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Nonprofit Optimal Health for Me outlines abstinence-focused curriculum to Rutherford County board
Summary
Kelsey Perrault, director of Optimal Health for Me (OH4M), briefed the Rutherford County School Board on the nonprofit's age‑graded, abstinence‑focused family life curriculum, parental-notice procedures and volunteer staffing as the program expands to more county schools.
Kelsey Perrault, director of Optimal Health for Me, told the Rutherford County School Board on Feb. 6 that the nonprofit’s OH4M program delivers medically framed, abstinence‑focused family‑life lessons to middle and high school students in Rutherford County.
Perrault said OH4M, a program administered under the nonprofit Portico, has operated in Rutherford County schools for 25 years and is donor funded; she told the board the program receives no government funding. OH4M presents age‑appropriate lessons that advance with grade level and, Perrault said, are aligned to Tennessee Department of Education wellness standards and Tennessee law governing family life curriculum.
Perrault said the program serves sixth…
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