A planned discussion of the material Duval County Public Schools uses to teach students about reproductive health was pulled from the school board agenda.
“Instead of adopting materials from any publishing company, the district will create its own supplemental materials to meet educational requirements defined in Florida statutes,”The post went on to say that the curriculum under consideration did not “address all statutory requirements of law.”
This reevaluation of the curriculum is due to a 2021 revision to state law which requires each of Florida’s 67 school boards to annually approve all supplemental materials for sex ed.A discussion about the topic dominated public comment Monday evening during a meeting of the Duval County School Board. Approximately 76 people spoke about it.
“It’s important that we consider teaching them facts, but the families need to be included in this,” said Michelle Matisso.“It is clear the particular curriculum has stirred emotions on both sides of the issue,” Greene said. “Our requirement is to ensure we teach state standards.”
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