Sexual Health Education
School Policies
Hillsborough County Public Schools’ Comprehensive Health Education policy is aligned with all state statutes and can be found here:
Sexual Health Education at Hillsborough County Public Schools
Currently, sexual health education is provided in the following courses:
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some 7th grade science classes
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8th grade PE classes in select schools
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high school Health Opportunities Through Physical Education (HOPE) course

All sexual health content is aligned with the Florida Health Education Standards and the National Sexuality Education Standards.
An opt-out form is sent home with all students prior to sexual health instruction. If a parent does not want their student to participate in sexual health education, they can sign the form and send it back to the school. In this instance, the student would not be penalized, but would be pulled from the class during the instruction and given an alternate assignment
What Works
Learn more about what has been found effective at preventing HIV, STDs, and unintended pregnancy among adolescents:
