HOW THE REGION’S LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICTS TEACH SEX EDUCATION
Below are how the region’s largest local school districts responded to a state survey about how they teach sex education. Some districts described program names. Others named textbooks or organizations they partner with.
Lakota Local
Dayton City
Mason City
Hamilton City
Centerville City
Beavercreek City
Kettering City School District
Springfield City School District
Middletown City
Springboro Community City
Huber Heights City
Little Miami Local
New Lebanon Local School District
Miamisburg City
Kings Local
Northmont City
Fairborn City
Montgomery
Montgomery
Warren
Montgomery
Greene
We use the Lakota Local Schools curriculum to teach health.
Textbook: Comprehensive Health, Goodheart-willcox, 2018
Maximum Freedom
Mcgraw Hill Education- Glencoe Health, 2011
Human Relations Media, 2008
Go For The Gold — delivered by Elizabeth New Life Center/ Marriage Works Ohio;“worth Waiting For”— delivered by Hope Rising; Textbook resources delivered by health teachers
Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County
Clark County Health Department; APEX online program Rocking Horse Community Health Center
This was taught to students in 7th grade. The Glencoe Teen Health textbook was used to provide content.
Maximum Freedom
Aspire school program from Elizabeth New Life Center
Maximum Freedom
Aspire, Elizabeth’s New Life Center“go for the Gold —Marriage Works!
Go for the Gold; Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County; GW Comprehensive Health 2nd Edition
The following organizations provide free resources that teachers have used to teach this content: P.O.W.E.R Prevention through ARCS, Healthy Visions, Maximum Freedom
Miami Valley Women’s Center
Miami Valley Women’s Center Presentation “Worth Waiting For” (Middle School); It’s Sex Ed Time with Eleanor Stein (Video 1 Body Basics and Video 2 Puberty); GW Essential Heath Skills (Middle School & High School)
Marriage Works! Ohio
Greene County Health Department.
Teacher created documents/units for the child, the child’s parents and society.”
The other school district, Washington Local in Lucas County, wrote: “Since many of our students were born ‘out of wedlock’ we will not be teaching this concept.”