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This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, October 18th, 2023.
Later in the program, Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. Today, we continue looking into Indiana’s legislation that pertains to education. More in today’s feature report.
Also coming up in the next half hour, Better Beware – your weekly consumer watchdog segment with host and producer Richard Fish.
Feature Reports:
This is Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. We are looking into Indiana’s legislation that pertains to education. This week, we look into House Enrolled Act 1608.
During the 2023 legislative session, the Indiana Statehouse passed a swath of bills that advocates are calling a “slate of hate.”
According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, this year Indiana lawmakers introduced a record number of bills targeting LGBTQ+ Hoosiers. This included a ‘don’t say gay’ bill that forces teachers to out students, a banning of essential medical care for trans youth and a bill that censors books in schools related to LGBTQ topics – all of which were signed into law.
Today, WFHB News focuses on House Enrolled Act 1608 titled “Education Matters.” This law prohibits any person, entity or vendor working in school from providing instruction on human sexuality for Grades K-3. It also requires schools to notify parents or guardians in writing when their child requests to change their name, title, pronouns or other identifying terms if the student is not an emancipated minor.
We spoke with Executive Director of the ACLU Jane Henegar, Superintendent for MCCSC Dr. Jeff Hauswald and a Monroe County teacher who wished to remain anonymous. We also featured the perspective of a high school senior, preferring to be identified as Possum, who took to the public mic to voice their concerns about the statewide policy. Lastly, we included the perspective of a parent and advocate of Beth Clawson, the mother of a 10-year-old transgender daughter, lobbied without success against the gender-affirming care ban that was passed this year.
Up next, Better Beware – your weekly consumer-watchdog segment on WFHB. We turn to host and producer Richard Fish for more.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky Schneider.
Better Beware is produced by Richard Fish.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
