Hickman County Board of Education
Descriptor Term:
Descriptor Code:
Issued Date:
4.2013
10/05/20
Family Life Education
Rescinds:
Issued:
4.2013
05/04/20
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A family life education program shall be implemented within the school district in compliance with
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state law.
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The Board shall annually evaluate the program and shall conduct public hearings and parental
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conferences at least once (1) each September as part of the evaluation.
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A parent who chooses not to have a student participate in the family life education program shall
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submit such request in writing to the director of schools. A student who is excused from family life
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instruction shall be assigned alternative activities and shall not be penalized academically.
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Prior to implementing the family life education curriculum, the Board shall conduct at least one (1)
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public hearing at which the plan will be explained and parents and community members shall be given
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the opportunity to express their opinions.
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The goals of instruction for the family life education program shall be to:²
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1. Provide accurate information about human reproduction, including conception, birth, and
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prenatal care, with specific emphasis on the family unit and the responsibilities and
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consequences relating to sexual activity;
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2. Adapt this information to the age and grade level of students;
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3. Promote, encourage and increase communication between parents and students;
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4. Increase decision-making skills;
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5. Offer information that will help students act responsibly;
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6. Enhance and develop the student's self-esteem; and
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7. Provide instruction on the prevention of dating violence.
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Within these goals and at appropriate age and grade levels, the information presented will include:
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1. Anatomy, physiology, and psychology of adolescence and sexual growth;
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2. Marriage and responsibilities of family life;
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3. Responsibilities of parents and child care;
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4. Legal aspects of sexual conduct;
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5. Self-respect, self-control, and individual differences among people;
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6. Community resources;
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7. Pregnancy and childbirth; and
Version Date: June 10, 2021
Family Life Education
4.2013
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8. Instruction on education, intervention, prevention, and treatment of: (A) child sexual abuse,
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including such abuse that may occur in the home, in accordance with the declarations and
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requirements of §§ 37-1-601(a) and 37-1-603(b)(3); and (B) Human trafficking in which the
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victim is a child.
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Instruction on family life education shall emphasize that abstinence from sexual relations is the only
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method of protection that is 100% effective.
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Personnel involved in instruction regarding human sexuality will conduct such instruction with
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maturity and discretion. Personnel providing family life instruction shall receive in-service training
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prior to presenting such instruction.
Legal References
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TCA 49-6-1302
2.
TCA 49-6-1301
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## Table 1

|  | Hickman County Board of | Education |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Descriptor Term: | Descriptor Code: 4.2013 | Issued Date: 10/05/20 |
|  | Family Life Education | Rescinds: 4.2013 | Issued: 05/04/20 |