One person said
“I have a lot of questions on the material. What I was sent from summit was very vague. They said we can review the material but I’m going to opt my son out of the sex Ed. I am still going to review the material and advocate for changes to be made if necessary”
To which my response was
“I 100% agree. You should always call the school or email your concerns that are real, legitimate and happening in our schools. If enough parents that disagreed opted out, called and email the school, communicating clearly with solutions to the problem we could get a lot more accomplished.
If only the few rude parents who just want to yell at people call or email the school that won't accomplish much.”
ALWAYS advocate for your child and what you believe in.
Here is the most recent school board policy I could find when it comes to teaching sex ed. Please read it and then tell me if you agree or disagree and why.
School Board Policy http://work.etiwanda.org/district/board/boardpolicy/6000/bp%206142.1%20%5Efamily%20life%20education.pdf
And
Etiwanda School District Administrative Regulation
http://work.etiwanda.org/district/board/boardpolicy/6000/AR%206142.1%20%5EFamily%20Life%20Education.pdf
The following is part of the last links information
Etiwanda School District Administrative Regulation
Board Approved Revision: October 11, 2007
Board Approved: August 19, 2004
Effective Date: August 19, 2004
AR-6142.1 Family Life Education
Comprehensive Sexual Health Instruction
1. Emphasize that abstinence from sexual intercourse is the only protection that is 100%
effective against unwanted teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and
acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) when transmitted sexually.
2. Be age appropriate.
3. Present factual information, including but not limited to medical, psychiatric,
psychological, empirical and statistical statements, that is medically accurate.
Medically accurate means verified or supported by research conducted in compliance
with scientific methods and published in peer-review journals, where appropriate, and
recognized as accurate and objective by professional organizations and agencies with
expertise in the relevant field, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
the American Public Health Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and
the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
4. When discussing contraception, stress that abstinence is the only contraceptive
method which is 100% effective.
Beginning in grade 7, instruction and materials shall teach that abstinence from
sexual intercourse is the only certain way to prevent unintended pregnancy, teach that
abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain way to prevent sexually transmitted
diseases, and provide information about the value of abstinence while also providing
medically accurate information on other methods of preventing pregnancy and
sexually transmitted diseases.
5. Stress that sexually transmitted diseases are serious possible hazards of sexual
intercourse. Students shall be provided with statistics based on the latest medical
information citing the failure and success rates of condoms in preventing AIDS and
other sexually transmitted diseases.
Beginning in grade 7, instruction and materials shall provide information about
sexually transmitted diseases. This instruction shall include how sexually transmitted
diseases are and are not transmitted, the effectiveness and safety of all federal Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) approved methods of reducing the risk of contracting
sexually transmitted diseases, and information on local resources for testing and
medical care for sexually transmitted diseases.
6. Include a discussion of the possible emotional and psychological consequences of
preadolescent and adolescent sexual intercourse outside of marriage and the
consequences of unwanted adolescent pregnancy.
7. Advise students of the laws pertaining to their financial responsibility to children born
in and out of wedlock.
8. Stress that students should abstain from sexual intercourse until they are ready for
marriage.
9. Teach honor and respect for monogamous heterosexual marriage.
10. Advise students of the provisions of Health and Safety Code 1255.7 and Penal Code
271.5, relating to parents and others who voluntarily surrender physical custody of a
minor child 72 hours old or younger at a hospital emergency room or other designated
location without being subject to prosecution for a violation of certain crimes such as
child abandonment.
11. Advise students that it is unlawful pursuant to Penal Code 261.5 for males or females
of any age to have sexual intercourse with males or females under the age of 18 to
whom they are not married.
12. Emphasize that students have the power to control personal behavior. Students shall
be encouraged to base their actions on reasoning, self-discipline, sense of
responsibility, self-control, and ethical considerations such as respect for one's self
and others.
13. Teach students to not make unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances and how
to say "no" to unwanted sexual advances. Information shall be provided about verbal,
physical and visual sexual assault, including but not limited to nonconsensual sexual
advances, nonconsensual physical sexual contact, and rape by an acquaintance,
commonly referred to as "date rape." This course material and instruction shall
contain methods of preventing sexual assault by an acquaintance, including
exercising good judgment and avoiding behavior that impairs good judgment, and
shall also encourage youth to resist negative peer pressure. This course material and
instruction also shall inform students of the potential legal consequences of sexual
assault by an acquaintance. Specifically, students shall be advised that it is unlawful
to touch an intimate part of another person, as specified Penal Code 243.4(d).
14. Be free of racial, ethnic and gender biases.
15. Teach students that it is wrong to take advantage of, or to exploit, another person.
