15-716. Instruction on acquired immune
deficiency syndrome; department assistance


A. Each common, high and unified school district may provide instruction to
kindergarten programs through the twelfth grade on acquired immune deficiency syndrome
and the human immunodeficiency virus.


B. Each district is free to develop its own course of study for each grade. At a
minimum, instruction shall:


1. Be appropriate to the grade level in which it is offered.


2. Be medically accurate.


3. Promote abstinence.


4. Discourage drug abuse.


5. Dispel myths regarding transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus.


C. No district shall include in its course of study instruction which:


1. Promotes a homosexual life-style.


2. Portrays homosexuality as a positive alternative life-style.


3. Suggests that some methods of sex are safe methods of homosexual sex.


D. At the request of a school district, the department of health services or the
department of education shall review instruction materials to determine their medical
accuracy.


E. At the request of a school district, the department of education shall provide
the following assistance:


1. A suggested course of study.


2. Teacher training.


3. A list of available films and other teaching aids.


F. At the request of a parent, a pupil shall be excused from instruction on the
acquired immune deficiency syndrome and the human immunodeficiency virus as provided in
subsection A of this section. The school district shall notify all parents of their
ability to withdraw their child from the instruction.