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Human Sexuality and Abuse Prevention Curriculum at Sanger ISD

The State Board of Education updated the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) to include the following areas of instruction: physical health and hygiene; mental health and wellness; healthy eating and physical activity; injury and violence prevention; alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; and reproductive and sexual health. Health TEKS Chapter 115

Following the passage of HB 1525 in the 87th regular legislative session and SB 9 in the second special session, parents or guardians must provide written consent in order for their children to be able to participate in instruction on human sexuality and the prevention of child abuse, family violence, dating violence, and sex trafficking beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. 
 
The School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) makes recommendations on health-related and abuse-prevention curriculum materials, and the school board adopts the materials and determines the specific content of instruction.
 
In accordance with state law, a parent may:
  •  Review, receive, or purchase a copy of the curriculum materials, depending on their copyright status.
  •  Remove his or her child from any part of the human sexuality instruction without academic, disciplinary, or other penalties.
  •  Become involved in the development of this curriculum by becoming a member of the district’s SHAC or attending SHAC meetings. (See the campus principal for details.)
Before a student receives human sexuality instruction, the district MUST obtain written consent from the student’s parent. Parents will be sent a written consent request at least 14 days before the instruction.
 
Sanger ISD believes that sex education begins at home. Parents or legal guardians are the primary educators of their children and can be the most important influence on their health decisions. The lessons your child will receive in school are designed to reinforce what a parent or legal guardian is teaching at home, not to replace it.