Alhambra USD |  6000 |  BP  6142.2  Instruction

AIDS Prevention Instruction   

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The Governing Board recognizes that Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) pose a public health crisis, and that education is the most effective means for slowing the spread of this disease.

(cf. 5141.22 - Infectious Diseases)

(cf. 5141.23 - Infectious Disease Prevention)

The district shall offer a comprehensive, age-appropriate, K-12 HIV/AIDS prevention curriculum.

The district's HIV/AIDS prevention curriculum shall be part of a comprehensive health education program that teaches acceptance of personal responsibility and emphasizes healthy decision making.

(cf. 6142.8 - Comprehensive Health Education)

HIV/AIDS prevention instruction shall be focused on giving students the knowledge, skills and motivation to avoid or reduce high-risk behavior that may lead to HIV infection.

The Superintendent or designee shall inform parents/guardians of their right to inspect all instructional materials related to HIV/AIDS instruction, and shall provide opportunities for inspection of materials before they are presented to students.

(cf. 1312.2 - Complaints Concerning Instructional Materials)

(cf. 5145.6 - Parental Notifications)

Staff members or others who present HIV/AIDS prevention instruction shall be adequately trained and have periodic inservice opportunities to remain knowledgeable of new prevention education techniques and new developments in the scientific understanding of HIV/AIDS.

(cf. 6142.1 - Family Life/Sex Education)

(cf. 6141 - Curriculum Development and Evaluation)

Legal Reference:

EDUCATION CODE

48980 Notice at beginning of term

51201.5 AIDS prevention instruction

51202 Instruction in personal and public health and safety

51203 Instruction on alcohol, narcotics and restricted dangerous drugs

51229.8¬?¬?Inservice training for providers of AIDS prevention instruction

51240¬?¬?¬?Excuse from health instruction and family life and sex education due to religious beliefs

51550 Sex education courses

51820 Venereal disease instruction

Management Resources:

CSBA PUBLICATIONS

Saving Lives: AIDS Issues for California Schools, 1994

CDE PUBLICATIONS

Health Framework for California Public Schools, 1994

Policy ALHAMBRA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

adopted: September 9, 1997 Alhambra, California