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Clarke County staff outline proposed Family Life Education curriculum and opt-out plan
Summary
School staff presented a Family Life Education (FLE) curriculum draft, sample lessons for elementary and high school, and a proposed opt-out process; staff recommended removing material already covered in approved health or SEL lessons so opting out won’t cause students to miss required instruction.
Jessica Nail, director of curriculum instruction, and members of the division’s FLE committee presented a draft Family Life Education curriculum to the Clarke County School Board on Sept. 22, saying the work is grounded in state law and the Virginia Department of Education standards.
Nail said the curriculum is intended to “equip and empower students with knowledge and life skills to foster positive individual and family development and strengthen interpersonal relationships.” She walked the board through statutory topics the committee used as a foundation, including family living, abstinence, human reproduction, prevention of trafficking, characteristics of abusive relationships and the meaning of consent, noting those items are drawn from the Code of Virginia and VDOE guidance.
Alicia Solich, the school counselor at Boyce Elementary, described an elementary lesson on appropriate touch and self-advocacy. “Students will recognize the…
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