The program is targeted for 7th and 8th grade students (age 12-14 years old). The curriculum has some good points on body development, establishing personal rules, identifying others' rules, avoiding risky situations, refusal skills and some abstinence and contraception education plus communicating with parents.
However, the program also covers anal and oral sex, role playing with actual students acting out the scenes, contraception information that requires parent permission and a doctor's prescription (in Texas under 18 is not permitted to obtain this without parental consent).
Information that is missing: topics on peer pressure (drinking alcohol, doing drugs, stealing, etc.), the side effect, dangers and risks of contraception, at home curriculum the parents can use to discuss with their student, ways to increase parent/student communication and expectations, at what age to start dating, how parents can provide a safe setting for their student and peers, how to establish rules and consequences for behaviors to reduce risk factors.
Information that should not be in the curriculum - morning after/abortion pill, cursing in curriculum/videos, along with slang and provocative dress and stereo typing.
At the parent meeting: no videos were provided even though requested, and a lack of evidence to show this curriculum is better than others (1500 students over 2 years in several HISD schools). Complete data was not given nor explained. No other studies were offered for comparison.
Parents respectfully request a different program that focuses on the biology of human reproduction with contraception information and abstinence education to give students a full array of information and choices in this matter.