Senate To Vote On Bill That Would Mandate How Local School Districts Teach Sex

BOSTON — With a Senate vote looming Thursday on a controversial sex education bill, lawmakers have offered a flurry of amendments — most notably Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester), submitted an "opt-in" measure, making the courses an elective and meaning that children can't participate in the coursework without parental approval. The Senate had previously passed a near-identical form of the legislation 32-6 in November 2015, but the House did not take up the bill prior to the end

BOSTON — With a Senate vote looming Thursday on a controversial sex education bill, lawmakers have offered a flurry of amendments — most notably Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester), submitted an "opt-in" measure, making the courses an elective and meaning that children can't participate in the coursework without parental approval. The Senate had previously passed a near-identical form of the legislation 32-6 in November 2015, but the House did not take up the bill prior to the end…