San Francisco Unified School District and County Office of Education
Board Policy 6142.1
Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Instruction
This Board Policy applies to the San Francisco Unified School District and the County Office of Education.
The Governing Board desires to provide a well-planned, integrated sequence of medically accurate and inclusive instruction on comprehensive sexual health and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention. The District’s educational program shall provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect them from sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy and to have healthy, positive, and safe relationships and behaviors. The District’s educational program shall also promote students’ understanding of sexuality as a normal part of human development and their development of healthy attitudes and behaviors concerning adolescent growth and development, body image, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, relationships, marriage, and family.
(cf. 5030 – Student Wellness)
(cf. 6142.8 – Comprehensive Health Education)
Comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention education shall be offered to all students in grades 7-12, including at least once in junior high or middle school and at least once in high school. (Education Code 51934)
(cf. 6302 Comprehensive Health Education)
The District’s curriculum shall support the purposes of the California Healthy Youth Act as specified in Education Code 51930-51939, be unbiased and inclusive of all students in the classroom, and be aligned with the state’s content standards. The District shall respect the rights of parents/guardians to supervise their children’s education on these subjects and to impart values regarding human sexuality to their children.
(cf. 5141.22 – Infectious Diseases)
(cf. 5141.25 – Availability of Condoms)
(cf. 5146 – Married/Pregnant/Parenting Students)
(cf. 6143 – Courses of Study)
The District’s Curriculum and Materials Review Task Force reviews materials dealing with sexuality or related content to make recommendations for use of these materials in SFUSD classrooms. This task force, which includes educators, parents, and community members, evaluates materials based on age and developmental appropriateness, cultural inclusion, relevance to curriculum and consistency with educational norms.
The District’s comprehensive sexual health education program shall include information on the affirmative consent standard. Affirmative consent is defined as affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement to engage in sexual activity. Teachers delivering such instruction shall consult information related to sexual harassment and violence in the state health curriculum framework. (Education Code 51225.36, 67386)
The Superintendent or designee shall identify appropriate methods for informing the school community about subjects related to the Districts comprehensive sexual health and HIV prevention education. The Superintendent or designee shall use such identified methods to inform parents/guardians of students in grades 6-12 about human trafficking prevention resources, as required pursuant to Education Code 49381.
Parent/Guardian Consent
Annually, parents/guardians shall be notified, in the manner specified in the accompanying administrative regulation, that they may request in writing that their child be excused from participating in comprehensive sexual health and HIV prevention education. Students so excused by their parents/guardians shall be given an alternative educational activity. (Education Code 51240, 51938, 51939)
(cf. 5022 – Student and Family Privacy Rights)
A student shall not be subject to disciplinary action, academic penalty, or other sanction if the student’s parent/guardian declines to permit the student to receive the instruction. (Education Code 51939)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
220 Prohibition of discrimination
33544 Inclusion of sexual harassment and violence in health curriculum framework
48980 Notice at beginning of term
51202 Instruction in personal and public health and safety
51210.8 Health education curriculum
51225.35 Instruction in sexual harassment and violence; Districts that require health education for graduation
51240 Excuse from instruction due to religious beliefs
51513 Materials containing questions about beliefs or practices
51930-51939 California Healthy Youth Act
67386 Student safety; affirmative consent standard
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
1255.7 Parents surrendering physical custody of a baby
PENAL CODE
243.4 Sexual battery
261.5 Unlawful sexual intercourse
271.5 Parents voluntarily surrendering custody of a baby
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 20
1232h Protection of student rights
7906 Sex education
Management Resources:
CSBA PUBLICATIONS
Promoting Healthy Relationships for Adolescents: Board Policy Considerations, Governance Brief, August 2014
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PUBLICATIONS
Health Education Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade 12, 2008
Health Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade 12, 2003
WEB SITES
CSBA: http://www.csba.rog
California Department of Education, Sex Education and HIV/STD Instruction: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/se
California Department of Public Health: http://www.cdph.ca.gov
California Healthy Kids Resource Center: http://www.californiahealthykids.org
California Safe Schools Coalition: http://www.casafeschools.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov
U.S. Food and Drug Administration: http://www.fda.gov
Please note that compare references, or “cf”, refer to CSBA model policies and do not necessarily indicate that the San Francisco Unified School District has adopted the referenced policy.