Dear Parent/Guardian,

This year, the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System will be implementing Family Life and Sexual Health
curriculum (or F.L.A.S.H.) with students. F.L.A.S.H. will be incorporated within secondary health course. This curriculum
was reviewed and approved by the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Board of Education.

F.L.A.S.H.is an evidence informed sexuality education program. Evidence - informed programs are medically accurate
and meet the criteria for effective sexual health education programs. F.L.A.S.H. has demonstrated the ability to decrease
the number of lifetime sexual partners among youth.

The F.L.A.S.H. curriculum will consist of the following sessions as outlined below:
Middle School High School:

Introduction Pre-survey of student knowledge and Creating a Sex Ed

Puberty Learning Community
Sexual Health & Hygiene Puberty and Sexual Health and Hygiene
Reproductive System and Pregnancy Reproductive Anatomy
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Pregnancy
Rules of Dating Decision-Making and Teen Parenthood
Saying No Abstinence and Touch
Preventing STDs Birth Control
Communication: The Basics Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Birth Control Basics HIV/AIDS: Basic Facts and Understanding Risk
Behaviors
Communication: Taking No For An Answer
Communication: Saying No
Closing Celebration and Post-survey of student
understanding of the content covered
F.L.A.S.H. presents abstinence and condom use as culturally accepted and effective ways to reduce risks for sexually
active teens. To access a copy of the curriculum for review, please contact your childs health teacher.

Georgia law permits parents or legal guardians to elect, in writing, that their children not receive sexuality education.
Please return this letter indicating in the box provided below if you WILL NOT allow your child to participate in the
instruction of these objectives. If you WILL allow your child to receive this instruction, you do not have to return this
letter.

My child does not have my permission to receive health instruction, which includes the topics listed above.
(Please return this letter)

My child does have my permission to receive health instruction, which includes the topics listed above.
(You do not need to return this letter)

Signature of Parent/Guardian Date