Contact Sarah Langer, Abstinence and Evaluation Consultant if you have any questions.
North Carolina Legislation G.S. 115C-81 (e1) guidelines
| Present factually accurate biological or pathological information that is related to the human reproductive system; |
| Focus on the benefits of abstinence until marriage and the risks of premarital sexual intercourse; |
| Establish abstinence from sexual intercourse outside of marriage as the expected standard for all school-age children; |
| Offer positive reinforcement for abstinence; |
| Provide opportunities that allow for interaction between the parent or legal guardian and the student; |
| Assure that students are aware of the difference between risk reduction through use of contraceptives and/or condoms and risk elimination through abstinence; |
| For any instruction concerning contraceptives or prophylactics, 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; |
| Inform students of the current legal status of those homosexual acts that are a significant means of transmitting diseases, including HIV/AIDS; |
| Assure that students understand that a mutually faithful, monogamous, heterosexual relationship in the context of marriage is the best lifelong means of avoiding diseases transmitted by sexual contact, including HIV/AIDS; |
| 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 childs 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 not necessary to place equal emphasis on each element of the definition; however, a project may not be inconsistent with any aspect of the abstinence education definition.
Links:
Visit the following websites for more information about abstinence
2004-2005 Abstinence Notice of Grant Award
2005 Abstinence Supplemental Grant RFA
Not Me, Not Now:
www.notmenotnow.org
National Abstinence Clearinghouse:
www.abstinence.net
NC Department of Health and Human Services
www.epi.state.nc.us/epi/hiv/surveillance.html
Youth Development
www.youthdevelopment.org
Truth for Youth
www.truth-4-youth.org/index_flash.php
Say No Way
www.saynoway.net/index.html
The Medical Institute
www.medinstitute.org
Others:
www.abstinenceedu.com