Multi-occupancy genderless bathrooms are now legal in Illinois – Center Square

"It's not the role of the school to be having those discussions," state Rep. Kevin Schmidt said. "They need to teach math, English, reading, the core subjects that we are failing in Illinois, and stay away from discussions such as that with children."  Previous reporting by Wirepoints showed that in 2022, 53 Illinois public schools had no students who could do math at their grade level and that an additional 30 schools had no students who could read at grade level.