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SHAC notes P.A.P.A. training requirement under HB 2176 for high school health classes

Center Independent School District School Health Advisory Council · September 18, 2024
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Summary

District staff said a teacher previously trained in P.A.P.A. left the district; another training is scheduled in November and the program is required in high school health by HB 2176 (80th Legislature).

Amber Mathews told the council the district sent a teacher to Region 7 for Parenting and Paternity Awareness (P.A.P.A.) training on Jan. 31, 2024, but that teacher is no longer employed by the district. She said another training is scheduled for November 2024.

Mathews reminded members that "because Center High School offers a health class, this program must be taught," and that the 80th Legislatures HB 2176 mandates a parenting and paternity awareness program be used in high school health curriculum beginning with the 2008-09 school year.