Directs State Board of Education to rescind New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education and directs boards of education to establish Parental Advisory Committees and adopt standards for health instruction.
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This bill seeks to overhaul health and physical education standards in New Jersey. It directs the State Board of Education to rescind the current Student Learning Standards and requires local school boards to establish Parental Advisory Committees and develop their own health instruction standards. The bill also mandates the inclusion of specific topics like suicide prevention, organ donation, and sexual abuse awareness in school curricula, while removing the state’s responsibility to provide instructional materials.
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