604.10 Family Life and Health Education

FAMILY LIFE - HEALTH EDUCATION
(Minnesota Department of Education 3500.1075)

Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 shall be in compliance with Minnesota Department of Education rules relating to program level learner outcomes regarding the following:

Understand how and apply prevention strategies to control sexually transmitted diseases including Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and other infectious diseases;

Understand and apply behaviors that promote positive sexual and reproductive practices.

An information letter shall be given to parents at parent-teacher conference time. For those students scheduled to receive instruction prior to the parent-teacher conferences, or if a parent does not attend the conference, the letter will be sent to the parent’s home. In all cases, parents and/or guardians of each student will be notified in writing prior to the commencement of the instructional program which addresses the above outcomes. Parents should clearly understand that they have the right to have their child excused from the instruction through an "opt out" procedure.

Parents and/or guardians may file a written request excusing their child or children from the instruction offered by the school district. When the student is excused, an alternate educational assignment shall be arranged for the student with the approval of the building principal. Requests for an exclusion from district instruction shall be treated with sensitivity and respect. The district shall provide a list of possible, but not all, alternatives for use by those families who choose to "opt out" of classroom instruction.