Comprehensive Sexual Health Education

The California Healthy Youth Act (CHYA):

The bill requires school districts to ensure that all pupils in grades seven to twelve, inclusive, receive comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention education, at least once in middle school and once in high school. The Baldwin Park Unified School District will incorporate the curriculum during the 7th grade Integrated Science course and the 9th grade Health course.

The California Healthy Youth Act has five primary purposes:

•      To provide pupils with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect their sexual and reproductive health from HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and from unintended pregnancy;
•      To provide pupils with the knowledge and skills they need to develop healthy attitudes concerning adolescent growth and development, body image, gender, sexual orientation, relationships, marriage, and family;
•      To promote understanding of sexuality as a normal part of human development;
•      To ensure pupils receive integrated, comprehensive, accurate, and unbiased sexual health and HIV prevention instruction and provide educators with clear tools and guidance to accomplish that end;
•      To provide pupils with the knowledge and skills necessary to hav healthy, positive, and safe relationships and behaviors.

For additional information regarding the CHYA, please access the California Department of Education website at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/he/se/.