Sex Ed in Montgomery County Schools

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know when Sex Ed is taught in Montgomery County Schools? (Specifically body change issues involving puberty?) I remember being taught in third grade (in a public school in another state), but have not heard anything yet from my daughter's school and she is in third grade.

[Anonymous]

It starts in fifth grade. There are units on puberty and disease prevention (HIV and AIDS); however, sex, contraception, conception and pregnancy are not covered in fifth grade.

[Anonymous]

Mcps teaches some basic Sex Ed about three years after kids pick up misinformation. It’s too little delivered in the most boring package possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know when Sex Ed is taught in Montgomery County Schools? (Specifically body change issues involving puberty?) I remember being taught in third grade (in a public school in another state), but have not heard anything yet from my daughter's school and she is in third grade.

Here's a document with the secondary school health curriculum: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/health/middle/MCPS-Health-Education-Curriculum-Framework-Overview.pdf

Here's the elementary school curriculum: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/es.aspx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know when Sex Ed is taught in Montgomery County Schools? (Specifically body change issues involving puberty?) I remember being taught in third grade (in a public school in another state), but have not heard anything yet from my daughter's school and she is in third grade.

Here's a document with the secondary school health curriculum: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/health/middle/MCPS-Health-Education-Curriculum-Framework-Overview.pdf

Here's the elementary school curriculum: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/es.aspx

^^^Here's the "family life" unit in 5th grade: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/elementary/grade5/familylife.aspx

[Anonymous]

As a health teacher, I think the county has to do a major overhaul of their entire approach. Kids tune out. It’s so dry and could be so much better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a health teacher, I think the county has to do a major overhaul of their entire approach. Kids tune out. It’s so dry and could be so much better.

What changes do you recommend?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a health teacher, I think the county has to do a major overhaul of their entire approach. Kids tune out. It’s so dry and could be so much better.

What changes do you recommend?

Look at the curriculum. It looks pretty bad.

[Anonymous]

My child just had this unit and the information on HIV is outdated. So much has changed in HIV knowledge and research in the past 5 years, as well as multiple cases of cure (though rare) through bone marrow transplant. I know 5th grade does not get into contacts in, but safe sex/condoms as a method of preventing HIV transmission is not included, nor is PEP/PrEP, or the new finding that undetectable = untransmissable. Yes, it's a lot for a 5th grader to take in, but there are ways of giving that information in an age appropriate way. I gave my 5th grader the child friendly version of the latest research and knowledge about HIV that was missing from the curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child just had this unit and the information on HIV is outdated. So much has changed in HIV knowledge and research in the past 5 years, as well as multiple cases of cure (though rare) through bone marrow transplant. I know 5th grade does not get into contacts in, but safe sex/condoms as a method of preventing HIV transmission is not included, nor is PEP/PrEP, or the new finding that undetectable = untransmissable. Yes, it's a lot for a 5th grader to take in, but there are ways of giving that information in an age appropriate way. I gave my 5th grader the child friendly version of the latest research and knowledge about HIV that was missing from the curriculum.

I’ve seen the curriculum in full and it’s abysmal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child just had this unit and the information on HIV is outdated. So much has changed in HIV knowledge and research in the past 5 years, as well as multiple cases of cure (though rare) through bone marrow transplant. I know 5th grade does not get into contacts in, but safe sex/condoms as a method of preventing HIV transmission is not included, nor is PEP/PrEP, or the new finding that undetectable = untransmissable. Yes, it's a lot for a 5th grader to take in, but there are ways of giving that information in an age appropriate way. I gave my 5th grader the child friendly version of the latest research and knowledge about HIV that was missing from the curriculum.

Specifically: 2 cases. Maybe 3. Rare, indeed.

[Anonymous]

Who exactly is teaching this material?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child just had this unit and the information on HIV is outdated. So much has changed in HIV knowledge and research in the past 5 years, as well as multiple cases of cure (though rare) through bone marrow transplant. I know 5th grade does not get into contacts in, but safe sex/condoms as a method of preventing HIV transmission is not included, nor is PEP/PrEP, or the new finding that undetectable = untransmissable. Yes, it's a lot for a 5th grader to take in, but there are ways of giving that information in an age appropriate way. I gave my 5th grader the child friendly version of the latest research and knowledge about HIV that was missing from the curriculum.

Specifically: 2 cases. Maybe 3. Rare, indeed.

Yup, but a functional cure isn't rare, it's widespread actually. Undetectable = untransmissable. This message needs to become widespread. I doubt most people on this message board are even aware.

Using medication to make HIV untransmissable plus Pre exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in high risk individuals has pretty much revolutionized HIV prevention.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/02/end-to-aids-in-sight-as-huge-study-finds-drugs-stop-hiv-transmission

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mcps teaches some basic Sex Ed about three years after kids pick up misinformation. It’s too little delivered in the most boring package possible.

Agreed and I teach in MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My child just had this unit and the information on HIV is outdated. So much has changed in HIV knowledge and research in the past 5 years, as well as multiple cases of cure (though rare) through bone marrow transplant. I know 5th grade does not get into contacts in, but safe sex/condoms as a method of preventing HIV transmission is not included, nor is PEP/PrEP, or the new finding that undetectable = untransmissable. Yes, it's a lot for a 5th grader to take in, but there are ways of giving that information in an age appropriate way. I gave my 5th grader the child friendly version of the latest research and knowledge about HIV that was missing from the curriculum.

Specifically: 2 cases. Maybe 3. Rare, indeed.

Yup, but a functional cure isn't rare, it's widespread actually. Undetectable = untransmissable. This message needs to become widespread. I doubt most people on this message board are even aware.

Using medication to make HIV untransmissable plus Pre exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in high risk individuals has pretty much revolutionized HIV prevention.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/02/end-to-aids-in-sight-as-huge-study-finds-drugs-stop-hiv-transmission

And here I thought keeping it in your pants was the most effective prevention.