Relevant Legislative Requirements & EGUSD Board Policies
Goals For The School District
Mission Statement of the District
The Mission of the district is to:
Develop in students confidence in their ability to fulfill their unique potential, intellectually, physically and emotionally.
Educate students to be effective thinkers and learners now and for the future.
Teach students about our diverse culture, and develop in them a respect for and appreciation of that culture.
Prepare students with the skills, sensitivity, and knowledge to become ethical and responsible citizens, family members, and workers.
Goals for the School District
The Board believes in the reforms, incentives, and strategies developed in the Hughes-Hart Educational Reform Act of 1983. This school district shall provide for our students educational, personal, and career needs by striving to:
Provide a variety of classroom settings and instructional styles which have been shown to be effective by research.
Maintain orderly and efficient campuses which encourage positive attitudes in students and high morale and quality teaching from teachers.
Provide for the specialized needs of identified groups of students by the effective use of categorical aid funding.
Provide appropriate instruction to meet the varied future and career goals of students.
Assure that students achieve academic proficiency in essential areas of skill and knowledge.
Identify and respond to individual educational needs of students, each of whom is a unique human being who can ultimately become a responsible and contributing member of society.
Develop each student's respect of self and others, personal and school responsibility and critical thinking.
Involve parents/guardians and community members in a broad range of activities at each school, recognizing the vital role of parental attitudes and values in education.
California Health Education Standards & Framework
In October 2005, Assembly Bill (AB) 689, cosponsored by State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI) Jack O’Connell, was signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, adding Section 51210.8 to the California Education Code (EC); that section required the State Board of Education (SBE), based on recommendations from the SSPI, to adopt content standards for health education. The health education standards shape the direction of health education instruction for children and youths in California’s public schools: they provide school districts with fundamental tools for developing health education curricula and improving student achievement in this area; and they help ensure that all students in kindergarten through high school receive high-quality health education instruction, providing students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead healthy lives (p. vi).
The Health Education Framework is aligned to the 2008 California Health Education Content Standards, which support the development of knowledge, skills, and attitudes in eight overarching standards: (1) essential health concepts; (2) analyzing health influences; (3) accessing valid health information; (4) interpersonal communication; (5) decision making; (6) goal setting; (7) practicing health-enhancing behaviors; and (8) health promotion in six content areas of health education: nutrition and physical activity; growth, development, and sexual health; injury prevention and safety; alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; mental, emotional, and social health; and personal and community health in the 2008 Health Education Content Standards, which can be downloaded from the Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division Content Standards web page.
California Healthy Youth Act
The purpose of the California Healthy Youth Act is to provide every student with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect their sexual and reproductive health from unintended pregnancy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Comprehensive Sexual Health & HIV/AIDS Instruction (source: CDE)
Superintendent Letter Clarifying The California Health Youth Act (source: CDE)
FAQ for Sexual Education, HIV/AIDS, and STDs (source: CDE)
Sexual Harassment and Violence Prevention Education
If a district requires a course in health education for graduation from high school, the district must include instruction in sexual harassment and sexual violence, including information on the affirmative consent standard.
Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
A mandated reporter shall make a report to an agency specified in Section 11165.9 whenever the mandated reporter, in the mandated reporter’s professional capacity or within the scope of the mandated reporter’s employment, has knowledge of or observes a child whom the mandated reporter knows or reasonably suspects has been the victim of child abuse or neglect
Prohibition of Discrimination
No person shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic [...], including immigration status.
Sex Equity in Education Act
This bill requires a pupil to be permitted to participate in sex-segregated school programs and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, and use facilities consistent with his or her gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil's records.
Menstrual Equity for All Act of 2021
All public schools serving students in grades 6 to 12, Community Colleges, & California State Universities (CSU’s) are required to stock restrooms with an adequate supply of free menstrual products, commencing in the 2022-23 school year.
California Minor Consent and Confidentiality Laws
EGUSD Know Your Rights Flyer for distribution in middle and high school
Minors, Medical Care Consent (Chapter 652) Summary of the Law
CA Minor Consent & Confidentiality Laws from Teen Health Law
Affirmative Consent and Sexual Assault Prevention
SECTION 1. Section 33544 is added to the Education Code, to read:
33544. (a) When the “Health Framework for California Public Schools” (health framework) is next revised after January 1, 2016, the commission shall consider including comprehensive information for grades 9 to 12, inclusive, on sexual harassment and violence that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Information on different forms of sexual harassment and violence, including instances that occur among peers and in a dating relationship; a discussion of prevention strategies; how pupils report sexual harassment and violence; and potential resources victims can access.
(2) Discussion of the affirmative consent standard, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 67386, and skills pupils use to establish boundaries in peer and dating relationships.
(3) Discussion of legal aspects of sexual harassment and violence under state and federal law.
(b) If the commission includes comprehensive information on sexual harassment and violence in the health framework, the commission shall comply with both of the following:
(1) Ensure information included in the framework is research based and appropriate for pupils of all races, genders, sexual orientations, gender identities, and ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This may include, but shall not be limited to, reviewing other states’ curricula.
(2) Consult with secondary health teachers and experts in sexual harassment and violence curriculum.
SEC. 2. Section 51225.36 is added to the Education Code, to read:
51225.36. (a) If the governing board of a school district requires a course in health education for graduation from high school, the governing board of the school district shall include instruction in sexual harassment and violence, including, but not limited to, information on the affirmative consent standard, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 67386.
(b) If the governing board of a school district provides instruction pursuant to subdivision (a), the governing board of the school district shall ensure teachers consult information related to sexual harassment and violence in the Health Framework for California Public Schools when delivering health instruction.
Safely Surrendered Baby Law
A parent or person with lawful custody can safely surrender a baby confidentially, and without fear of prosecution, within 72 hours of birth.