At this time, District 57 will not be adopting comprehensive personal health and safety (grades K-5) and comprehensive sexual health education (grades 6-12). District 57 will continue its current offering of non-comprehensive sex education classes allowable under School Code.
Grade Level | Topics | Presenters |
5th Grade | Puberty - Understanding Changes | Candor Health Education |
6th Grade | Human Reproduction & Embryology | Candor Health Education |
8th Grade | Teen Sexual Health | Candor Health Education |
Early Childhood-8th Grade | Erin’s Law (age-appropriate child sex abuse and assault awareness and prevention) Illinois Public Act 097-1147 | D57 Social Workers |
Families will be notified in advance of these presentations. They will have an opportunity to learn about the programs prior to implementation and will have the opportunity to opt their child out of participation.
Non-Comprehensive Sex Education
In Grades 5, 6, and 8, students will receive instruction in sex education from our non-profit partner
Candor Health. Below are the program goals of each program.
Grade Level | Title of Presentation | Program Goals |
5th Grade | Puberty I - Understanding Changes | Students will… - Increase their knowledge of human anatomy
- Identify changes that are common during puberty and ways to manage these changes
- Increase their comfort in discussing and caring for their changing bodies
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6th Grade | Human Reproduction & Embryology | Students will… - Explain the functions of the reproductive organs
- Describe the process of fertilization
- Recognize stages of growth during prenatal development (embryology)
- Identify social-emotional learning (SEL) tools to manage life challenges
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8th Grade | Teen Sexual Health | Students will… - Recognize that the decisions they make can impact their sexual health
- Identify the powers they possess to make decisions about their sexual health
- Understand sexual intercourse and its relationship to human reproduction
- Understand STIs, how they are transmitted and ways to minimize risk of transmission
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Erin’s Law (Illinois Public Act 097-1147)
Erin’s Law (Illinois Public Act 097-1147) requires public schools to provide age-appropriate child sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention education for children in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades. Annually, D57 social workers provide age-appropriate child sexual abuse and assault awareness presentations for students in early childhood-eighth grade. Parents/guardians are notified in advance of these presentations and have the option of opting their children out of this presentation. Parents/guardians may also view the content prior to the presentation.