Health Standards

State Requirements

Senate Bill 5395 went into effect in 2020 with the requirement that all schools provide comprehensive sexual health education by the 2022/23 school year.   The two stand-out points from this bill are 1) the ability for individual school districts to choose a curriculum that is the right fit for their community and 2) a parent or guardian’s right to opt their student out of any or all lessons from a sexual health unit that they feel does not align to their home values.

An Auburn School District Health Advisory Committee was created consisting of a variety of community members including local churches, health agencies, Planned Parenthood, Auburn YMCA, parents, staff, and administrators. The committee’s goal was to use the national and state health standards as a guide to creating a K-12 health scope and sequence that represented our community of learners.