Reproductive Health and Disease Education
Human Growth & Development
Per Florida State Statute 1003.42(2)(o), the School District of Palm Beach County is required to provide comprehensive age-appropriate and developmentally appropriate Health instruction to all students in grades K-12 based upon Florida’s Health Standards.
Florida’s Health Standards in middle school and high school, include instruction on the topics of Reproductive Health and Disease Education, which includes awareness of the benefits of sexual abstinence as the expected standard and the consequences of teenage pregnancy, as well as the prevention and control of disease.
According to State Statute 1003.42(5), “any student whose parent makes written request to the school principal shall be exempted from the teaching of reproductive health or any disease, including HIV/AIDS, its symptoms, development, and treatment. A student so exempted may not be penalized by reason of that exemption.”
Reproductive Health and Disease Education Curriculum
- Middle School: Students in grades 6-8 will receive this instruction in their science class every year during the month of May.
- High School: Students will receive these lessons through their Biology course, a class that is taken only one time while in high school.
- The Reproductive Health & Disease Education curriculum can be viewed by clicking this link.
Reproductive Health and Disease Education Exemption Forms
*NOTE: Currently being translated for the 2025-2026 school year.
If you choose not to have your child participate in the Reproductive Health and Disease Education lessons, they will be given an alternate assignment out of the classroom.