2008 Abstinence Education Regional Trainings
NCDPI and the NC School Health Training Center will provide free abstinence regional
trainings during May and June. All participants will receive free materials
at each of these trainings.
The trainings include:
- Making a Difference: An Abstinence Approach to Preventing HIV/STD and Teen Pregnancy
- Abstinence Lessons Training
- Abstinence & Puberty Education
Check the Events Calendar at the Healthy Schools home page for more information about the trainings and
the dates and location. You can download the registration form (pdf, 37kb) for these trainings.
Abstinence Until Marriage funding can be used for this training. At the present time, Title V Abstinence
Funding is scheduled to end June 30, 2008.
Title V Abstinence Funding Ends June 30, 2008
The Department
of Public Instruction has received notice from the US Department of Health
and Human Services that legislative authority for funding for abstinence education
activities is set to expire on June 30, 2008.
Ordering A-H Lesson Plans:
The NC School Health Training Center developed lesson plans for each federal
abstinence guideline. They are complete six-step lesson plans with support
material aligned with the Healthful Living objectives in the NC Standard
Course of Study. If you would like to purchase CD-ROMs for your middle school
and
high school teachers, email Donna Breitenstein at ([email protected]).
2008 Abstinence Reporting Forms
(doc, 382kb)
Abstinence Until Marriage Program
In 1995, North Carolina passed G.S.
115C-81 (e1)(doc, 33kb)1 that requires public schools to offer
an abstinence until marriage program. The legislation contains general guidelines2
for instruction regarding abstinence until marriage and sexually transmitted
diseases, including HIV/AIDS. Federal Title V abstinence funds are available
to school systems in North Carolina to enhance abstinence education programs
through planning and implementation. In addition to the state law, school
systems that accept these funds must comply with the federal A-H
Criteria3 for abstinence education. To be eligible for Title
V, schools systems and charter schools must provide instruction to at least
one of grades 7 through 12. School allotments4 are determined by the number
of grades 7 through 12 and the number of students in these grades.
North Carolina Legislation G.S. 115C-81 (e1) guidelines
| Teaches that abstinence from sexual activity outside of marriage is the expected standard for all school age children; |
| Presents techniques and strategies to deal with peer pressure and offering positive reinforcement; |
| Presents reasons, skills, and strategies for remaining or becoming abstinent from sexual activity; |
| Teaches that abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain means of avoiding out of wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases when transmitted through sexual contact, including HIV/AIDS, and other associated health and emotional problems; |
| Teaches that a mutually faithful monogamous heterosexual relationship in the context of marriage is the best lifelong means of avoiding sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS; |
| Teaches the positive benefits of abstinence until marriage and the risks of premarital sexual activity; |
| Provides opportunities that allow for interaction between the parent or legal guardian and the student; and |
| Provides factually accurate biological or pathological information that is related to the human reproductive system. |
| Any instruction concerning the use of contraceptives or prophylactics shall provide accurate statistical information on their effectiveness and failure rates for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, in actual use among adolescent populations and shall explain clearly the difference between risk reduction and risk elimination through abstinence. The Department of Health and Human Services shall provide the most current available information at the beginning of each school year. |
Federal A-H Criteria for Abstinence until Marriage
| A | has as its exclusive purpose, teaching the social, psychological, and health gains to be realized by abstaining from sexual activity; |
| B | teaches abstinence from sexual activity outside of marriage as the expected standard for all school age children; |
| C | teaches that abstinence from sexual activity is the only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and other associated health problems; |
| D | teaches that a mutually faithful monogamous relationship in the context of marriage is the expected standard of human sexual activity; |
| E | teaches that sexual activity outside of marriage is likely to have harmful psychological and physical effects; |
| F | teaches that bearing children out-of-wedlock is likely to have harmful consequences for the child, the child’s parents, and society; |
| G | teaches young children how to reject sexual advances and how alcohol and drug use increases vulnerability to sexual advances; and |
| H | teaches the importance of attaining self-sufficiency before engaging in sexual activity. |
* It is encouraged that equal emphasis is placed on each
element of the definition. A project may not be inconsistent with any aspect
of the abstinence education definition.