Sex-Ed Development MCPS 2006-2007

These documents follow the course of the development of the condom lesson and sexual orientation sections for 8th and 10th grade, approved unanimously by the Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Education on January 9, 2007.

There were three new sections:

• A condom lesson for tenth grade, including video
• "Respect for Differences in Human Sexuality" lessons for 8th grade, two sections
• "Respect for Differences in Human Sexuality" lessons for 10th grade, two sections

Memo from Superintendent Weast to the Board of Education, Jan. 9, 2007

Tenth Grade Condom Lesson

The condom lesson is a one-day class which includes a DVD program.

• The citizens advisory committee's recommendations for the condom section
• MCPS Staff Reponse to CAC recommendations on condom lesson
• Final Draft Condom Lesson

Eighth Grade Sexual Variations Lessons

Eighth-grade students get two classes on sexual orientation.

• The citizens advisory committee's recommendations for both 8th-grade sections
• MCPS Staff Reponse to 8th-grade recommendations on Grade-8 lesson
• Final Draft Grade 8 Section 1
• Final Draft Grade 8 Section 2

Tenth Grade Sexual Variations Lessons

Tenth-grade students get two classes on sexual orientation.

• The citizens advisory committee's recommendations for both 10th-grade sections
• MCPS Staff Reponse to 10th-grade recommendations on Grade-10 lesson
• Final Draft Grade 10 Section 1
• Final Draft Grade 10 Section 2

CRC's First Appeal to the State Board

• The CRC/PFOX/FLN Appeal to the State Board to Block Pilot Testing
• State Superintendent's Order -- March 7, 2007

Pilot Testing and Towards Implementation

• Report on Pilot Testing and Proposed Adoption, June 12, 2007 Superintendent Weast's memo to the Board
• CRC/PFOX/FLN Appeal to the State Board of Education to Block Implementation (Memo in support of request for stay HERE
• State Board's Ruling on the CRC's request to block curriculum implementation in the Fall 2007 semester
  (Clearer but bigger pdf HERE)
• CRC Files for Appeal to state court Just a filing
• CRC/PFOX/FLN Motion to Stay Making their case
• MCPS Responds School district explains why appeal should be thrown out
• CRC Responds to MCPS CRC says why it shouldn't
• The result of that

Other Futile Disruptions

[to be filled in as they occur]