(Seguin) — There will now be more resources for Seguin ISD families with an addition to the district’s sexual and reproductive sexuality health curriculum.
The Seguin ISD Board of Trustees recently unanimously approved the Proctor and Gamble Puberty Education video series “Always Changing.” The instructional material will be available this spring for use in the fifth grade.
Back in July, the school board, following a recommendation by the Seguin ISD School Health Advisory Council (SHAC), approved the adoption of a sixth-grade program called Living Well Aware as well as a ninth-grade curriculum titled SHARE.
Pete Silvius, Seguin ISD’s director of Whole Child Initiatives, says according to state law, parents/guardians must opt-in their student to be included in this instructional opportunity.
“The program that we would use is something that is created by the Proctor and Gamble Company so it’s a video series that live in public domain. We would house them in our district website so that everyone can see them. We house them on the SHAC place but that would also be the place where teachers and that’s why (Lead Nurse) Kara (Hall) is here tonight. Her team would take the lead on the instruction piece of this as the nurses to provide that video. There’s a boy’s video and a girl’s video,” said Silvius.
Also, on hand at the meeting was Seguin ISD Lead Nurse Kara Hall. Hall says these videos help initiate some very important conversations between parents/adults and students.
“As far as these videos go — just so you know — they are shown separately. Boys are usually taken with males, usually the gym teacher, and then females are taken with the nurse and any other female teacher willing to be in the room and help answer questions,” said Hall.
Trustee Josh Bright, who has children in the district, says he was very pleased with the videos and the information they provided. Bright was also appreciative to those SHAC members who dedicate their time to each child’s well-being.
“I also have a son who will be going through the video next year. I thought they were excellent videos and they were very easy to talk through and I appreciate the SHAC going out and finding these videos and letting us do,” said Bright.
Again, if fifth grade parents want their kids to watch the video at school, then they will have to sign an online waiver.
The district is hoping to roll out the program sometime this spring.