Twelfth Grade Family Life Education (FLE)

Family Life Education

Instructional Objectives

Students will interpret laws that affect family life.

Descriptive Statement: Instruction will review current local, state, and national laws and case studies affecting individuals and families regarding marriage, divorce, adoption, child abuse, human/teen sex trafficking, sexual assault and legal responsibilities of parents/guardians. Instruction will include the potential impact of engaging in risky or illegal behaviors during high school, post-secondary education, and employment.

Students will review consent, respecting when consent is not given or is withdrawn, and bystander awareness and intervention.

Descriptive Statement:The lessons will define consent and affirmative consent. Students will discuss how consent is clearly communicated and examples that are not clear consent. Instruction will include the importance of respecting and responding appropriately when consent is not given or when consent is withdrawn, regardless of gender or gender identity. Legal consequences of not respecting consent will be examined. The impact of substance use on the ability to give and receive consent will be included. Instruction will include bystander awareness and intervention strategies

Students will explain prevention and transmission of sexually transmitted infections.  Students will be able to describe the physical, emotional, and social impacts of sexually transmitted infections on self and others.

Descriptive Statement:Topics will include local and national statistics, high risk behaviors, abstinence from sexual activity and intravenous drug use, use of condoms and pre-exposure prophylaxis, and the effects of substance use on decision making and the developing brain. Instruction will include considerations for current and future settings (high school, college, work environments).

Students will identify factors that influence use of contraceptives.

Descriptive Statement: Instruction will include review of methods and effectiveness of contraceptives for pregnancy and minimizing risk of sexually transmitted infection. Students will explore considerations for choosing contraception to include how the method is used, partner’s opinion, availability and cost, and personal values/beliefs. Abstinence will be emphasized as the only 100% effective method for preventing pregnancy and the most effective method for preventing sexually transmitted infection.

Media

Tricked: Inside the World of Teen Sex Trafficking: Legal Aspects. Fairfax Network, 2014 (4:16).

Provides a brief introduction into local and Federal laws regarding teen sex trafficking.