22 Pa. Code § 4.29 - HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening and communicable diseases
(a) Instruction
regarding prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection/acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and other life-threatening and communicable
diseases shall be given for primary, intermediate, middle school and high
school education and shall follow the requirements of subsections (b) and
(c).
(b) Educational materials and
instruction shall be determined by the local school district and be appropriate
to the age group being taught. The program of instruction must include
information about the nature of the diseases, treatments and cures, methods of
transmission and how infection can be prevented. The school district may omit
instruction in the elementary grades on transmission of disease through sexual
activity. Programs discussing transmission through sexual activity must stress
that abstinence from sexual activity is the only completely reliable means of
preventing sexual transmission. Programs must stress that avoidance of illegal
drug use is the only completely reliable means of preventing transmission of
disease through shared drug paraphernalia.
(c) A school entity shall excuse a pupil from
HIV/AIDS instruction when the instruction conflicts with the religious beliefs
or principles of the pupil or parent or guardian of the pupil and when excusal
is requested in writing. Prior to the commencement of instruction, a school
district shall publicize that detailed curriculum outlines and curricular
materials used in conjunction with the instruction are available to parents and
guardians during normal school hours or at teacher-parent conferences.
Curricular materials, if practical, shall be made available by the school
entity for home instructional use by a parent or guardian if the student has
been excused from the school entity's HIV/AIDS instruction.
Notes
The provisions of this § 4.29 amended under section 2603-B of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. § 26-2603-B).
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