St. Bernard Elmwood Place City Schools
Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE) – ODE Sex Ed Audit 2022-23
St. Bernard Elmwood Place City—Not compliant. Confusing, error-ridden submission provided, including false claims about state law: “Instruction will be usually provided by our High School Health teachers. Schools and teachers may partner with organizations like Planned Parenthood to deliver instruction. Please contact your child’s teacher for more information about instructional delivery. Ohio state law requires that comprehensive sexual health education and STI prevention education be provided to students at least once in high school. Instruction must encourage students to communicate with parents, guardians or other trusted adults about human sexuality. Instruction must be medically accurate, age-appropriate and inclusive of all students. It must include the following:? Information about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including transmission, FDA approved methods to prevent HIV and STIs, and treatment? Information that abstinence is the only certain way to prevent unintended pregnancy and HIV and other STIs and information about value of delaying sexual activity? Discussion about social views of STIs? Information about accessing resources for sexual and reproductive health care? Information about pregnancy, including FDA approved prevention methods, pregnancy outcomes, prenatal care, and the newborn safe surrender law? Information about healthy relationships and avoiding unhealthy behaviors and situations (including human trafficking).”
St. Bernard Elmwood Place City—Not compliant. Confusing, error-ridden submission provided, including false claims about state law: “Instruction will be usually provided by our High School Health teachers. Schools and teachers may partner with organizations like Planned Parenthood to deliver instruction. Please contact your child’s teacher for more information about instructional delivery. Ohio state law requires that comprehensive sexual health education and STI prevention education be provided to students at least once in high school. Instruction must encourage students to communicate with parents, guardians or other trusted adults about human sexuality. Instruction must be medically accurate, age-appropriate and inclusive of all students. It must include the following:? Information about HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including transmission, FDA approved methods to prevent HIV and STIs, and treatment? Information that abstinence is the only certain way to prevent unintended pregnancy and HIV and other STIs and information about value of delaying sexual activity? Discussion about social views of STIs? Information about accessing resources for sexual and reproductive health care? Information about pregnancy, including FDA approved prevention methods, pregnancy outcomes, prenatal care, and the newborn safe surrender law? Information about healthy relationships and avoiding unhealthy behaviors and situations (including human trafficking).”