In compliance with the mandate of the Virginia General Assembly and Department of Education, components, and goals of the Family Life Education program, Amherst County Public Schools will be teaching the Family Life Curriculum starting the week of April 3, 2023, for Grades 3-10. Grades 3-8 will be separated by gender and grades 9 and 10 will be co-ed. Parents and guardians have the right to review the family life education program offered by their school division, including written and audio-visual educational materials used in the program. Parents and guardians also have the right to excuse their child from all or any part of family life education instruction. Copies of the curriculum material are available in your child’s school office with standards. Click the following link to see the standards per grade level:
https://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching-learning-assessment/instruction/family-life-education
Parents and Caregivers will also receive a copy of your child’s family life curriculum objectives attached to an opt-out form prior to the curriculum being taught to your child. If after reviewing the curriculum, you wish your child/children to not participate in all or any part of the Family Life Education instruction, you must complete the opt-out form and return it to the person designated on the form prior to the day of instruction, and your child will then be given an alternate health assignment for the day.