3525 - (IHAM) Health/Physical Education & Exemption from Instruction

 

 

 

 

The School Board shall provide a comprehensive Physical Education and Health Education program for students. It is expected that all students will participate in Physical Education and Health Education classes that are required by the District. Such classes shall reflect the standards in accordance with the New Hampshire School Administrative Rules.

Students may be excused from participation in Physical Education classes upon receipt of a notice from a licensed physician. Temporary excuses from physical education participation may be granted by the principal/designee on a daily basis. The Principal may require a written request from the parents/guardians.

Consistent with state law and Department of Education requirements, health and physical education, including, instruction about parts of the body, reproduction, sexuality education, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and related topics, will be included in the instructional program. Sexuality education shall include instruction relative to abstinence and sexually transmitted infections, as well as gender stereotyping. 

Instruction must be appropriate to grade level, course of study, and development of students and must occur in a systematic manner.  The Superintendent will require that faculty members who present this instruction receive continuing in-service training, which includes appropriate teaching strategies and techniques.

Parents and legal guardians shall be notified by e-mail, or other written means, or phone call, not less than two (2) weeks in advance of use of the curriculum course material to be used for instruction of human sexuality or human sexual education.  Such notice will be delivered via email, other direct written means, or phone call.  To the extent practicable, a school district shall make curriculum course materials available to parents or legal guardians for review upon request. Accordingly, the notice will identify and provide contact information for the Principal or other staff member a parent or guardian should contact to arrange an opportunity to inspect the curriculum course material.