| In its Fifteenth year, the
HIV/AIDS Education Program is a five-day abstinence based curriculum
offered to freshman students in the Kern High School
District which communicates the requirements of SB 71 (The California
Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Act), and recommendations of the Kern High School District
AIDS Task Force.
Five days of instruction include pre-assessment, virus symptoms and
progression, responsible decision making, refusal skills to high risk
behaviors, failure and success rates of condoms, sensitivity and
compassion in dealing with AIDS victims, post assessment, and program
evaluation.
Four separate Parent Nights are schedule during the first week of
school to
introduce the HIV teachers to parents and interested adults. Adults in
attendance will be able to preview the curriculum content, materials,
video clips and teaching strategies used in the program.
An HIV Follow-Up Program was initiated in 2003 that targets the
junior (11th grade) students with a one lesson review on the present
state of the virus. This program is taught during the spring
semester only.
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