Indiana § 20-30-5-13 Instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted infections

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-30-5-13 — Instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted infections

Indiana § 20-30-5-13

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 30CURRICULUM

Ch. 5Mandatory Curriculum

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Ind. Code § 20-30-5-13 (2026).

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(a)Throughout instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted infections, a state accredited school shall:

(1)require a teacher to teach abstinence from sexual activity outside of marriage as the expected standard for all school age children;

(2)include in the instruction that abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and other associated health problems;

(3)include in the instruction that the best way to avoid sexually transmitted infections and other associated health problems is to establish a mutually faithful monogamous relationship in the context of marriage;

(4)include age appropriate instruction concerning the importance of consent to sexual activity between two (2) individuals; and

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(a) Throughout instruction on human
sexuality or sexually transmitted infections, a state accredited school
shall:
(1) require a teacher to teach abstinence from sexual activity
outside of marriage as the expected standard for all school age
children;
(2) include in the instruction that abstinence from sexual activity
is the only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy,
sexually transmitted infections, and other associated health
problems;
(3) include in the instruction that the best way to avoid sexually
transmitted infections and other associated health problems is to
establish a mutually faithful monogamous relationship in the
context of marriage;
(4) include age appropriate instruction concerning the importance
of consent to sexual activity between two (2) individuals; and
(5) except as provided in subsection (b), provide an in-person
presentation on human growth and development during pregnancy
that is medically accurate and age appropriate and includes the
following:
(A) A high definition ultrasound video, at least three (3)
minutes in duration, showing the development of the brain,
heart, sex organs, and other vital organs in early fetal
development.
(B) A high quality computer generated rendering or animation
showing the process of fertilization and each stage of fetal
development inside the uterus, noting significant markers in
cell growth and organ development for every week of
pregnancy from fertilization to birth.
(b) A state accredited school that provides the instruction described
in subsection (a) in a course in which one hundred percent (100%) of
the course is virtual shall provide a virtual presentation on human
growth and development during pregnancy that meets the requirements
in subsection (a)(5).
(c) A school maintained by a school corporation may not use
curricular materials to provide instruction on human sexuality that have
not been approved by the governing body of a school corporation under
IC 20-26-12-24.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education
Recodification Citation: 20-10.1-4-11.]