JUNIOR HIGH PARENT NOTIFICATION OF HUMAN SEXUALITY INSTRUCTION

Students enrolled in junior high physical education (PE) or Athletics will receive instruction in Human Growth and Development during the fifth six-weeks. Topics will include the physical changes resulting from puberty, as well as personal hygiene, abuse, abstinence, and prevention of communicable and noncommunicable diseases. The purpose of the curriculum is to provide students with information about how to deal with the challenges of early adolescence and to supplement the efforts of parents as they educate and support their teens. We encourage you to talk with your child about the content and incorporate your own values. All lessons are aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and meet the requirements that are mandated by the state. Texas Health Skills for Middle School by Goodheart-Wilcox is the Katy ISD approved curriculum resource. Parents can review the health curriculum materials on each individual campus by request. Parents must give permission for their student to participate in the human growth and development instruction. A permission form will be sent home with your student at least 14 days prior to the instruction being introduced to students.