LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Board of Education has approved seeking state funds for a schools health program that includes sex education to replace a private grant from a foundation that has been criticized for supporting Planned Parenthood.
The board voted 7-1 on Friday for the move. The vote gives Education Commission Matt Blomstedt authority to ask state lawmakers for nearly $112,000 over the next two years for training school districts on establishing programs and policies covering a wide range of health topics, including healthy eating and physical exercise, tobacco and drug use and sex education.
The state money would replace a $75,000 grant from the Grove Foundation. The grant came under fire by critics who had concerns about the foundation donating to Planned Parenthood, which provides abortions and other women’s health services.