AB 329 California Healthy Youth Act (Sex Education) For DUMMY's Part 4

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 STATE CONTENT STANDARDS AND CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS

Comprehensive Sexual Health Education

AB 329 went into effect January 1, 2016.

"Approved" curriculums were written and available to pilot by January 1, 2016. Approved by whom? Not the California Department of Education.

Approved Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Curriculums

In addition, all kinds of books pre-k through Grade 12 were being written and used throughout the state in classroomms prior to any conten standards and curriculum frameworks being approved. For 3 1/2 years this has been oging on with no oversight from the California Department of Education. Under "Local Control", districts could choose to use whatever materials they wanted  in all grades pre-K - Grade 12.

Approved Middle School Curriculums Approved High School Curriculums
FLASH (3rd printing 2016) FLASH  (3rd printing 2015)
TEEN TALK (2016 version) TEEN TALK (2016 version)
POSITIVE PREVENTION PLUS (2016 version) POSITIVE PREVENTION PLUS (2016 version)
RIGHTS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY (2016)   RIGHTS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY (2016)
MAKING PROUD CHOICES (2016)  MAKING PROUD CHOICES (2016)
  BE REAL. BE READY (2014)


After-the fact, the California Department of Education begins work on the Content Standards and Curriculum Frameworks for Comprehensive Sexual Health Education; having a three year timeline, 2016-2019. 

Content Standards and Curriculum Frameworks were finally adopted on May 8, 2019.

My District (Capistrano Unified) approved their Teen Talk Pilot on December 14, 2016 without any public in-put. The teachers that were being trained to teach the pilot alerted CUSD parents that they did not want to teach Teen Talk because they felt the curriculum was not medically accurate, not age appropriate and actually encouraged students to engage in activities that could harm them. If these teachers had not spoken up, the curriculum would have been fully implemented without any public in-put.

see: CUSDWatch: December 14, 2016 Instructional Materials Recommended for Pilot: Secondary Sexual Health Education, Grade 7-8

During the period 2016-2019, schools accross the nation began introducing "Comprehensive Sexual Health Education" through anti-bullying programs and instruction on gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, discrimination, harassment, bullying, and intimidation. Although AB 329 only mandated instruction in grades 7-12, California schools were teaching these "anti-bullying" programs in all grades pre-K - 12. They were using materials that had never been reviewed or recommended by the CDE.

Parents in CUSD formed UP United Parents and spent over a year trying to work with CUSD to amend the curriculum to comply with AB 329, but ensure that the curriculum was medically accurate and age appropriate. They sought to elliminate any instruction that would encourage children to engage in behaviors that could harm them. Skip Hellewell, one of the founders of UP summerized what UP accomplished.

Comprehensive Sexual Health Education was not brought before the County Board of Education until April 2018, two years after the law went into effect. The Orange County Superintendent of public instruction had districts pilot and begin implementation of AB 329 without the approval of the OCDE Board of Trustees. 

Parents and the public attended the April 11, 2018 OCDE meeting and read from the curriculums in an effort to inform Trustees about what was being taught in Orange County Schools.

OCDE Orange County Department of Education 

Board Agenda and Audio

At Oral Communication

AB 329 CA Healthy Youth Act (Williams) Motion by Williams, seconded by Lindholm to table item for discussion at the beginning of the May 9th Board meeting.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Brenda Lebsack  Robert Hellswell  Michele McNutt   Laura Haynes  Dorothy Bell   Shelly Wall  Sheri Gail  Sarah Do  Eddie Espinosa  Kathi Winters  Jessica Geyer  Dot Blanchi  Mark Wayland  Shannon Lob 

INFORMATION ITEMS

AB 329 CA Healthy Youth Act (Williams) Motion by Williams, seconded by Lindholm to table item for discussion at the beginning of the May 9th Board meeting.

PUBLIC COMMENTS 

Dawn Urbanek (at the very end of the 8 hour meeting)

see: CUSDWatch Article: After 8 hour Board Meeting OCDE Attorney Confirms that Parents Cannot OPT OUT of Controversial Sex Education Curriculum

Because both the OCDE Board of Trustees and the OCDE Superintendent are "elected", the Superintendent can act on his own without Board approval. That is how Orange County school districts were able to implement pilot programs without public input. 

Parents formed a statewide group called Informed Parents of California in an effort to stop AB 329.

Conclusion:

California has a law AB 329 that was written by the ACLU and political activist groups who bought access to public school children. And, the ACLU (co-author of AB 329) threatened to sue any district that failed to implement AB 329. 

This is how the PUBLIC became aware of what was being taught to their children in public school.

This is not how "State Mandated" education curriculum should be written and implemented.

To ensure this does not happen again, Orange County Voters need to make the OCDE Superintendent an appointed position so that the OCDE Superintendent is accountable to the Board of Trustees and cannot act alone to implement programs and policy behind closed doors.

 

Timeline for Drafting and Implementing

Content Standards and Curriculum Frameworks

 

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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Website

The California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (“Collaborative”) was established by the California Legislature in 2013 to help school districts implement the State's new funding law, the Local Control Funding Formula and the State's new accountability program LCAP.

See: Education Code section 52074

The CCEE should be watched. Through Board Policy, the Capistrano Unified School District was giving CCEE the power to revoke charter schools without the right to appeal the revocation. At that time; 2016, the legislation that created the CCEE did not give the CCEE the authority to be the final arbitur of Charter Schools. However, the CCEE was going to be used by anti charter districts to supress school choice by rewriting their Board policies. 

For more information see:

CUSD Board Policy Allows CCEE to Revoke Charters without any Access to an Appeal. 

CUSDWatch: November 16, 2016 CUSD BOT Meeting Agenda Item #15 Revision to Board Policy 0420.4 Charter School Authorizations. 

CUSDWatch: October 6, 2016 Approval of Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) to participate in the CCEE Pilot Program

    

January 1, 2016  AB 329 California Healthy Youth Act went into effect mandating Comprehensive Sexual Health Education in Grades 7- 12
February 24, 2016

ACLU of California

California Healthy Youth Act Implementation Toolkit

at page 20

CUSDWatch Comment

The note at the bottom reads:

"[NOTE: As of February 24, 2016, the CDE has not yet updated its website to reflect the CA Healthy Youth Act, but we have been informed the update is in progress]"

It looks like the "LEAD" agency on Comprehensive Sexual Health Education as always been the ACLU.

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June 20, 2016

IQC Instructional Quality Commission approves Schedule of Significant Events and Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee (CFCC) Application 

Instructional Quality Report of Action June 20, 2016

July 13, 2016

CDE California Department of Education

Focus Group recruitment letter and application distributed to districts, health education and stakeholder organizations, and institutes of higher education 

Recruting Focus Group Members for Revising the Health Education Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade 12

September 9, 2016

CDE California Department of Education Schedule of Significant Events and CFCC Application (pursuant to 5 CCR, §9513) 

2019 Health Education Framework Revision Timeline

September/October- December 2016 CDE California Department of Education Recruitment of CFCC (at least 90 days pursuant to 5 CCR, §9513) 
October 2016  CDE California Department of Education Superintendent appoints Focus Group members 
November 2016 

CDE California Department of Education 

Four Focus Group meetings (pursuant to 5 CCR §9511[c])

  • November 1, 2016: Tulare County Office of Education, Visalia
  • November 7, Sacramento County Office of Education, Sacramento, and via videoconference at Siskiyou and Butte County Offices of Education
  • November 15, Alameda County Office of Education, Hayward
  • November 29, Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach
December 14, 2016

CUSD Capistrano Unified School District Approves "Teen Talk" Pilot

December 14, 2016 CUSD BOT Meeting Agenda Item #33 Instructional Materials Recommended for Pilot: Secondary Sexual and Health Education

Agenda [This Agenda Item had no supporting documentation]

Audio at 2:31:33 (2 hours 31 minutes 33 seconds)

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TRUSTEE COMMENTS
 
at 2:32:58 Trustee Reardon:  Has this material actually been reviewed by the IMRC Instructional Materials Review Committee?
 
at 2:33:09 Trustee McNicholas: I am on that Committee and I have not seen it. 
 
at 2:33:14 Trustee Reardon: Was it presented to the Committee?
 
at 2:33:16 Trustee McNicholas: I believe so, but I have been derelict in my duties.
 
* The Board Agenda states that it was submitted to the IMRC but Staff would not confirm that.
 
at 2:33:20 Trustee Reardon: There are two Board Delegates (Trustee Hatton-Hodson is absent)
 
at 2:33:26 Trustee Reardon- 2nd question. Can you provide clarification on the part of the act that requires parent notification and give us some assurance that Parents will have the option to Opt Out of the Pilot.
 
at 2:33:40 Dr Holiday assures Trustees that parents will be given notice and have the ability to Opt Out.
 
at 2:34:03 Trustee Hanacek: I hope parents don't Opt Out and allow their children to be informed and educated. We have bullying everyday.
 
at 2:34:49 Trustee Reardon: The Bargain that the Legislature struck to get these materials into the classroom was that parents would have the ability to Opt Out. We must honor that commitment to parents.
VOTE
 
at 2:34:51 Motion by Trustee Reardon to adopt the Pilot with assurances that Parents would be given notice and the ability to Opt Out. Second by Trustee Hanacek.
 
Motion Passed 6-0-1
 

CUSDWatch Comment

It is obvious that CUSD was a very early adopter of this pilot- maybe the first.

It is important to note- that there is no evidence that the Teen Talk 7th and 8th grade curriculum was ever read by the IMRC (Instructional Review Committee) prior to Trustees adopting this Pilot. The Agenda Item did not contain any materials for the Public or Trustees to review.

January 2017  IQC Instructional Quality Commission reviews Focus Group Report and recommends CFCC members and guidelines for the revision of the framework to the SBE 
March 2017

CDE California Department of Education

SBE appoints CFCC, receives Focus Group Report, and approves guidelines for the revision of the framework

April 5, 2017

Assembly Committee on Education

April 5, 2017 Assembly Committee on Education Patrick O'Donnell, Chair AB 643 (Frazier) – As Introduced February 14, 2017

SUBJECT: AB 643 School curriculum: abusive relationships

The one area of content not already included in the code is related to “early warning signs” of abuse. Accordingly, staff recommends that the bill be amended to strike the current language and instead add create a new line within Section 51934 which requires that instruction include “Information on adolescent relationship abuse and intimate partner violence, including the early warning signs of thereof.”

page 2:

"Status of comprehensive sexual health mandate implementation. While the mandate to provide comprehensive sexual health education has been effective since January 1, 2016, instructional materials aligned to the content required by law will not be adopted until well after the Health Curriculum Framework is completed and adopted in May, 2019."

page 3:

"The Health curriculum framework revision is now underway, and final adoption by the SBE is scheduled for May, 2019. Four focus group meetings were held in the fall of 2016. The Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committees have been chosen, and will be holding meetings between May, 2017 and January, 2018."

April 26, 2017

Assembly Committee on Education

April 26, 2017 Patrick O'Donnell, Chair AB 1227 (Bonta and Low) – As Amended April 18, 2017

[This bill was double referred to the Assembly Committee on Human Services, and was heard with regard to issues in that Committee’s jurisdiction]

SUBJECT: AB 1227 Human Trafficking Prevention Education and Training Act

page 6

"Human trafficking refers both to sex trafficking and labor trafficking. Amending the California Healthy Youth Act to broaden sex trafficking to human trafficking would accomplish the author’s goal of mandating instruction in this topic, while including it in an already mandated part of the curriculum, and would incorporate established requirements related to parental consent, qualifications and training of personnel delivering the instruction, and would provide for the natural integration of this content into the Health curriculum framework in the appropriate grades. For these reasons, staff recommends that this bill be amended to move the section proposed to be amended into the California Healthy Youth Act, broadening “sex trafficking” to “human trafficking,” and modifying existing law to conform to the requirements of that Act."

May 2017–January 2018

CFCC Health Education Curriculum Framework and Evaluation Criteria Committee

The following meeting dates are scheduled to be held in Sacramento:

Meeting Agenda

January 11-12, 2018

IQC Instructional Quality Commission

Agenda 

March 2018 IQC Instructional Quality Commission approves draft Health Education Framework for initial 60-day public review period
March 22 & 23, 2018

IQC Instructional Quality Commission 

Agenda

Health Subject Matter Committee (DOCX)

  1. Health Education Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve (Health Education Framework), 2019 Revision (Information/Action)
    1. Review the Draft Health Education Framework
      The draft Health Education Framework is available upon request.

    2. Public Comment on the Draft Health Education Framework

    3. Approval of the Draft Health Education Framework for the First 60-Day 
      Public Review and Comment Period

    4. Approval of the Online Survey for the First Public Review and Comment Period
  2. Other Matters/Public Comment
April 11, 2018

OCDE Orange County Department of Education 

Board Agenda and Audio

At Oral Communication

AB 329 CA Healthy Youth Act (Williams) Motion by Williams, seconded by Lindholm to table item for discussion at the beginning of the May 9th Board meeting.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Brenda Lebsack  Robert Hellswell  Michele McNutt   Laura Haynes  Dorothy Bell   Shelly Wall  Sheri Gail  Sarah Do  Eddie Espinosa  Kathi Winters  Jessica Geyer  Dot Blanchi  Mark Wayland  Shannon Lob 

INFORMATION ITEMS

AB 329 CA Healthy Youth Act (Williams) Motion by Williams, seconded by Lindholm to table item for discussion at the beginning of the May 9th Board meeting.

PUBLIC COMMENTS 

Dawn Urbanek (at the very end of the 8 hour meeting)

see: CUSDWatch Article: After 8 hour Board Meeting OCDE Attorney Confirms that Parents Cannot OPT OUT of Controversial Sex Education Curriculum

April–June 2018 CDE California Department of Education First 60-day public review of the Health Education Framework (pursuant to §9515[a][3])

First Opportunity for Public Comment

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CUSDWatch Comment:

The Notice is dated May 1, 2018, the comment period opened April 1, 2019

 
Release: #18-37
May 1, 2018
Contact: Jonathan Mendick
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone: 916-319-0818

State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Public Comment Period Open for New Health Education Framework

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today that the public comment period is now open for the Health Education Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve. It presents an approach to health education that focuses on students learning skills and practicing behaviors that will lead to a lifetime of good health.

“Students who are healthy do better in school, attend more days of classes and are ready to learn,” said Torlakson. “This new framework is another example of how California is leading the way for comprehensive health education for all students.”

The framework provides guidance on a wide range of health education topics, including nutrition, physical activity, community health, drug use, depression, obesity, relationships, and the impact of the environment on health. It also gives students the tools to reduce risky behaviors. The new health education framework is the first based on the groundbreaking Health Education Content Standards for California Public School, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (PDF), which addresses the physical, mental, emotional, and social aspects of health.

The public will have until June 29, 2018, to review the draft framework on the CDE Health Education Curriculum Framework Web page. Comments may be submitted using an online survey or via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Public comments will be presented to the Instructional Quality Commission for review and possible inclusion into the final version of the framework this summer.

# # # #

Tom Torlakson — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5602, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100

Last Reviewed: Tuesday, May 1, 2018

 

May 9, 2018

OCDE Orange County Department of Education

CA HEalthy Youth Act, Jeff Hittenberger, Ph.D. Chief Academic Officer

AB 329 CA Healthy Youth Act (Williams)

Public Comments

Becky Angel  Jessica Geyer  R. Skip Hellewell  Stephanie Yates   Debbie Stapley   Gheorghe Rosca  Becky Ettinger  Sheri Gail  Margaret Trujillo  Kim Cornelius  Dr. Geeta Swamidass  Pricilla Jacoby  Dr. Ahmed Soboh  Angela Williams  Dr. Nada Higuera   Brenda Lebsack  Volentina Kiselev  Daniela Crasnean  Kristen Fresko  Brad Dacus  Michelle Connolly  Cami Ferreira  Alexandria Coronado  Amy McCanly  Bob Kessener  Aileen Blachonski   Anatoliy Antonenuo  Damian Curran  Claudia Po - 

ACTION

AB 329 -Send letter to Orange County districts to share concerns and encourage districts to be transparent and make Opt-Out forms easily searchable on website. 

June 6, 2018 

OCDE Orange County Department of Education

Public Comments

Brenda Lebsack  Ruth Dawson  Maggie Rae   Susan Meyer  Laura Kanter  Kevin Rivera  Tony Ortuno  Jim Donen  Michele McNutt J essica Geyer  Dr. Priya J. Shah  Margaret Trujillo – Teen Talk  Nada Higuera

June 20, 2018

OCDE Orange County Department of Education

Public Comments

Karen Cohn  Julie Stowers  Dr. Priya Shah  Reverend Kent Doss  Cathy Kadison  Sabrina Hughs  Laura Kanter  Chris Kluwe-Education Responsibility, Michelle New 

July 11, 2018

OCDE Orange County Department of Education

Public Comments Oral Communication

Dorthy Bell  Sandra Lobatos  Brenda Lebsack  Kiko Ellisworth  Stephanie Yates  Bryanne Ngo 

Board Recommendation #13 July 11, 2018 Resolution to establish a Public Forum- California Healthy Youth Act (CHYA) Submitted by Ken Williams 

Resolution to hold a special board meeting "The California Healthy Youth Act- A Public Forum in September 2018

Public Comments Agenda Item #13

Jessica Hubbard  Jordan Brodie  Julie Stowers   Naz Hamid   Lisa Richardson  Jessica Corson  Laura Kanter  Susan Meyer T Perreira  Michele McNutt  Pierce Livingston  Sheila Bates  Lynne Riddle  JuanPlascencia  Jill Halbert  Susi Khan  Libby Frolichman  David Whitney  Lucy Prather  Ruth Daweson  Sabrina Frydman  Buffie Channel  Michelle New  Dennis Bress  Lora Caldwell  Catherine Kozlowski  Joni Nichols  Eva Weisz

Gomez left the meeting at 1:40p.m.

Motion by Williams, Second by Barke and carried by a vote of 3-1(Williams, Barke, and Sparks voted Yes; Bedell voted No; Gomez absent)

July 25, 2018

CUSD Capistrano Unified School District

July 25, 2018 CUSD BOT Meeting Agenda Item #59 Update- Comprehensive Sexual Health Curriculum Implimentation

Agenda page 1033

Closed Session Audio at 00:24 

Open Session Audio 1:05:55 

CUSDWatch Article: July 25, 2018 CUSD BOT Meeting Agenda Item #59 Update - Comprehensive Sexual Health Education

Vote

This was an Information/Discussion Item Only. No action was taken.

July 26, 2018

IQC Instructional Quality Commission

Agenda

Health Subject Matter Committee (DOCX)

  1. Health Education Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve (Health Education Framework), 2019 Revision (Information/Action)
    1. Update on the Survey Results and Comments Received During the First 60-Day Public Review and Comment Period (Information) 

    2. Edits to the Draft Health Education Framework, Access and Equity, Chapter 7 (Action)
  2. Other Matters/Public Comment
August 7, 2018

OCDE Orange County Department of Education

Public Comments

Brenda Lebsack for Letty Jacoby  Michelle New  Gheorghe Rosca  Shannon Tilley  Samantha Eden  Dr. Pryis Shah  Laura Kanter

September 2018 SMC Health Subject Matter Committee analyzes field review results and edits draft framework
September 2018 IQC Instructional Quality Commission approves draft Health Education Framework for second 60-day public review period and recommends draft Health Education Frameworkto SBE
September 12, 2018 

OCDE Orange County Department of Education

Public Comments 

Michelle NewChristina GonzalesShanda LobatosNina SimondsLynne RiddleShannen BoccignoneSusan MeyerSpeaker 9Stephanie Yates

Board Recommendations #4

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September 19, 2018 

Health Subject Matter Committe (SMC) meeting

AGENDA

Health Subject Matter Committee (DOCX)

  1. Call Meeting to Order

  2. Health Education Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve (Health Education Framework), 2019 Revision (Information/Action)
    1. Report on Survey Results and Comments Received During the First 60-Day Public Review and Comment Period (Information)

      Draft Health Education Framework
    2. Public Hearing on the Draft Health Education Framework (Time Certain – 10:30 a.m.)
      See Public Hearing Guidelines 

    3. Subject Matter Committee (SMC) Recommendation to the Full Commission on the Approval of the Draft Health Education Framework (Action)

  3. Other Matters/Public Comment on Today’s Agenda Items

  4. Adjournment of Meeting
September 20-21, 2018

IOC Instructional Quality Commission Meeting

Agenda

PUBLIC HEARING on the Draft Health Educational Framework

September 26, 2018

OCDE Orange County Department of Education

Public Comments 

Bart Bartlett  Stephanie Yates  Robert Lauten  Michelle New  Kathi Winter  Angie Cohen  Janet Cheng  Rebecca Friedrichs  Donna Schoenberger  Nathan Matza  Carl Gutierez Hillary Hihhimere  Russel Neal  Genevieve Peters 

Opening Remarks by Panelist 

Stan Weed, Ph.D - Institute of Research and Evaluation

Deborah Reisdorph, Esq- BARE Bully Awareness Resistance Education

Nada Higueri, J.D. - Tyler & Bursch law firm

Brenda Lebsack- Orange Unified School District Board member

Laura Haynes, Ph.D - Consultant, American College of Pediatricians

Duua Alwin - Consultant, Cultural Competency and Curriculu Support

Board Questions and Answers

Public Comments

Georghe Rosca  Andreea Pavon  Terrence Bates  Maria Albright  Joe Imbriano  Bethany Guardo  Arthur Schoper  Rosemarie Avila 

October 3, 2018

OCDE Orange County Department of Education

Public Comments 

Jessica Geyer  Susan Meyer 

INFORMATION ITEMS

Jeff Hittenberger - CHYA Up-date

November 15 & 16, 2018

IOC Instruction Quality Commission Report of Action Thursday November 15, 2018

Agenda

Thursday November 15, 2018

ACTION: Commissioner Lara moved to approve the September 19, 2018, Health Subject Matter Committee (SMC) meeting minutes and the September 20–21, 2018, Commission meeting minutes. Commissioner Muñoz seconded the motion. There was no discussion and no public comment. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote of the members present (12–0). Commissioner Fairchild was not present for the vote, and Commissioners Chao, Diaz, Renteria, and Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva were absent from the meeting

November 2018- January 2019 CDE California Department of Education Second 60-day public review of the Health Education Framework (pursuant to §9515[c])

Second Opportunity for Public Comment

CUSDWatch Comment:

The Notice is dated December 19, 2018, the comment period opened November 1, 2019

January 11, 2019 My Letter re: Public Comment: 2019 Health Education Curriculum Framework for California Public Schools, Transitional Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve

Release: #18-85
December 19, 2018
Contact: Scott Roark
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone: 916-319-0818

State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Invites Public Comment on Draft Health Education Framework

SACRAMENTO—California is in the final phase of updating its comprehensive health education curriculum framework and is actively gathering public comment on the current draft of the 2019 “Health Education Framework for California Public Schools, Kindergarten through Grade Twelve” (Health Education Framework), State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today.

The Health Education Framework is a groundbreaking document that reflects recent changes in California Education Code and is responsive to the health concerns and needs of today’s 21st century student. The Health Education Framework will provide guidance for teachers, administrators, and parents on how a curriculum based on content standards is implemented in the classroom and direction for the development of instructional materials, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional learning.

The current draft Health Education Framework was posted on the California Department of Education (CDE) website on November 1, 2018, and includes more than 200 edits that were submitted by the public during the first 60-day public review and comment period. Each comment submitted by members of the public will be presented to the Instructional Quality Commission for review and possible inclusion into the final version of the framework during their meeting in March 2019. The State Board of Education is scheduled to take final action on the framework in May 2019.

The draft Health Education Framework has been posted on the CDE Health Education Curriculum Framework web page. Members of the public may send comments on the framework by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The current comment period will remain open through January 11, 2019. For more information on the development of the Health Education Framework, visit the CDE Health Education Curriculum Framework web page.

# # # #

Tom Torlakson — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5602, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100

Last Reviewed: Wednesday, December 19, 2018

 

February 27, 2019 

February 27, 2019 CUSD BOT Meeting PUBLIC HEARING Adoption of Grade 7-8 Middle School Sexual Health Instructional Materials recommended for adoption by the instructural Materials Review Committee

Agenda

Audio

Public Hearing at 33:12

Presentation by Dr. Susan Holiday at 35:52

Presentation of Amendments to the Curriculum by Josh Hill at 36:40

34 Public Comments begin at 39:44

CUSDWatch Comment

Members of the Public had to go to the District Office to review the materials between the hours of 8:30 am and 3:30 pm Monday - Friday.

CUSD held the Public Hearing and then under a separate Item they voted on the matter at the same meeting. They had no time to reflect upon the comments of the Public.

Discussion of Agenda Item #28 Instructional Materials Recommended for Adoption: Middle School Sexual Health Lessons Grade 7-8

Presentation by Dr. Susan Holiday at 2:09:30 Trustee Discussion Follows

Vote to adopt curriculum + addendum + danger of pornography 6-1-0 (Trustee Reardon Voting No)

Parent Resources:

United Parents CUSD Group

Informed Parents of California State Group

Letter to 2019 Health Education Curriculum Framework for California Public Schools, Transitional Kindergarten through Grade 12 - Using Public Education System to Fundamentally Transform America

February 27, 2019

UP United Parents 

I would like to give a shout out to UP UnitedParents.org for all of their hard work working with the Capistrano Unified School District to protect students from a medically inaccurate, age inappropriate comprehensive sexual health education curriculum:

With the 2/27/19 Capo USD board meeting, UP finished their one-year fight for a better sex ed curriculum. 

What UP has accomplished:

Written by Skip Hellewell 
  
1.  We stopped Teen Talk, a horrible curriculum, which no other school district has stopped to my knowledge.  At least we stopped 90% of Teen Talk because some of the less offensive material is used in our curriculum.  

2.  Parents will be talking to their kids in more detail about sex.  Our initiative to involve parents in the teaching of sex ed was a complete success.  There will be discussion questions for child and parent to work on for each lesson and these will be well publicized to the parents.  This also informs parent on what is being taught and prompts them to teach their  values to their children.  Moving this teaching of values into the home for each lesson is a giant accomplishment that wouldn't have happened without our pushing.  

3.  Our 22 recommended changes to improve the curriculum made a big difference including these additions in the addendum: a)  improved communication to parents of the student-parent homework talks, b)  A better opt-out process, c)  Instruction to students re communicating to parents, d)  more emphasis on friendships and less on romantic relationships, e)  Removal of the definition of SOGIE (acronym for sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression), f)  CDC recommendations for pre-natal care to counter the abortion info, g)  more accurate info on harm of HIV/AIDS and risk of HIV transmission, h)  more content on ways to have healthy relationships based on mutual respect and affection (basically our request to teach you can have fun without sex),  i) teaching that 18 is the legal age of consent (consent was taught without mentioning kids can't give it), j)  more teaching of boundary setting and refusal skills,  k)  move "Lesson 11 Liking and Loving" which is more about abstinence to the place of Lesson 12 to finish with a positive message.   Overall we got about half of the changes we asked for, but the more important half in they're well implemented.  

4.  The addition of information on the harms of pornography.   This was the result of the middle school and high school kids who spoke to the trustees; their innocence had a big influence.  I was so proud of our youth and they'll long remember the role they played.  

5.  We created a widely-recognized organization "UnitedParents.org."  This was an important platform for informing people and getting our message out and will have future uses.  Thank you Deb.

6.  We informed thousands of parents in and outside of our district on the evil their children will hear in school.  When we started parents didn't know anything.  An informed public is a critical strength. 

7.  We provided help and motivation to parents in other Orange County areas to influence decisions in their school districts.  Yesterday we learned that the Chino Unified School District is going to create their own sex ed curriculum.  All the local districts have followed our fight with interest and we've proven parents can make a difference.  We have requests for more town-hall meetings.  

8.  We learned how to have an influence in local government.  We were not silent, we spoke up for good.  We made a difference, one that will grow with time.  

9.  We met some really good people across Orange County as well as up and down our state.  The benefits from this will continue.    

March 2019 Health SMC/IQC review comments from the second 60-day public review period and recommends final edits to the Health Education Frameworkfor SBE adoption in May
March 6, 2019

OCDE Orange County Department of Education

Public Comments 

Eva Weicz - Sex Education

May 2019

CDE California Department of Education

SBE action to adopt the Health Education Framework

CUSDWatch Comment

This curriculum written by political advocacy groups has been in public school classrooms for several years now. AB 329 mandates instruction in grades 7-12 so why is it being taught in K-12?

May 8, 2019

CDE California Department of Education

On May 8, 2019, the State Board of Education took action to adopt the Health Education Framework with the revisions of removing the following resources:

  • My Princess Boy
  • Who Are You?: The Kids Guide to Gender Identity
  • Changing You!: A Guide to Body Changes and Sexuality
  • The What's Happening to My Body?: Book for Boys
  • The What’s Happening to My Body?: Book for Girls
  • S.E.X: The All You Need to Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties

These changes will be made to the final, published version of the 2019 Health Education Framework, which will be posted and published in Fall 2019.

CUSDWatch Comment

Thanks to parents and members of the Public reading from these books outloud the CDE had to admit they did not belong in the classroom so they removed them from the recommended reading list AFTER THEY WERE ALREADY BEING READ IN CLASSROOMS 

Since when do we allow the ACLU to dictate education curriculm and then threaten to sue any district that failes to comply.

ASS BACKWARDS

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