Usually, earning a grade of “F” wouldn’t be something to boast about. But Christians in some state education systems across the country are touting such an assessment by a national LGBTQ advocacy organization.
The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)—founded in 1964 by Mary S. Calderone, then medical director for Planned Parenthood Federation of America—describes its vision on its website: “where all people receive sex education, are affirmed in their identities, and have power to make decisions about their own health, pleasure, and wholeness.”
The organization’s website states further: “SIECUS is committed to actively advancing reproductive and sexual freedom, gender and racial justice, LGBTQ liberation, and other intersectional human rights; to actively dismantle systemic oppression and trauma; and to support the right of every individual to lead a healthy and affirmed life.”
How did the states rank?
According to SIECUS’ 2026 State Report Cards, the 10 states receiving an F grade include: Ohio, Indiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah and Arizona.
Conversely, the states receiving an “A” rating have some of the most permissive abortion laws which include: Washington, Oregon, California, Illinois, Rhode Island and New Jersey.
Aaron Baer, president of the Center for Christian Virtue and leader of the Christian Education Network—one of the largest education scholarship-granting organizations in Ohio—told the Daily Signal: “I’ve never been more proud of getting an F than having SIECUS rate Ohio an F on their sex education report card because SIECUS is quite possibly, one of the most nefarious groups working in education in America today.”
Baer described SIECUS as “the primary ideological drivers behind the hyper-sexualization of kids” and “the gender ideology that’s being forced on children” as well as “promoting pro-abortion ideology to kids.”
“SIECUS is kind of the ideological foundation for groups like Planned Parenthood,” he said.
For example, in its grading system, SIECUS penalized 21 states, saying they “stigmatize abortion.” Of those states, the report specifically took issue with Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota and Tennessee for having laws that require instruction on fetal development which often included the viewing of the “Meet Baby Olivia” video produced by the pro-life organization LiveAction.
The other 14 states penalized for “stigmatizing” abortion were: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Fifteen state school systems receiving low scores for providing abstinence-only sex education instruction include: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Utah.
Far-Left Dismay
Reports from Ohio Capital Journal include hand-wringing from abortion advocates. “It’s deeply concerning that such an important part of our responsibility to prepare students for life is being so poorly managed,” Abortion Forward Executive Director Kellie Copeland said. “The goal should be to help students be prepared to make decisions about their bodies and their lives, and that’s just not what the Ohio curriculum does at all.”
The Ohio Revised Code stresses abstinence while requiring instruction on sexually transmitted infections. SIECUS also laments what they describe as a “growing trend of state laws (that) elevate adoption as the preferred outcome” for unintended pregnancies followed by parenting and abortion.
Both Ohio Capital Journal and Baer referenced the success sequence, which passed the Ohio Legislature and recently went into effect. It requires schools to teach that graduating high school, getting a job, and getting married—in that order before having a baby—is the path to success.
Meanwhile, the SIECUS policy section of its website states “that comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) must be affirming and inclusive of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions. SIECUS advocates for curricula that reflect the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ individuals, providing accurate information about sexual health, relationships, and identity development.”
The organization’s annual score card also praised seven states and the District of Columbia that they say have policies requiring instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. Those states are: California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington.
Click here to see SIECUS’ sex education report card for every state.
Relevant Bible passages to ponder: Genesis 1:27, Psalm 139:14, Isaiah 45:9
