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Resources & a Menu of Ways to Make a Difference

Overview of sex ed legislation in WI

Wis. Stat. § 118.019:The purpose of this section is to foster a partnership between parents of pupils attending schools in the school district and the schools in the school district to promote the optimal health and well-being of the pupils.

A school board may provide an instructional program in human growth and development in grades kindergarten through 12. The program shall be medically accurate and age-appropriate and provide medically accurate information about HPV and HIV.

Wisconsin Sex Education Policies & Requirements at a Glance
SIECUS  Wisconsin State Profile


2009 Wisconsin Act 134 - "The Healthy Youth Act" (Senate Vote 18-15 & Assembly Vote 48-43-4)
  • Healthy Youth Act widens scope of sex education in schools 1.28.10

2011 Wisconsin Act 216 - Repeal of the Healthy Youth Act (Senate Vote 17-15 & Assembly Vote 60-34)
  • Walker Signs Abstinence-Only sex Ed. Bill in Wisconsin 4.9.12

2021 Wisconsin Act 90 - New mandate to inform students about Safe Haven law

Neenah moves ahead with updated K-5 sex education curriculum 6.20.18

Resources

  • SIECUS Community Action Toolkit
  • WISEtoolkit
  • NASBE State Policy Database
  • State Policies on Sex Education in Schools
  • Three Decades of Research: The Case for Comprehensive Sex Education
  • answer - Capacity Building
  • Using Policy to Create Healthy Schools: Tools for State Policymakers
  • Advocates for Youth National Sex Education Standards
  • Six Solutions to our Failing Sex-Ed System
  • Campaigns to to Undermine Sexuality Education in the Public Schools
As of October 1, 2020:
  • Thirty states and the District of Columbia require public schools teach sex education, 28 of which mandate both sex education and HIV education.
  • Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia require students receive instruction about HIV.
  • Twenty-two states require that if provided, sex and/or HIV education must be medically, factually or technically accurate. State definitions of “medically accurate" vary, from requiring that the department of health review curriculum for accuracy, to mandating that curriculum be based on information from “published authorities upon which medical professionals rely.” (See table on medically accuracy laws.)
Many states define parents’ rights concerning sexual education:
  • Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia require school districts to notify parents that sexual or HIV education will be provided.
  • Five states require parental consent before a child can receive instruction.
  • Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia allow parents to opt-out on behalf of their children.

What you can do today to make a difference!

"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."
- Jane Goodall

Be Inspired!
  • Know & appreciate your power... if you don't speak out, you can't be heard!
  • Practice radical self care
  • Visit www.PersistAtThePolls.org and be ready to vote in midterms
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Be Informed!
  • Know what's being taught in your local school districts
  • Tap into list of resources above - especially SIECUS Community Action Toolkit
  • Find out who represents you - especially in the State Legislature, local school boards & local public health boards
  • Follow your elected leaders on social media
  • Understand the opposition
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Be Involved!
  • Create a local coalition
  • Check your voter registration status - update if needed
  • Download the Impactive App (Google Play) (Apple App Store)
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  • Home
  • About
    • Our Initiatives >
      • PATCH
      • ECCHO WI
      • ECCOS
      • Wide Awake in Wisconsin
      • Policy Rx: Our Policy Vision
      • Wisconsin Women's Health Advocacy Summit
      • Health Professionals at the Forefront >
        • Unbiased Care in Women's Health
      • Women Win With the ACA
    • News
  • Take Action
    • Vote! >
      • Vote Early!
      • OutreachCircle
    • Census 2020
    • Know Your Legislators >
      • Meeting with Legislators
    • Media Advocacy
    • Policy Watch >
      • Peek at Policy Blog
      • Democracy & Accountability
      • 2021 Legislative Session Review >
        • Legislator Vote Record 2021-22
      • 2019 Legislative Session Review >
        • Legislator Vote Record
      • Executive Blueprint
      • Health Programs >
        • WI Well Woman Program
      • Economic Security >
        • Paid Family Medical Leave
      • Violence Against Women
      • Reproductive Health >
        • Post Roe Abortion Access
        • SCOTUS
        • Truth
        • Timeline of Reproductive Health Threats in WI
        • RESPECT Women Act
        • "Personhood"
        • Pelvic Exam Consent
      • Maternal & Child Health >
        • Momnibus Act
        • Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Expansion
        • Black MCH Justice
        • Healthy Women Healthy Babies
        • Community Based Doulas
        • WI "Cocaine Mom" Law
        • Patient Privacy & Confidentiality
      • State Budget
      • Health Care Reform >
        • Medicaid Expansion
  • Resources
    • Health Care Coverage
    • Resources to be a White Warrior
    • COVID-19 Resources
    • Public Charge Rule
    • Reproductive Justice
  • Connect
    • Events >
      • WI Women United for a Better Budget
      • Belly of the Beast Film Discussion
      • WI Women's Health Congress
  • Support Us
    • Why Support Us?
    • Donate >
      • Foster the Future
    • Shop & Support
    • Workplace Giving
    • Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
    • The Big Share
    • Day In My Shoes
  • #KindnessIsEverything
  • Shop
    • Kindness Is Everything Wholesale