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It's no better in MoCo.  Kids are basically taught about how female and male bodies change through puberty.  They are taught just enough information about HIV / AIDS to make them worry, but not to be better informed.  The teachers are prohibited from talking about intercourse or ways in which HIV / AIDS is transmitted.  It's basically Your Changing Body 101.

As with many things MCPS, we supplement at home.

I like what the minimum info / maximum info poster at 10:42 suggested.  That feels like the right balance to me, depending on what specifically your child is asking.[/quote]

I think it's much better in MCPS. MCPS may not provide all of the information I would like, but at least they don't provide misinformation. That is huge.

Also, Family Life isn't a one-time thing in fifth grade. They do it every year at least through middle school. Here's the eighth grade curriculum:

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/curriculum/health/middle/grade8/familylife.aspx[/quote]

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