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School committee debates opt-in proposal and SHAC’s role as reproductive-health curriculum conversation intensifies
Summary
Board members questioned new policy language allowing the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) to review curriculum 'not reflective of local values,' with some urging closer alignment to state statute. A separate debate considered switching reproductive-health instruction from opt-out to opt-in after staff reported low opt-out numbers by grade; legal staff will research statutory compliance and potential penalties and return with a flow chart of decision authority.
A tense discussion of health-education policy consumed much of the committee’s meeting as board members and staff navigated two linked issues: the formal role of the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) in reviewing reproductive-health curriculum, and whether the district should require parental opt-in rather than opt-out for reproductive-health lessons.
Staff described draft language saying SHAC shall review and provide recommendations if curriculum frameworks appear inconsistent…
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