HCPSS MPIA Request #2023-060

Requestor
Christi McCloud
Requested Information
Under the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, 20 U.S.C. § 1232h, please provide me with all teacher training materials for High School Health 1 and 2, sexual health units only
Date Received
Status
Complete
Response Notes

Responsive to this request, as noted in the HCPSS Student Handbook the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, 20 U.S.C § 1232h refers to the protection of student privacy in the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information for marketing, sales or other distribution, in the administration of any protected information survey, and any non-emergency invasive physical examination or screening. It also relates to parental notification for any such planned activities and surveys, as well as the opportunity to opt out of such activities and surveys, and/or review surveys. HCPSS curriculum staff indicates no such surveys, exams, or screenings are used as part of the teacher training materials for health courses.

Responsive Documents
Training provided to teachers specifically related to the sexual health units for High School Health 1 and 2 can be found in the attached Secondary Sexual Health - Teacher Training Module which includes the following:
Home Page
Classroom Environment
Sexual Health Content
Sexual Health Resources
Question Box
Unit Procedures
Please note, further review would be needed to determine releasability of all internal links and/or external records noted within the responsive document content itself.

*Some request language is summarized to include the requester's specific document requests and legally protected information (such as personally identifiable information of a student) or personal, defamatory and malicious content removed at the discretion of the school system.

**Responses containing legally protected information available only to the person of interest are omitted from the above report.

***Howard County Public Schools reserves the right to remove erroneous or outdated documents from this site.