AIDS Prevention Education
The life-threatening dangers of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
and its prevention shall be limited to the discussion of the life-threatening
dangers of the disease, its spread, and prevention. Students shall receive
such education at least once each school year beginning no later than the
fifth grade.
The AIDS prevention education program shall be developed in consultation
with teachers, administrators, parents, and other community members including,
but not limited to, persons from medical, public health, and mental health
organizations and agencies. The curricula and materials used in the AIDS
education program may be the model curricula and resources available through
SPI or, if developed by the school district, be approved for medical accuracy
by the office on AIDS. District-developed curricula shall be submitted
to the office on AIDS accompanied by an affidavit of medical accuracy stating
that he material in the district-developed curricula has been compared to
the model curricula for medical accuracy and that in the opinion of the
district the district-developed materials are medically accurate. Upon
submission of the affidavit and curricula, the district may use these materials
until the approval procedure to be conducted by the office of AIDS has been
completed.
At least one month before teaching AIDS prevention education in any classroom
the district will conduct, during convenient hours for the parents and guardians
of students, at least one presentation concerning the curricula and materials
that will be used for such education. The parents and guardians shall be
notified of the presentation. The curricula and materials shall be available
for inspection. No student may be required to participate in AIDS prevention
education if the student's parent or guardian, having attended one of the
district presentations, objects in writing to participation.
The curriculum for AIDS prevention education shall be designed to teach
students which behaviors place a person dangerously at risk of infection
by the human immune deficiency virus (HIV) and methods to avoid such risk
including, at least;
- the dangers of drug abuse, especially that involving the use of hypodermic
needles; and
- the dangers of sexual intercourse, with or without condoms.
The program of AIDS prevention education shall stress the life-threatening
dangers of contracting AIDS and shall stress that abstinence from sexual
activity is the only certain means for the prevention of the spread or contraction
of the AIDS virus through sexual contact. The instruction shall also stress
that
condoms: and other artificial means of birth control are not a certain
means of preventing the spread of the AIDS virus; and, reliance on condoms
puts an individual at risk for exposure to the disease.
Current practice codified 1989
Adopted:
5/7/90
LEGAL REF.:
Ch. 206, Laws of 1988
CROSS REFS.:
Staff Health and Safety (GBE)
Communicable Diseases (JHCC)