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Comprehensive Sexual Health Education

Information for Caregivers of Students in Grades 5, 6, and 7

In 2024, 5th and 6th grade teachers in Evergreen School District will pilot the Healthy Kids curriculum as part of the Human Growth and Development unit for their students. On February 12, 2024, CARDEA Services (one of our district’s community partners) hosted a Parent/Caregiver Curriculum Review Night for parents and caregivers to view the slides that will be used to teach Human Growth and Development in Evergreen for students in grades 5 and 6.  To view the slides, please email evergreenhealtheducation@eesd.org to request a password.  

On April 8, 2024, CARDEA Services will host a Parent/Caregiver Information Night geared towards parents of students in grades 4-6 called “How To Talk To Your Kids About Puberty” from 6-7:30 p.m.  The link to this virtual presentation will be sent out to all families via the District ParentSquare Newsletter starting on March 25, 2024.

Middle School Curriculum

As required by the CA Healthy Youth Act, Comprehensive Sexual Health & HIV/AIDS Instruction - Health (CA Dept of Education), Comprehensive Sexual Health Education is taught in 7th grade in Evergreen School District.

A Parent/Caregiver Information Night for students who attend Chaboya Middle School was held on December 5, 2023 to review the Middle School Comprehensive Sexual Health Education curriculum: "Rights, Respect, Responsibility."  The lessons were taught in January 2024 to students in grade 7 during their science classes. 

A second Parent/Caregiver Information Night for parents of grade 7 students who attend LeyVa and Quimby Oak Middle Schools was held on April 16, 2024.  The lessons were taught in May/June 2024 in the 7th grade science classes. The lessons can also be found at 3Rs.org. 

To view the Evergreen Parent/Caregiver Information Curriculum Review Night for the 3Rs Middle School Curriculum presentation after April 16, 2024, please send an email to: evergreenhealtheducation@eesd.org  to request the video password. 

Opt-Out

State law allows parents/caregivers to remove (opt-out) their student from this instruction, either selected lessons or the entire program. If you do not choose for your student to participate in Comprehensive Sexual Health Education in grades 5, 6 or 7, please send a written note to your school principal or your child's science teacher before the lessons begin. If you plan to remove your student from specific lessons only, please list those lessons on your written note.

Please note that if you opt out of selected lessons for your child, there is a chance that these lesson topics may come up again during one of the following lessons through student or classroom discussions.  

If you have any further questions, please contact your child's science teacher or school principal.
 

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