Parent's rights concerning their child's education
According to the policies and guidelines adopted by the local school boards, parents
must be informed of the grades, information in the class, and their option to exempt
their child from the class of sex education.
A parent must be notified in advance of the student’s enrollment in a sex education
class to allow parents and legal guardians the opportunity to preview the materials
and exempt their children.
A public school principle, upon the receipt from the parents or legal guardians
stating that the program interferes with the beliefs, shall exempt the student from
some or all of the portions of the program with no penalization. Procedures will
be taken to ensure that no parent or pupil will be embarrassed by the exemption.
The Law Regarding Comprehensive Health Education
Reproductive Health Education means instruction on human physiology,
conception, prenatal care and development, childbirth, and postnatal care, but does
not include instruction concerning sexual practices outside of marriage. Abstinence
and the risks associated with sexual activity outside of marriage must be strongly
emphasized.
Grades sixth through eight: instruction must include community
health, consumer health, environmental health, growth and development, nutritional
health, personal health, prevention and control of diseases and disorders, safety
and accident prevention, substance use and abuse, mental and emotional health, and
reproductive health education. Sexually transmitted diseases are to be included
as a part of instruction.
Grades nine through twelve: At least one time during these four
years each student shall receive instruction in comprehensive health education,
including at least seven hundred and fifty minutes of reproductive health education
and pregnancy prevention education. Materials used to explain bodily functions or
for the explanation of the reproductive process may not depict actual or simulated
portrayals of sexual activities or intercourse. No Contraceptive devices may be
distributed in or on the school grounds of any public secondary school. The school
authorities may direct students to the proper health officials only after consulting
with the parents. Instruction in reproductive health must be administered separately
to the male and female students.