Mancelona Public Schools
Bylaws & Policies
 

2414.03 - INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE SEX EDUCATION PROGRAM

The purpose of these guidelines is to articulate clear instructional objectives for Sex Education in Mancelona Public Schools by providing definitive guidelines for such instruction.

 A.Abstinence Based Instruction – Abstinence shall be the instructional approach to reducing destructive behaviors among students, such as premarital sexual involvement and other activities which may result in sexually transmitted or non-casual contact (AIDS, hepatitis, etc.) diseases and teenage pregnancy. Abstinence shall be presented in the classroom as a positive, practical and preferred life-style that promotes self-control, character and good self-esteem. Teachers shall instruct students that sexual activity among teens is neither inevitable nor irreversible. Teachers in grades 5-8 shall not initiate any discussion of contraceptives, but student questions of contraceptives may be answered provided that the documented deficiencies of each is included in the answer. Abortion shall not be discussed as a form of birth control in any grade.
 B.Family Centered Orientation – All instructors shall recognize the irreplaceable foundation of the family as the most important unit of society, and parent/guardian involvement in the formation of children’s values. The family shall be central in the teachings of Sex Education and its related subjects, and instruction in the Sex Education Program shall emphasize the positive value of sexuality within the context of marriage, shall include the merits of marriage and the family to society, and shall assist the student in understanding the role played by marriage and the family in supporting society.
 C.Age Appropriate Instruction – All instruction, curriculum and any supplemental resources shall be appropriate to the grade level of students to whom it is presented, and shall be consistent with the values of the community as reflected by the Sex Education Advisory Board (P.A. 165 and 166) and the Board of Education. Curricula shall be implemented in a sequential program of instruction designed to meet the needs and developmental characteristics of the majority of students at any given grade level.

Adopted 8/06