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Frederick County advisory committee to revise definition of “sexually explicit media” for health curriculum
Summary
The Family Life Advisory Committee discussed how to define "sexually explicit media" for two health curriculum objectives, debated scope and wording, and agreed that staff will rework a narrower definition focused on healthy relationships for the next meeting.
The Family Life Advisory Committee of Frederick County Public Schools on Wednesday discussed a proposed definition of “sexually explicit media” and asked staff to return with a revised version designed to support the Health 1 objective on healthy relationships.
Committee members said the definition matters because it will guide classroom discussion of media, books, music and images and determine what materials teachers use when discussing relationship expectations, consent and the risks of sharing images. Members emphasized that the definition must be precise enough to be useful in the classroom but not so broad that it could be used to exclude…
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