The Moreland School District will provide comprehensive sexual health education to all 7th grade students in their science class utilizing the middle school Positive Prevention Plus (PPP) program during our teaching window of November 6 - December 15, 2023.

• Receive an overview of the state requirements as defined in the CA Healthy Youth Act.
• Have a guided review of all lessons and content materials that will be offered in the Positive Prevention Plus curriculum.
• Become acquainted with what parents need to know as their children approach and go through puberty.
• Identify ways to initiate conversations with your child and answer sensitive questions.

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The California Healthy Youth Act requires that comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention education be provided to students at least once in middle school and once in high school, starting in grade 7.  Per the California Healthy Youth Act, instruction must be medically accurate, age-appropriate and inclusive of all students, and must encourage students to communicate with parents, guardians, or other trusted adults about human sexuality.

The Moreland School District adopted the Positive Prevention Plus (PPP) curriculum to be taught to 7th grade students each school year.  Your student's science teacher will provide this instruction.

Prior to this instruction, parents/guardians will be invited to attend or view a live or recorded parent education night to learn about the curriculum.

The parent education night content will allow parents and guardians to:

• Receive and overview of the state requirements as defined in the CA Healthy Youth Act.
• Have a guided review of all lessons and content materials that will be offered in the PPP curriculum.
• Become acquainted with what parents need to know as their children approach and go through puberty.
• Identify ways to initiate conversations with your child and answer sensitive questions.

Opt out:

State law allows parents/guardians to remove (opt-out) their student from this instruction, either selected lessons or the entire program.  Please note that if opting out of selected lessons, there is a chance that topic may come up again during one of the following lessons through student or classroom discussions.  Students who are not participating in comprehensive sexual health lesson(s) will complete an alternate set of lessons.

Additional Resources for Parents and Guardians

Positive Prevention Plus

Positive Prevention Plus website

California Healthy Youth Act (CHYA) Overview 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) English

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Spanish

California Department of Education (CDE) website

Parent Education Night Handouts

What to Talk About When: Appropriate Conversations for Each Age and Stage English

What to Talk About When: Appropriate Conversations for Each Age and Stage Spanish

Conversation Starters & Answering Difficult Questions English

Conversation Starters & Answering Difficult Questions Spanish

On-Line Resources

Amaze.org has videos for parents and provides models for how to talk with your child about topics within sexuality.

Kids-Ask.org allows an adult to get age-appropriate language to help answer a question that a child might have about sex and relationships.