Lincoln Elementary School hosts sexual education lesson for students that includes promoting puberty blockers and the “gender wheel”

Podcaster Brandi Kruse reported on a sex education lesson provided to fourth and fifth grade students at Lincoln Elementary School on May 9, 2023. The lesson included over 40 images of different drawings of male and female genitalia. Another page from the lesson shows what children may need during puberty. One item is listed as “puberty blockers.” One page has a “gender wheel” that shows children they can be transgender and pick their pronouns. Examples of identities on this wheel include “drag king,” “boyish girl,” and “femme boy.” The word “tree” is also listed as a pronoun. The page for the wheel states:

You can keep your understanding of bodies, gender and pronouns as dancing and alive and current as possible. This means knowing about lots of different kinds of people and including every body as a normal part of your regular, everyday life.

Students received a booklet for the lesson. The lesson was provided to students by a presenter from Planned Parenthood. The principal reportedly said the material was not approved to be taught to the students. Parents also did not know about the content in the lesson beforehand.