Does the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) have a position on the teaching of abstinence from sexual activity?
Since 1994, the New Jersey State Board of Education has had a statement which directs NJDOE to continue to advocate the teaching of abstinence as the only completely reliable means of preventing the sexual transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among school age youth, in the context of broader public health concerns and local values and norms. This statement affirmed the NJDOE s regulations which, since 1990, have required instruction in HIV prevention, family life, health promotion and disease prevention appropriate to the age, growth, and maturity of students and adapted to the needs and values of the local community. This position is consistent with state law adopted in 2002 (N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.19-22) that requires schools to emphasize abstinence from sexual activity and from drug use, as explained above. The state law, Board of Education position and New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards direct public schools to take a balanced approach to instruction in
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