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Waxahachie ISD SHAC to review 'Choosing the Best' after opt‑in rules shrink participation
Summary
SHAC members heard a detailed presentation on the Choosing the Best human sexuality curriculum, discussed logistical and budget pressures since Texas shifted to opt‑in in 2022, and agreed to form a subcommittee to explore alternatives and report back to SHAC before any board action.
Ginger Robinson, who introduced the district’s Choosing the Best human sexuality curriculum, told the School Health Advisory Council that the program has been in use since 2016 and was selected after a 2013–2016 review of available curricula. Robinson said EMAT had historically funded the program and that annual costs ran "anywhere from $13 to $15,000," primarily for student workbooks and teacher materials.
Robinson and district counselors told SHAC members that state policy changed in 2022 from an opt‑out system to an opt‑in system for human sexuality instruction, and that participation has declined since. "The state said, nope, no longer. It is now opt in," Robinson said,…
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