Parents whose kids attend a near West Side elementary school received a shock the other day when,on report card pickup day, they viewed the new sex education curricula for 5th graders. I'm no blue nose, but this is incredible: Parents at a Near West Side school say they are "shocked" and "horrified" after viewing a new sex education curriculum intended for fifth-graders, saying the way the information is presented is over the top and not age-appropriate. During report card pickup Wednesday at Andrew Jackson Language Academy, the school hosted several parent workshops, including an afternoon meeting on Chicago Public Schools' newest sex ed curriculum. At one point, parents could view materials intended for students. A binder labeled as the curriculum for students in fifth grade touted the benefits of female condoms for extending sex and increasing pleasure and encouraged using lubrication. The chairwoman of the Local School Council, Angela...(Read Full Post)