§ 131. Definition
As used in this title, “comprehensive health education” means a systematic and extensive
elementary and secondary educational program designed to provide a variety of learning
experiences based upon knowledge of the human organism as it functions within its
environment. The term includes the study of:
(1) Body structure and function, including the physical, psychosocial, and psychological
basis of human development, sexuality, and reproduction.
(2) Community health to include environmental health, pollution, public health, and world
health.
(3) Safety, including:
(A) first aid, disaster prevention, and accident prevention; and
(B) information regarding and practice of compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation
and the use of automated external defibrillators.
(4) Disease, such as HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases, as well as other
communicable diseases, and the prevention of disease.
(5) Family health and mental health, including instruction that promotes the development
of responsible personal behavior involving decision making about sexual activity,
including abstinence; skills that strengthen existing family ties involving communication,
cooperation, and interaction between parents and students; and instruction to aid
in the establishment of strong family life in the future, thereby contributing to
the enrichment of the community; and that promotes an understanding of depression
and the signs of suicide risk in a family member or fellow student that includes how
to respond appropriately and seek help and provides an awareness of the available
school and community resources such as the local suicide crisis hotline.
(6) Personal health habits, including dental health.
(7) Consumer health, including health careers, health costs, and utilizing health services.
(8) Human growth and development, including understanding the physical, emotional, and
social elements of individual development and interpersonal relationships, including
instruction in parenting methods and styles. This shall include information regarding
the possible outcomes of premature sexual activity, contraceptives, adolescent pregnancy,
childbirth, adoption, and abortion.
(9) Drugs, including education about alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, and prescribed drugs.
(10) Nutrition.
(11) How to recognize and prevent sexual abuse and sexual violence, including developmentally
appropriate instruction about promoting healthy and respectful relationships, developing
and maintaining effective communication with trusted adults, recognizing sexually
offending behaviors, and gaining awareness of available school and community resources.
An employee of the school shall be in the room during the provision of all instruction
or information presented under this subdivision. (Added 1977, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 3, 1978; amended 1987, No. 270 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2005, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2009, No. 1, § 3, eff. July 1, 2011; 2011, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 16, 2012; 2011, No. 156 (Adj. Sess.), § 29, eff. May 16, 2012; 2019, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.)