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National Sex Education Standards (NSES, 2nd edition)

National Sex Education Standards

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

AP.2.CC.1 - Medically Accurate Names for Body Parts

List medically accurate names for body parts, including the genitals

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AP.5.CC.1 - The Human Reproductive Systems

Recall the human reproductive systems, including the external and internal body parts and their functions, and that there are natural variations in human bodies

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AP.8.CC.1 - Human Reproductive Systems

Describe human reproductive systems, including the external and internal body parts and their functions, and that there are naturally occuring variations in human bodies (e.g., intersex, vulvas, circumcised and intact penises)

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AP.10.CC.1 - Human Reproductive and sexual Response Systems

Explain the human reproductive and sexual response systems, including differentiating between internal and external body parts and their functions, and that there are naturally occuring variations in human bodies (e.g., intersex)

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AP.12.CC.1 - The Human Sexual Response Cycle

Describe the human sexual response cycle, including the role of hormones and pleasure

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CONSENT & HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

CHR.2.CC.1 - Characteristics of a Friend

Describe characteristics of a friend

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CHR.2.CC.2 - Bodily Autonomy and Personal Boundaries

Define bodily autonomy and personal boundaries

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CHR.2.CC.3 - Consent
CHR.2.CC.4 - Different Kinds of Families

Identify different kinds of families (e.g., nuclear, single parent, blended, intergenerational, cohabitating, adoptive, foster, same-gender, interracial)

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CHR.2.IC.1 - Communicate Personal Boundaries and Show Respect for someone Else’s Personal Boundaries

Demonstrate how to communicate personal boundaries and show respect for someone else’s personal boundaries

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CHR.2.IC.2 - Why It Is Important to Show Respect for Different Kinds of Families

Explain why it is important to show respect for different kinds of families (e.g., nuclear, single parent, blended, intergenerational, cohabitating, adoptive, foster, same-gender, interracial)

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CHR.2.SM.1 - Healthy Ways for Friends to Express Feelings

Identify healthy ways for friends to express feelings, both physically and verbally

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CHR.5.AI.1 - Identify Trusted Adults, Including Parents and Caregivers

Identify trusted adults, including parents and caregivers, that students can talk to about relationships

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CHR.5.CC.1 - The characteristics of Healthy Versus unhealthy Relationships

Describe the characteristics of healthy versus unhealthy relationships among friends and with family members

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CHR.5.CC.2 - The Relationship between Consent, Personal Boundaries, and Bodily Autonomy

Explain the relationship between consent, personal boundaries, and bodily autonomy

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CHR.5.IC.1 - Personal Boundaries and Ways to Respect Other Peoples

Communicate personal boundaries and demonstrate ways to respect other people’s personal boundaries

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CHR.8.CC.1 - Characteristics of Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships

Compare and contrast the characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships

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CHR.8.CC.2 - How Power Differences May Impact Relationships

Describe how power differences, such as age, gender, socio-economic status, immigration status, race,
or unequal position (e.g. student/teacher, supervisor/employee) may impact relationships

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CHR.8.CC.3 - Similarities and Differences between Friendships, Romantics Relationships and Sexual Relationships

Analyze the similarities and differences between friendships, romantics relationships and sexual relationships

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CHR.8.CC.4 - Sexual Consent and Sexual Agency

Define sexual consent and sexual agency

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CHR.8.IC.1 - Communication Skills that Support Healthy Relationships

Demonstrate communication skills that will support healthy relationships

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CHR.8.IC.2 - Strategies to Communicate Personal Boundaries

Demonstrate strategies to communicate personal boundaries and how to show respect for the boundaries of others

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CHR.8.INF.1 - How Peers, Family, Media, Society, Culture, and a Person’s Intersecting Identities Can Influence Attitudes, Beliefs, and Expectations about Relationships

Analyze how peers, family, media, society, culture, and a person’s intersecting identities can influence attitudes, beliefs, and expectations about relationships

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CHR.8.INF.2 - Impact of Technology and Social Media on Relationships

Evaluate the impact of technology (e.g., use of smart phones, GPS tracking) and social media on relationships (e.g., consent, communication)

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CHR.8.INF.3 - Factors that Can Affect the Ability to Give or Perceive Consent to Sexual Activity

Identify factors (e.g., body image, self-esteem, alcohol and other substances) that can affect the ability to give or perceive consent to sexual activity

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CHR.8.SM.1 - Strategies to End an Unhealthy Relationship

Describe strategies a student might use to end an unhealthy relationship, including involving a trusted adult who can help

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CHR.8.SM.2 - Strategies to Use Social Media Safely, Legally, and Respectfully

Demonstrate strategies to use social media safely, legally, and respectfully

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CHR.10.CC.1 - Characteristics of Healthy and Unhealthy Romantic and/or Sexual Relationships

Compare and contrast characteristics of healthy and unhealthy romantic and/or sexual relationships

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CHR.10.CC.2 - Sexual Consent

Describe what constitutes sexual consent, its importance, and legal consequences of sexual behavior without consent

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CHR.10.CC.3 - The Impact Media Can Have on One’s Perceptions of a Healthy Relationship

Explain the impact media, including sexually explicit media, can have on one’s perceptions of, and expectations for, a healthy relationship

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CHR.10.DM.1 - Characteristics of Romantic and/or Sexual Relationships

Evaluate a variety of characteristics of romantic and/or sexual relationships and determine which ones are personally most important

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CHR.10.GS.1 - Unsafe or Unhealthy Relationships

Develop a plan to get out of an unsafe or unhealthy relationship

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CHR.10.IC.1 - Effective Ways to Communicate Consent, Personal Boundaries, and Desires

Describe effective ways to communicate consent, personal boundaries, and desires as they relate to intimacy, pleasure, and sexual behavior

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CHR.10.INF.1 - Strategies to End an Unhealthy Relationship

Evaluate strategies to end an unhealthy relationship, including when situations may require adult and/or professional support

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CHR.10.INF.2 - Potentially Positive and Negative Roles of Technology and Social Media

Analyze the potentially positive and negative roles of technology and social media on one’s sense of self and within relationships

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CHR.10.INF.3 - Factors That Can Affect Sexual Consent

Analyze factors (e.g., body image, self-esteem, alcohol and other substances) that can affect the ability to give and receive sexual consent

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CHR.10.SM.1 - Ways to Show Respect for the Boundaries of Others

Demonstrate ways to show respect for the boundaries of others as they relate to intimacy and sexual behavior

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CHR.12.CC.1 - The Characteristics of Unhealthy Relationships

Describe the characteristics of unhealthy relationships that media, including sexually explicit media, may perpetuate (e.g., inequality between partners, lack of communication and consent, strict gender stereotypes)

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CHR.12.DM.1 - Decision-Making Model for Maintaining a Healthy Relationship and/or Ending an Unhealthy Relationship

Apply a decision-making model to maintaining a healthy relationship and/or ending an unhealthy relationship

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CHR.12.INF.1 - Media Portrayals of Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships

Analyze how media portrayals of healthy and unhealthy relationships impact societal norms about romantic and/or sexual relationships and pleasure

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CHR.12.INF.2 - Cultural and Social Factors that Can Influence Decisions Regarding Sexual Behaviors

Analyze cultural and social factors (e.g., sexism, homophobia, transphobia, racism, ableism, classism) that can influence decisions regarding sexual behaviors

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CHR.12.INF.3 - Potential Impacts of Power and Privilege within Romantic or Sexual Relationships

Describe the potential impacts of power and privilege within romantic or sexual relationships (e.g., age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socio-economic status, immigration status, ability)

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CHR.12.INF.4 - Factors that Could Keep Someone from Leaving an Unhealthy Relationship

Analyze the personal and societal factors that could keep someone from leaving an unhealthy relationship

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CHR.12.SM.1 - Strategies to Use Social Media Safely

Evaluate strategies to use social media safely, legally, and respectfully

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GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION

GI.2.CC.1 - The Range of Ways People Express Their Gender

Discuss the range of ways people express their gender and how gender-role stereotypes may limit behavior

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GI.2.CC.2 - Range of Ways People Express Their Gender

Discuss the range of ways people express their gender and how gender-role stereotypes may limit behavior

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GI.2.IC.1 - People of all Genders, Gender Expressions, and Gender Identities

Demonstrate ways to treat people of all genders, gender expressions, and gender identities with dignity and respect

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GI.5.ADV.1 - Dignity and Respect for People of all Genders, Gender Expressions, and Gender Identities

Demonstrate ways to promote dignity and respect for people of all genders, gender expressions, and gender identities, including other students, their family members, and members of the school community

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GI.5.AI.1 - Trusted Adults, Including Parents and Caregivers

Identify trusted adults, including parents and caregivers, whom students can ask questions about gender, gender-role stereotypes, gender identity, and gender expression

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GI.5.CC.1 - Sex Assigned at Birth and Gender Identity

Distinguish between sex assigned at birth and gender identity and explain how they may or may not differ

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GI.5.CC.2 - Differences between Cisgender, Transgender, Gender Nonbinary, Gender Expansive, and Gender Identity

Define and explain differences between cisgender, transgender, gender nonbinary, gender expansive, and gender identity

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GI.5.CC.3 - Gender Expression and Gender Identity

Explain that gender expression and gender identity exist along a spectrum

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GI.5.CC.4 - Gender-Role Stereotypes

Describe gender-role stereotypes and their potential impact on self and others

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GI.8.ADV.1 - A Plan for the School to Promote Dignity and Respect

Develop a plan for the school to promote dignity and respect for people of all genders, gender identities, and gender expressions in the school community

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GI.8.AI.1 - Medically Accurate Sources of Information about Gender, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression

Access medically accurate sources of information about gender, gender identity, and gender expression

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GI.8.IC.1 - Ways to Communicate Respectfully

Demonstrate ways to communicate respectfully with and about people of all gender identities

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GI.8.INF.1 - Peers, Family, and a Person’s Intersecting Identities

Analyze how peers, family, and a person’s intersecting identities can influence attitudes, beliefs, and expectations about gender, gender identity, gender roles, and gender expression

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GI.10.CC.1 - Sex Assigned at Birth, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression

Differentiate between sex assigned at birth, gender identity, and gender expression

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GI.10.INF.1 - Media, Society, Culture, and a Person’s Intersecting Identities

Analyze how media, society, culture, and a person’s intersecting identities can influence attitudes, beliefs, and expectations about gender, gender identity, gender roles, and gender expression

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GI.12.ADV.1 - School and Community Policies and Programs that Promote Dignity and Respect

Advocate for school and community policies and programs that promote dignity and respect for people of all genders, gender expressions, and gender identities

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GI.12.INF.1 - Support from Peers, Families, Schools, and Communities

Explain how support from peers, families, schools, and communities can improve a person’s health and wellbeing as it relates to gender identity and gender expression

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INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE

IV.2.AI.1 - Situations that May Be Uncomfortable or Dangerous

Identify situations that may be uncomfortable or dangerous (e.g., bullying, teasing, child sexual abuse)

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IV.2.AI.2 - Trusted Adults, Including Parents and Caregivers

Identify trusted adults, including parents and caregivers, that you can talk to about situations which may be uncomfortable or dangerous (e.g., bullying, teasing, child sexual abuse)

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IV.2.CC.1 - Child Sexual Abuse

Define child sexual abuse and identify behaviors that would be considered child sexual abuse

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IV.2.DM.1 - Ways to Start a Conversation When Seeking Help

Demonstrate ways to start a conversation when seeking help from a trusted adult about an uncomfortable or dangerous situation (e.g., bullying, teasing, child sexual abuse)

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IV.2.IC.1 - Ways to Treat All People with Dignity and Respect

Demonstrate ways to treat all people with dignity and respect (e.g., race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, differing abilities, immigration status, family configuration)

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IV.5.ADV.1 - Ways to Promote Dignity and Respect for All People

Demonstrate ways to promote dignity and respect for all people (e.g., race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, differing abilities, immigration status, family configuration)

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IV.5.CC.1 - Child Sexual Abuse, Sexual Harassment, and Domestic Violence

Define child sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and domestic violence and explain why they are harmful and their potential impacts

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IV.5.IC.1 - Strategies a Person Could Use to Leave an Uncomfortable or Dangerous Situation

Identify strategies a person could use to call attention to or leave an uncomfortable or dangerous situation, including sexual harassment

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IV.5.IC.2 - Explain That Some Survivors Are Not Believed When They Disclose Sexual Abuse or Harassment

Explain that some survivors are not believed when they disclose sexual abuse or harassment and that it is important to keep telling trusted adults until one of the adults takes action

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IV.5.SM.1 - Steps a Person Can Take when They Are Being or Have Been Sexually Abused

Describe steps a person can take when they are being or have been sexually abused

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IV.8.ADV.1 - A Plan for the School to Promote Dignity and Respect for Everyone

Develop a plan for the school to promote dignity and respect for everyone (e.g., race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, differing abilities, immigration status, family configuration)

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IV.8.AI.1 - Community Resources and/or Other Sources of Support

Identify community resources and/or other sources of support, such as trusted adults, including parents and caregivers, that students can go to if they are or someone they know is being sexually harassed, abused, assaulted, exploited, or trafficked

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IV.8.CC.1 - Interpersonal and Sexual Violence

Define interpersonal and sexual violence (e.g., sexual harassment, sexual assault, incest, rape, domestic violence, coercion, and dating violence) and describe their impacts on sexual health

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IV.8.CC.2 - Why a Victim Is Never To Blame for the Actions of the Perpetrator

Explain why a person who has been sexually harassed, abused, or assaulted, or has been a victim of incest, rape, domestic violence, or dating violence is never to blame for the actions of the perpetrator

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IV.8.CC.3 - Sex Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation, and Gender-Based Violence

Define sex trafficking, sexual exploitation, and gender-based violence

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IV.8.INF.1 - Strategies that Sex Traffickers/Exploiters Employ to Recruit Youth

Describe strategies that sex traffickers/exploiters employ to recruit youth

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IV.8.SM.1 - Strategies a Person Could Use To Intervene when Someone Is Being Sexually Harassed

Describe strategies a person could use, when it is safe to do so, to intervene when someone is being sexually harassed or someone they know is perpetuating unhealthy or coercive behaviors

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IV.10.AI.1 - Credible Sources of Information and Resources for Survivors

Demonstrate how to access credible sources of information and resources for survivors of interpersonal violence, including sexual violence

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IV.10.AI.2 - Credible Resources Related to Sex Trafficking and Sexual Violence Prevention and Intervention

Identify credible resources related to sex trafficking and sexual violence prevention and intervention

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IV.10.CC.1 - State and Federal Laws Related to Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence

Identify the state and federal laws related to intimate partner and sexual violence (e.g., sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence)

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IV.10.CC.2 - Types of Abuse

Describe the types of abuse (e.g., physical, emotions, psychological, financial, and sexual) and the cycle of violence as it relates to sexual abuse, domestic violence, dating violence, and gender-based violence

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IV.10.CC.3 - Why a Victim Is Never To Blame

Explain why a victim/survivor of interpersonal violence, including sexual violence, is never to blame for the actions of the perpetrator

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IV.10.CC.4 - Sex Trafficking

Explain sex trafficking, including recruitment tactics that sex traffickers/exploiters use to exploit vulnerabilities and recruit youth

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IV.10.IC.1 - Ways to Support a Fellow Student

Demonstrate ways to support a fellow student who is being sexually harassed or abused, or is perpetuating unhealthy or coercive behaviors

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IV.10.IC.2 - Ways to Reduce Risk in Physical and Digital Settings

Identify ways to reduce risk in physical and digital settings related to sex trafficking and other potentially harmful situations

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IV.12.INF.1 - Attitudes and Beliefs about Interpersonal and Sexual Violence

Analyze how peers, family, media, society, culture, and a person’s intersecting identities can influence attitudes and beliefs about interpersonal and sexual violence

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Puberty & Adolescent Sexual Development

PD.5.AI.1 - Credible Sources of Information about Puberty and Personal Hygiene

Identify credible sources of information about puberty and personal hygiene

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PD.5.AI.2 - Trusted Adults, Including Parents, Caregivers, and Health Care Professionals

Identify trusted adults, including parents, caregivers, and health care professionals, whom students can ask questions about puberty and adolescent health

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PD.5.CC.1 - Physical, Social, and Emotional Changes During Puberty and Adolescence

Explain the physical, social, and emotional changes that occur during puberty and adolescence and how the onset and progression of puberty can vary

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PD.5.CC.2 - How Puberty Prepares Human Bodies for Potential Reproduction

Describe how puberty prepares human bodies for the potential to reproduce and that some healthy people have conditions that impact the ability to reproduce

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PD.5.CC.3 - Human Sexual Development and the Role of Hormones

Explain common human sexual development and the role of hormones (e.g., romantic and sexual feelings, masturbation, mood swings, timing of pubertal onset)

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PD.5.CC.4 - The Role Hormones Play in the Physical, Social, Cognitive, and Emotional Changes

Describe the role hormones play in the physical, social, cognitive, and emotional changes during adolescence and the potential role of hormone blockers on young people who identify as transgender

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PD.5.GS.1 - A Plan for Maintaining Personal Hygiene

Make a plan for maintaining personal hygiene during puberty

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PD.8.AI.1 - Medical Accuracy and Medically Accurate Sources of Information

Define medical accuracy and analyze medically accurate sources of information about puberty, adolescent development, and sexual health

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PD.10.CC.1 - The Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Changes of Adolescence and Early Adulthood

Describe the cognitive, social, and emotional changes of adolescence and early adulthood

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PD.10.INF.1 - Peers, Media, Family, Society, Culture, and a Person’s Intersecting Identities

Analyze how peers, media, family, society, culture, and a person’s intersecting identities can influence self-concept, body image, and self-esteem

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Sexual Health

SH.2.CC.1 - Reproduction and the Capacity to Reproduce

Define reproduction and explain that all living things may have the capacity to reproduce

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SH.5.CC.1 - Sexual Intercourse and Human Reproduction

Explain the relationship between sexual intercourse and human reproduction

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SH.5.CC.2 - Range of Ways Pregnancy Can Occur

Explain the range of ways pregnancy can occur (e.g., IVF, surrogacy)

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SH.5.CC.3 - STDs, Including HIV

Define STDs, including HIV, and clarify common myths about transmission

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SH.8.AI.1 - Medically Accurate Sources of Information about STDs

Identify medically accurate sources of information about STDs, including HIV, such as local STD/HIV prevention, testing, and treatment resources

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SH.8.AI.2 - Prenatal Care

Define prenatal care and identify medically accurate sources of information about prenatal care

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SH.8.CC.1 - Vaginal, Oral, and Anal sex

Define vaginal, oral, and anal sex

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SH.8.CC.2 - Short and Long-Term Contraception

Explain there are many methods of short- and long-term contraception that are safe and effective and describe how to access them

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SH.8.CC.3 - Methods of Contraception

List at least four methods of contraception that are available without a prescription (e.g., abstinence, condoms, emergency contraception, withdrawal)

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SH.8.CC.4 - Pregnancy Testing, the Signs of Pregnancy, and Pregnancy Options

Describe pregnancy testing, the signs of pregnancy, and pregnancy options, including parenting, abortion, and adoption

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SH.8.CC.5 - STDs (Including HIV)

Explain STDs (including HIV) how common STDs are, and how they are and are not transmitted

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SH.8.CC.6 - Signs, Symptoms and Potential Impacts of STDs

Describe the signs, symptoms, or lack thereof, and potential impacts of STDs (including HIV)

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SH.8.CC.7 - Potential Risk of Pregnancy and/or STD

Compare and contrast behaviors, including abstinence, to determine the potential risk of pregnancy and/or STD (including HIV) transmission

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SH.8.CC.8 - Current Biomedical Approaches to Prevent STDs

Discuss current biomedical approaches to prevent STDs (e.g., hepatitis B vaccine, HPV vaccine) and HIV (e.g., PrEP, PEP)

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SH.8.CC.9 - Medical Breakthroughs in HIV Prevention and Treatment

Explain medical breakthroughs in HIV prevention and treatment and why HIV can now be considered a chronic condition

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SH.8.CC.10 - State and Federal Laws Related to Minors’ Access to Sexual Healthcare Services

Describe the state and federal laws related to minors’ access to sexual healthcare services, including pregnancy and STD/HIV prevention, testing, care, and treatment

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SH.8.CC.11 - Racism and Intersectionality

Define racism and intersectionality and describe their impacts on sexual health

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SH.8.CC.12 - Impact that Media Can Have on One’s Body Image and Self-Esteem

Explain the impact that media, including sexually explicit media, can have on one’s body image and self-esteem

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SH.8.DM.1 - Whether and When to Engage in Sexual Behaviors

Identify factors that are important in deciding whether and when to engage in sexual behaviors

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SH.8.GS.1 - A Plan to Eliminate or Reduce Risk of Unintended Pregnancy or STDs

Develop a plan to eliminate or reduce risk of unintended pregnancy or STDs (including HIV)

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SH.8.IC.1 - Ways to Communicate Decisions about Whether or When to Engage in Sexual Behaviors

Demonstrate ways to communicate decisions about whether or when to engage in sexual behaviors and how to reduce or eliminate risk for pregnancy and/or STDs (including HIV)

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SH.8.INF.1 - How Alcohol and Other Substances Can Influence Sexual Decision-Making

Analyze how alcohol and other substances can influence sexual decision-making

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SH.8.INF.2 - State and Federal Laws Related to Age of Consent

Describe the state and federal laws related to age of consent, minors’ ability to consent to health care, confidentiality in a healthcare setting, child pornography, sexting, safe haven, and sex trafficking

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SH.8.SM.1 - Steps to Using Barrier Methods Correctly

Describe the steps to using barrier methods correctly (e.g., external and internal condoms, dental dams)

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SH.10.AI.1 - Determine Whether a Resource or Service is Medically Accurate or Credible

Demonstrate the ability to determine whether a resource or service is medically accurate or credible

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SH.10.AI.2 - Medically Accurate Sources of Information about and Local Services that Provide Contraceptive Methods

Identify medically accurate sources of information about and local services that provide contraceptive methods (including emergency contraception and condoms) and pregnancy options (including parenting, abortion, adoption, and prenatal care)

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SH.10.AI.3 - Medically Accurate Sources of Information about and Local Services that Provide Prevention, Testing, Care, and Treatment of STDs

Identify medically accurate sources of information about and local services that provide prevention, testing, care, and treatment of STDs, including HIV, including the steps to obtain PrEP and PEP

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SH.10.CC.1 - Advantages and Disadvantages of Contraceptive and Disease Prevention Methods

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of contraceptive and disease prevention methods (e.g., abstinence, condoms, emergency contraception)

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SH.10.CC.2 - Factors that Impact the Risk of Unintended Pregnancy and Potential Transmission of STDs

Identify factors that impact the risk of unintended pregnancy and potential transmission of STDs, including HIV, from a variety of sexual behaviors, including vaginal, oral, and anal sex

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SH.10.CC.3 - Common Symptoms and Treatments for STDs

Describe common symptoms, or lack thereof, and treatments for STDs, including HIV

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SH.10.CC.4 - Major Milestones of Each Trimester of Fetal Development

List the major milestones of each trimester of fetal development utilizing medically accurate information

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SH.10.CC.5 - State and Federal Laws Related to Safe Haven, Parenting, and Sterilization

Explain the state and federal laws related to safe haven, parenting, and sterilization, including their impacts on oppressed communities

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SH.10.CC.6 - Reproductive Justice

Define reproductive justice and explain its history and how it relates to sexual health

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SH.10.DM.1 - Choices about Contraceptive Use

Apply a decision-making model to choices about contraceptive use, including abstinence and condoms

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SH.10.GS.1 - A Plan to Eliminate or Reduce Risk for Unintended pregnancy and/or STDs

Develop a plan to eliminate or reduce risk for unintended pregnancy and/or STDs (including HIV) and identify ways to overcome potential barriers to prevention

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SH.10.GS.2 - How a Person Living with HIV Can Remain Healthy

Describe the steps for how a person living with HIV can remain healthy

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SH.10.IC.1 - Effectively Communicate with a Partner

Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate with a partner about abstaining from sexual behavior, using condoms and/or contraception, and preventing, getting testing, and seeking treatment for STDs (including HIV)

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SH.10.INF.1 - Advantages and Disadvantages of Contraceptive and Disease Prevention Methods

Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of contraceptive and disease prevention methods (e.g., abstinence, condoms, emergency contraception)

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SH.10.INF.2 - State and Federal Laws and Guidelines that Address Sexual Healthcare Services for Minors

Analyze state and federal laws and guidelines (e.g., CDC) that address sexual healthcare services for minors (e.g., contraception, emergency contraception, prenatal care, adoption, abortion, STD, including HIV, prevention, testing, and treatment)

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SH.10.INF.3 - Federal and State Laws that Prohibit the Creation, Sharing, and Viewing of Sexually Explicit Media by Minors

Explain the federal and state laws that prohibit the creation, sharing, and viewing of sexually explicit media by minors (e.g., sexting)

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SH.10.SM.1 - Steps to Using Barrier Methods Correctly

Demonstrate the steps to using barrier methods correctly (e.g., external and internal condoms, dental dams)

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SH.12.AI.1 - Medically Accurate and Credible Information about Pregnancy Options

Access medically accurate and credible information about pregnancy options, including parenting, abortion, and adoption

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SH.12.CC.1 - Reproductive Justice

Define reproductive justice and explain its history and how it relates to sexual health

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SH.12.CC.2 - The Importance of Lowering the Viral Load of a Person Living with HIV

Explain the importance of lowering the viral load of a person living with HIV to undetectable and maintaining viral suppression

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SH.12.DM.1 - Skills Needed To Be an Effective Parent

Assess the skills needed to be an effective parent

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SH.12.GS.1 - A Plan to Access Local Resources and Services Related to Reducing the Risk of Pregnancy and/or STDs

Develop a plan to access local resources and services related to reducing the risk of pregnancy and/or STDs (including HIV) transmission, including ways to overcome potential barriers to access

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SH.12.IC.1 - Societal Factors that Might Inhibit Honest Discussion about Sexual Histories

Analyze societal factors that might inhibit honest discussion between sexual and/or romantic partners about their sexual histories, including STDs and HIV status, and identify ways to begin such conversations

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SH.12.INF.1 - Personal and Societal Factors that Can Influence Decisions about Pregnancy Options

Analyze personal and societal factors that can influence decisions about pregnancy options, including parenting, abortion, and adoption

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SH.12.INF.2 - Factors that Can Influence Condom Use and Other Safer Sex Decisions

Analyze factors that can influence condom use and other safer sex decisions (e.g., availability, affordability, perception of risk, pleasure)

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SH.12.INF.3 - Stigma and Conscious and Unconscious Biases on Pregnancy and STD

Analyze the impact of stigma and conscious and unconscious biases on pregnancy and STD, including HIV, prevention, testing, and treatment

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SH.12.INF.4 - State and Federal Laws Related to Minors’ Ability to Give and Receive Sexual Consent

Analyze the state and federal laws related to minors’ ability to give and receive sexual consent and their association with sexually explicit media

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SH.12.INF.5 - Factors that Can Influence Condom Use and Other Safer Sex Decisions

Analyze factors that can influence condom use and other safer sex decisions (e.g., availability, affordability, perception of risk, pleasure)

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SH.12.SM.1 - Individuals’ Responsibility to Test for and Inform Partners about STDs

Assess individuals’ responsibility to test for and inform partners about STDs (including HIV) status

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Sexual Orientation & Identity

SO.5.ADV.1 - Ways to Promote Dignity and Respect for People of All Sexual Orientations

Demonstrate ways to promote dignity and respect for people of all sexual orientations, including other students, their family members, and members of the school community

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SO.5.AI.1 - Trusted Adults, Including Parents and Caregivers

Identify trusted adults, including parents and caregivers, whom students can ask questions about sexual orientation

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SO.5.CC.1 - Sexual Orientation

Define Sexual Orientation

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SO.5.CC.2 - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Differentiate between sexual orientation and gender identity

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SO.8.ADV.1 - Plan for the School to Promote Dignity and Respect

Develop a plan for the school to promote dignity and respect for people of all sexual orientations in the school community

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SO.8.AI.1 - Credible Sources of Information about Sexual Orientation

Access credible sources of information about sexual orientation

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SO.8.CC.1 - The Definition of Sexual Orientation

Recall the definition of sexual orientation and explain that most people have a sexual orientation

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SO.8.CC.2 - Sexual Identity and a Range of Identities Related to Sexual Orientation

Define sexual identity and explain a range of identities related to sexual orientation (e.g., heterosexual, bisexual, lesbian, gay, queer, two-spirit, asexual, pansexual)

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SO.8.IC.1 - Ways to Communicate Respectfully

Demonstrate ways to communicate respectfully with and about people of all sexual orientations

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SO.8.INF.1 - Peers, Media, Family, Society, Culture, and a Person’s Intersecting Identities

Analyze how peers, media, family, society, culture, and a person’s intersecting identities can influence attitudes, beliefs, and expectations about sexual orientation

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SO.10.AI.1 - Credible Sources of Information about Sexual Orientation

Access credible sources of information about sexual orientation

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SO.10.CC.1 - Sexual Orientation, Sexual Behavior, and Social Identity

Differentiate between sexual orientation, sexual behavior, and social identity

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SO.10.INF.1 - Peers, Media, Family, Society, Culture, and a Person’s Intersecting Identities

Analyze how peers, media, family, society, culture, and a person’s intersecting identities can influence attitudes, beliefs, and expectations about sexual orientation and sexual identity

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SO.12.ADV.1 - School and Community Policies and Programs that Promote Dignity and Respect

Advocate for school and community policies and programs that promote dignity and respect for people of all sexual orientations

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SO.12.INF.1 - Support from Peers, Families, Schools, and Communities

Explain how support from peers, families, schools, and communities can improve a person’s health and wellbeing as it relates to sexual orientation and sexual identity

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International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education

Key Concept 4: Violence and Staying Safe

4.3 Safe Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)

Key Concept 7: Sexuality and Sexual Behaviour

Key Concept 8: Sexual and Reproductive Health

8.3 Understanding, Recognizing and Reducing the Risk of STIs, including HIV (contd.)