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Board approves 2025–26 human‑sex‑education curriculum review committee
Summary
The board approved members for the 2025–26 curriculum review committee that reviews materials with human‑sexuality or physiology content. The committee will include parent representatives and meet quarterly; staff said the committee checks materials for medical accuracy, age appropriateness and alignment with state standards.
The Davis School Board approved the district’s 2025–26 human‑sexuality curriculum review committee and authorized the committee to begin work reviewing materials that include human development and physiology.
Timothy Best, the district’s Healthy Lifestyles director, told the board that state rules and board policy require board approval of the committee that vets curricular materials containing human development content. Best said the committee will include parents drawn from the north, central and south areas of the district; appointed parents will serve two‑year terms and the committee meets quarterly unless additional reviews are needed.
Best described the committee’s review criteria: materials must be medically accurate, aligned with state academic standards, developmentally appropriate and designed to enhance student learning. He said materials that fail those tests may be returned for revision or rejected. Best also noted the parent‑selection process: administrative appointment this year with a lottery to select additional parents in alternate years.
Board member Miss Mercer moved to approve the 2025–26 human‑sexuality curriculum review committee; the motion was seconded and passed. Board members asked for clarity on parent representation and committee timelines; Best and staff committed to provide meeting schedules and instructions for parents who want to review materials or request an exemption for their child.
Why it matters: Human‑development materials are sensitive and often attract public interest. The committee is the statutorily prescribed step for vetting medically‑related curriculum and forwarding recommendations to the board for final approval when required.
