                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION; CERTAIN CURRICULA AND STANDARDS OF LEARNING (§
22.1-207.1:1)

A. Any family life education curriculum offered by a local school division shall
require the Standards of Learning objectives related to dating violence and the
characteristics of abusive relationships to be taught at least once in middle
school and at least twice in high school, as described in the Board&#8217;s
family life education guidelines.

B. Any high school family life education curriculum offered by a local school
division shall incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective and
evidence-based programs on (i) the prevention of dating violence, domestic
abuse, sexual harassment, including sexual harassment using electronic means,
sexual violence, and human trafficking and (ii) the law and meaning of consent.
Such age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on the
prevention of sexual violence may include instruction that increases student
awareness of the fact that consent is required before sexual activity.

C. Any family life education curriculum offered in any elementary school, middle
school, or high school shall incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective
and evidence-based programs on the importance of the personal privacy and
personal boundaries of other individuals and tools for a student to use to
ensure that he respects the personal privacy and personal boundaries of other
individuals.

D. Any family life education curriculum offered by a local school division shall
incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on
the harmful physical and emotional effects of female genital mutilation;
associated criminal penalties; and the rights of the victim, including any civil
action pursuant to &#xA7; 8.01-42.5.

E. Any family life education curriculum offered by a local school division may
incorporate age-appropriate elements of effective and evidence-based programs on
the prevention, recognition, and awareness of child abduction, child abuse,
child sexual exploitation, child sexual abuse, and, in any such curriculum
offered in high school, human trafficking of children.

HISTORY: 2011, c. 634; 2016, c. 434; 2017, cc. 299, 692; 2018, cc. 383, 519;
2019, cc. 372, 595, 596; 2022, c. 459.