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HIV/AIDS Unit
HIV/AIDS Unit
Howard County public schools provide instruction on
HIV/AIDS in grades four through ten including Special
Education.
The Maryland State Board of Education requires that
each school system provide instruction about the
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) “at least
once in grades three to six, six to nine, and nine to
twelve” (COMAR 13A.04.18).
HIV/AIDS instruction may be included in a variety of
content areas: Health Education, Science, Social
Studies, and Family and Consumer Science. HIV/AIDS
instruction is a required content area in the Health
Education curriculum. It may be a required or elective
topic in the other content areas. Parents may exclude
their child from instruction in HIV/AIDS prevention by
completing an HIV/AIDS Exclusion Form which is available
through the school.
Notification Materials
Parents will receive notification materials in advance
of the unit. All files are in PDF format.
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