Leland High
California Healthy Youth Act
In January 2016, the state approved the California Healthy Youth Act. This law
requires that all school districts provide comprehensive sexual health education and
disease prevention to students at least once in middle school and at least once in high
school. The SJUSD School Board approved that this curriculum be delivered in grades
8 and 9.
We are pleased to inform you that your student will have the opportunity to participate
in Teen Talk High School, an 8–10 hour comprehensive sexuality education course
developed by Health Connected. Lessons were developed in accordance with the
California Health Education Content Standards for “Growth, Development and Sexual
Health” and the California Healthy Youth Act (CA Education Code 51930–519395)
This education program is meant to encourage students to communicate with their
parents, guardians, or other trusted adults about human sexuality and healthy
relationships. The information provided will be medically accurate, age-appropriate,
inclusive of all students, and cover the following topics:
• Personal values reflection
• Family communication
• Sexual and reproductive anatomy
• Gender and sexual identities
• Abstinence, consent, and decision-making
• Birth control, including condom steps
• Sexually transmitted infections
• Sexual safety and the law
• Healthy relationships
• Body image and media
Please note that this instruction will be delivered by Health Connected at Leland High
School September 16th-September 27th in order to guarantee that students receive
accurate information from Health Educators in the field.
If you want to learn more about the program, please plan to attend one of the
scheduled virtual parent information nights.
Here are the links to each Zoom preview night:
Tuesday, September 3rd at 5:30pm:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YC8pwhOZS0mdfnVNHBjY4w
Wednesday, September 25th at 5:30pm:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NFQ6RXG-RIyoeWvrp4nLaw
Tuesday, February 25th at 5:30pm:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m0-lM3pSRrG_pQ7QRHFn_g
Tuesday, April 1st at 5:30pm:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HcA0fWAtTByUIrL6Uz7yHA
If you have any questions about the topics that will be covered during the course, or
wish to review course materials, please contact Health Connected at parents@health-
connected.org, or make an appointment by contacting your child’s school. A copy of
the curriculum is available to preview by appointment at your child’s school. You can
also find a copy of the California Healthy Youth Act (California Education Code
Sections 51930-51939) online at http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/home.xhtml.
State law allows a parent/guardian to remove (opt-out) their student from this
instruction. Parents/guardians may opt-out of selected lessons or the entire program by
writing a letter to the school principal. Please note that because of the comprehensive
nature of the curriculum, if a parent/guardian opts their child out of selected lessons,
there is a chance that topic may surface again during one of the following lessons
through student or classroom discussions.
Also, as stated in California Education Code 51932b, the opt out provision does not
apply to instruction or materials outside the context of comprehensive sexual health
education, including those that may reference gender, gender identity, sexual
orientation, discrimination, bullying, relationships, or family.