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Beaufort advisory committee praises science in health textbook but flags dated videos
Summary
The Beaufort County Health Advisory Committee found the Glencoe Health textbook broadly appropriate for high‑school use but identified several instructional videos as dated or UK‑sourced and recommended updating media links, annotating inaccuracies, and preparing teacher and parent notifications.
The Beaufort County Health Advisory Committee reviewed high school health curriculum materials and concluded the core textbook and supplement provide comprehensive, science‑based coverage, while flagging several videos as dated and potentially distracting for students.
"The text is very comprehensive, very appropriate, and I believe necessary for high school students in 2024," said Dr. Pierce, who led reviews of sexually transmitted infection and communicable‑disease modules. At the same time, reviewers repeatedly raised concerns that video clips embedded in multiple modules use British narration or outdated examples that…
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