Section 51931 Of Article 1. General Provisions From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 28. >> Chapter 5.6. >> Article 1.
51931
. For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
apply:
(a) "Age appropriate" refers to topics, messages, and teaching
methods suitable to particular ages or age groups of children and
adolescents, based on developing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral
capacity typical for the age or age group.
(b) "Comprehensive sexual health education" means education
regarding human development and sexuality, including education on
pregnancy, contraception, and sexually transmitted infections.
(c) "English learner" means a pupil as described in subdivision
(a) of Section 306.
(d) "HIV prevention education" means instruction on the nature of
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS, methods of transmission,
strategies to reduce the risk of HIV infection, and social and
public health issues related to HIV and AIDS.
(e) "Instructors trained in the appropriate courses" means
instructors with knowledge of the most recent medically accurate
research on human sexuality, healthy relationships, pregnancy, and
HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
(f) "Medically accurate" means verified or supported by research
conducted in compliance with scientific methods and published in
peer-reviewed journals, where appropriate, and recognized as accurate
and objective by professional organizations and agencies with
expertise in the relevant field, such as the federal Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, the American Public Health
Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American
College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
(g) "School district" includes county boards of education, county
superintendents of schools, the California School for the Deaf, and
the California School for the Blind.