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Parent urges changes to sex-ed timing and warns about minors and nude-image laws during public comment
Summary
A parent told the Neshaminy School Board that the timing of sex education modules left some sixth-graders unprepared and raised concerns about minors sharing nude images; she urged tweaks to the district program.
Emily Alexander, identifying herself as “a mom to a sixth grader” and a student, used the meeting’s public comment period to urge changes to the timing and content of sex education in the Neshaminy School District.
Alexander told the board her daughter and several classmates began menstruation shortly after a curriculum module began and that not all students have “a safe family to talk to them before things happen.” She urged the district to consider timing adjustments so students are better prepared.
Alexander also described information she said she received from a program she identified as NOVA, an assault and abuse program. She said the program told her children “as young as 10 years old can be charged with child [pornography] if they take a naked picture of themself” and that such conduct can be considered distributing child sexual material. Alexander said she found that prospect “horrifying” and suggested the district strengthen its messaging on consequences to students.
Her comments were presented as public testimony; the board did not take action during the meeting on the issues she raised. The record shows no immediate response from staff promising program changes; the item remains a public comment request for consideration by district staff and the board.
Alexander concluded by asking the district to “tweak” the program to make clear the possible legal and safety consequences of sending or receiving nude images among minors.
