Ohio § 3313.6011 Instruction in venereal disease education emphasizing abstinence

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§ 3313.6011 — Instruction in venereal disease education emphasizing abstinence

Ohio § 3313.6011

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Ch. 3313Boards of Education

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3313.6011 (2026).

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(A)As used in this section, "sexual activity" has the same meaning as in section2907.01of the Revised Code.

(B)Instruction in sexually transmitted infection education pursuant to division (A)(5)(c) of section3313.60of the Revised Code shall emphasize that abstinence from sexual activity is the only protection that is one hundred per cent effective against unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and the sexual transmission of a virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

(C)(1) The department of education and workforce shall require course material and instruction in sexually transmitted infection education courses taught pursuant to division (A)(5)(c) of section3313.60of the Revised Code to do all of the following:

(a)Stress that students should abstain from sexua

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(A) As used in this section, "sexual activity" has the same meaning as in section2907.01of the Revised Code.

(B) Instruction in sexually transmitted infection education pursuant to division (A)(5)(c) of section3313.60of the Revised Code shall emphasize that abstinence from sexual activity is the only protection that is one hundred per cent effective against unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, and the sexual transmission of a virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

(C)(1) The department of education and workforce shall require course material and instruction in sexually transmitted infection education courses taught pursuant to division (A)(5)(c) of section3313.60of the Revised Code to do all of the following:

(a) Stress that students should abstain from sexual activity until after marriage;

(b) Teach the potential physical, psychological, emotional, and social side effects of participating in sexual activity outside of marriage;

(c) Teach that conceiving children at an early age or outside of marriage increases the likelihood of hardship in life;

(d) Stress that sexually transmitted diseases are serious possible hazards of sexual activity;

(e) Advise students of the laws pertaining to financial responsibility of parents to children born inside and outside of marriage;

(f) Advise students of the circumstances under which it is criminal to have sexual contact with a person under the age of sixteen pursuant to section2907.04of the Revised Code;

(g) Emphasize adoption as an option for unintended pregnancies.

(2) If a school district or school chooses to offer additional instruction in sexually transmitted infection or sexual education not specified in division (C)(1) of this section, the district or school shall notify all parents or guardians of that instruction, including the name of any instructor, vendor name, if applicable, and the name of the curriculum being used. No district or school shall offer that instruction to a student unless that student's parent or guardian has submitted written permission for that student to receive that instruction. Division (E) of this section does not apply to division (C)(2) of this section.

(3) Upon request, a school district or school shall provide any materials associated with the instruction offered under divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section to a parent or guardian.

(D) The department shall not adopt a separate model education program for health education.

(E) The department shall conduct an annual audit of each city, local, and exempted village school district, at the start of each school year, relative to its compliance with the instruction requirements of this section and division (A)(5)(c) of section3313.60of the Revised Code. The department shall publish the findings of each audit not later than one hundred twenty days after the start of the school year. The department shall include in the findings of each audit the name of any organization or program that provided materials to a school district regarding sexually transmitted infection education. The department's findings shall be prominently posted on its web site.

(F) The director of education and workforce shall not approve, pursuant to section3302.07of the Revised Code, any waiver of any requirement of this section.

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