinsey, SIECUS, and its founding members. Here are a few quotes:

Why are we teaching this in our town?

You're probably asking yourself, "Why are we teaching this in Plymouth?" This is a central question. Why would we play these politicized cartoon videos about sex to our middle school kids, especially when we know that this whole initiative originated with pedophilia-apologists like Kinsey, Calderone, and Pomeroy?When we asked school administrators this question ("Why are we teaching this?"), we were met with three answers.

#1: "They're doing it anyways; the schools need to keep the kids safe."

  • According to the CDC, middle school students are nearly 3x more likely to use illegal drugs (8-10%) than they are to have sex (2-3%).

  • We do not teach our students safe ways to get high. Why is sex different?

  • Why can't our schools educate and inform the children that they're not ready for sex (just like our consent laws reflect)?

  • Why can't the focus of the program be to empower them to say "no" (just like we do with drugs)?

#2: "Parents are not having these important conversations with their children (so the school needs to step in)"

  • We have a very simple question: How does the school department know what parents have or have not taught their children about sex? *The answer is: They don't know.

#3: "This program is combatting misinformation."

  • Not a single slide or bullet point in the lesson plans we reviewed specifically corrects any alleged misinformation.

#4: "Everyone else is doing it."

This was not said to us explicitly by anyone from the school department, but it is frankly the only logical conclusion we can come to. Our governor, Maura Healy, is supporting the "Healthy Youth Act," which would mandate this curriculum state-wide, and many other districts are jumping on board and deciding to teach these lessons now.

  • We actually teach children (in health class) that "everyone else is doing it" is never a good reason to try something.

  • When the first three points of rationale in favor of this program lose their validity upon the first question being asked, we appeal to school administrators to reconsider implementing a Kinseyan sex-ed program.

Similar Programming Has Led to Scandal Across the State

Melrose (MA) / Grade 9

Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo is required reading for 9th graders at Melrose HS (and reportedly in English classes at Hopkinton HS, Methuen HS, and Saint John's Prep). Below is an excerpt:

Blackstone-Millville (MA) / Grade 8

In this AMAZE.org video shown in Blackstone-Millville, 13-year-old students were taught about consent and even warned (!) that teachers and school officials are mandated reporters, so if the student talks to them about their "sexuality," the school officials "may be required to report it to authorities."

Burlington (MA) / Grades 7-8

The Burlington Public Schools recently had all middle school children take a graphic survey detailing their sexual experiences. This survey was even given to students whose parents had opted them out.

Beverly (MA) / Grade 9

14 & 15-year-old ninth-graders in Beverly, MA were given a presentation that includes links to 20-30 page guides on anal sex, oral sex, and vaginal sex. This fails the common sense test, contradicts the laws of the Commonwealth, and is in no way appropriate in an academic setting with minors.

Sutton High School / grades 9-12

In Sutton, MA, high school students were exposed to a drag show in the high school library & cafeteria.

Here Is What You Can Do

1. REVIEW & INSPECT: Exercise your rights to review the materials about sex being taught to your children.Never assume that the school's values are aligned to your family's. Remember that words like "healthy" and "responsible" are subjective. Review and inspect all materials before forming an opinion about any curriculum.Even if you're opting-out, be informed... You can't opt your child out of conversations on the playground, in the hallway, on the bus, or at sports practices. Keeping this in mind, it is prudent for homeschooling families and those with children in private schools to be informed and voice opinions as well.

2. OPT-OUT: Parents have the right to opt their children out of this instruction.The schools will provide a link to opt out of an individual sexual health unit. You can also submit the form letter below, prepared by the Massachusetts Family Institute, which will exempt your child from all lessons, assemblies, events, activities, and programs pertaining to sexuality.

3. VOICE YOUR CONCERNS: Contact school administrators and our elected officials and join our appeal to have this programming reconsidered.A list of emails is below.