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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ariana Baio

Tennessee lawmakers want schools to teach the ‘success sequence’ - graduate, get married, have kids

Tennessee Senators advanced a Republican-sponsored bill that would teach students to follow a specific sequence of life events in order to be successful - (Getty Images)

Tennessee public schools may soon be required to teach students that a key to success is following a traditional sequence of life events, including marriage before children, as part of a new bill that passed the state Senate.

If passed in the state House, the “Success Sequence Act” would teach students about the “positive personal and societal outcomes” of completing a specific sequence of life events: obtaining a high school diploma or equivalent credential, entering the workforce or pursuing college, getting married and having children.

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