For Families
At School and At Home
Did you know? In a national survey, teens reported that their parents have the greatest influence on their decisions about sex, more than friends, siblings or other media.
Check out the resources below for more information about what is taught in each grade level of the Healthy Oakland Kids & Teens Puberty and Sexual Health lessons, as well as topics to discuss with your child or teen at different ages, books and websites to help with your conversations and how to be an “askable” parent or caregiver. These resources are available in English, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese
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Talking to Kids Grades 4-6
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Talking to Teens grades 7 & Up
Parent/Caregiver Notification & Rights
Parents and guardians are notified that their child will be receiving comprehensive puberty or sexual health education at least two weeks prior to the start of instruction. Notification is also included in the Student/Family Handbook.
Parents and guardians have the right to opt their child out of puberty or sexual health instruction by providing notice in writing to their child's science teacher or front office staff.
Parents and guardians can view all puberty and sexual health education materials by arranging an appointment to view the curriculum in person or on Zoom. To do so, please contact your child's teacher, or the district's Teacher on Special Assignment for Sexual Health Education: katie.kelly-hankin@ousd.org
What Families are Saying About the Healthy Oakland Kids & Teens Puberty and Sex Ed Programming...
It was helpful to learn the breakdown of [topics taught in] different grades and how to approach the sensitive subject of sex. Thank you for the amazing information on how to approach my kiddos!
OUSD High School Parent, Madison Park Academy
I appreciate the very clear and useful information ...tips, resources and general common sense reminders..really enjoyed the webinar, thank you very much!
OUSD Elementary Parent, Cleveland Elementary
Wonderful outline of the curriculum by age/grade, great summary of specific conversation topics. So happy to learn that Oakland’s curriculum is all-inclusive, and science based. Thanks for the list of online and book resources!
OUSD Middle School Parent, Montera