Indiana bill seeks to ingrain ‘marriage before children’ into school curriculum

A bill in the Indiana State Legislature seeks to require schools to teach the “success sequence” of graduating high school, securing full-time employment and waiting until marriage to begin having children. Sponsored by Republican State Sen. Gary Byrne, the so-called “successful values” bill would also require the state’s public universities to base admissions largely on standardized tests. The bill, which passed in the Senate 39-9 with only Democrats in opposition, now goes to the House. News reports note that the bill has “divided” the state, with critics arguing that it shames kids raised in single-parent households and won’t have the desired effect.