What is the California Healthy Youth Act?
The California Healthy Youth Act (AB 329) took effect January 2016.  This law expands on existing laws regarding comprehensive sexual health education and HIV/AIDS prevention education.  Previously, districts were only required to provide HIV prevention education. The law requires that unbiased sexual health education and HIV prevention is taught at least once in junior high and once in high school.  In Fullerton School District, we teach sexual health education in Grade 7. We do not serve students in grades 9-12. Please contact Fullerton Joint Union High School District for their program for high school students.

The intent of the law is

1. to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to protect their sexual and reproductive health from HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and from unintended pregnancy.
2. to provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to develop healthy attitudes concerning adolescent growth and development, body image, gender, sexual orientation, relationships, marriage and family.
3. to promote understanding of sexuality as a part of human development.
4. to provide pupils with the knowledge and skills necessary to have  healthy, positive, and safe relationships and behaviors. (Education Code Section 51930)