final proposal look to keep the curriculum as limited as possible. One board member, Ruben Cortez, told Newsweek Tuesday he will propose amendments to include even the most basic discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation—but he's pessimistic such topics will be added.Earlier this week, several Republican officials across the state penned an op-ed encouraging the State Board of Education this week to adopt an "abstinence-plus" curriculum which at least addresses the controversial idea of sex before marriage.