Massachusetts Senate passes sex education bill

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The passage of a Senate bill Thursday related to providing sexual health education to students in public and private schools drew accolades from one state advocacy group.

Senate Bill No. 2541 passed by a 38-1 margin. The bill, known as the Healthy Youth Act, would require schools to file a biennial report on sexual education health with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on curriculum, classroom hour dedicated to instruction and the number of students who withdrew from the class.

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