Parent Action Center
Welcome to Planned Parenthood Mar Monte's "Parent Action Center" where Californian and Nevadan parents can find resources about comprehensive sexuality education and the laws pertaining to what schools can and cannot teach, as well as actions parents can take to ensure that their teen receives medically-acurate, age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education.
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Nevada:
California General Information
You might feel confident that your local school would never teach inaccurate, biased information in their sex education program. Knowing that the law (SB 71) forbids abstinence-only instruction, you might assume that all public schools comply with the law; however, this is not the case. Inaccurate abstinence-only education is being taught in many schools across California, and one of them may be yours. Many of these schools won't change their programs without active oversight from parents and the community.
In January 2004, California adopted a new law on sex education and HIV/AIDS prevention education in public schools. This legislation, known as SB 71 (or Education Code sections 51930-51939) sets out important standards for all sexuality education programs that reach California youth in our public school system. Download the California Parent Activist Packet to learn more!
Nevada General Information
You might feel confident that your local school would never teach inaccurate, biased information in their sex education program. Knowing that the law (NRS 389.065) requires sex education for disease prevention and responsible behavior, you might assume that all public schools comply with the law; however, this is not the case. Inaccurate abstinence-only education is being taught in many schools across Nevada, and one of them may be yours. Many of these schools won't change their programs without active oversight from parents and the community.
In 1987, Nevada adopted its sex education law on HIV/AIDS prevention in public schools. The law, known as the Nevada Revised Statute 389.065, sets out important standards for all sexuality education programs that reach Nevada's youth in our public schools. Download the Nevada Parent Activist Packet to learn more!
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