Massachusetts students will receive sex and health education that is intended to be more inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community and teach about bodily autonomy, mental and emotional health, dating safety, nutrition, sexually transmitted infections and consent, after a board of education vote Tuesday.
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education unanimously voted during its Tuesday meeting to adopt a new set of curriculum frameworks on health education — the first time the guidelines have been updated since 1999.
The new standards include different guidelines for four age groups: pre-K through second grade, third to fifth grade, sixth to eighth grade, ninth to 12th grade.
