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Board reviews first reading of health curriculum policy after legislators added parent-notice requirements
Summary
Trustees reviewed a first reading of a revised health and human sexuality curriculum policy that incorporates language referencing Idaho Code 33-16-09, and discussed adding prefatory language and parent-notice procedures before final adoption.
Trustees reviewed a first reading of a revised policy on health instruction and human sexuality on Aug. 12 as state law changes require new parental-notice and opt-in procedures. Board members discussed a clause in the model policy that quotes the statute—s narrow definition language. The model language, drawn from Idaho Code 33-16-09, lists specific instructional topics the statute covers; board members said the statutory wording uses terms some in the community find objectionable, and asked whether the district should…
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