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mahatmakanejeeves

(61,437 posts)
Mon May 1, 2023, 12:46 PM May 2023

Our district canceled sex ed classes but is now required to offer kids training in bleeding control [View all]

Kevin M. Kruse Retweeted

In case you're wondering how things are going in Texas, our district canceled all sex ed classes this year but is now required to offer kids training in bleeding control techniques, including "tourniquets approved for use in battlefield trauma care by the armed forces."

Our district is offering the training right now for middle schoolers and up but looks like the Texas bill is amending it to 3rd graders and up.

legiscan.com
Texas HB1147 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature
Bill Text (2023-03-13) Relating to the regulation of bleeding control stations in public schools. [Left



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Disgusting Texas. sinkingfeeling May 2023 #1
Good to know in a school shooting vlyons May 2023 #2
How about doing something about the main reason a 3rd grader would need to know how LoisB May 2023 #3
Beyond belief .... anciano May 2023 #4
No bleeding control for most of the wounds caused by .223 fired by an AR Rifle Botany May 2023 #5
Wrong. James48 May 2023 #10
All this just so they can slightlv May 2023 #6
Appalling... Karadeniz May 2023 #7
K&r Demovictory9 May 2023 #8
I've taken the Stop the Bleed course ga_girl May 2023 #9
The headline of this OP SCantiGOP May 2023 #11
I may vomit Hekate May 2023 #12
They have Rebl2 May 2023 #13
It is tough living in Texas at times LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #14
I have a few choice words to say about this. ShazzieB May 2023 #15
This is crazy even for Texas LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #16
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