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TITLE 19EDUCATION
PART 2TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
CHAPTER 115TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR HEALTH EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER BMIDDLE SCHOOL
RULE §115.27Grades 7-8, Adopted 2020

    (L) analyze the effectiveness and the risks and failure rates (human-use reality rates) of barrier protection and other contraceptive methods in the prevention of STDs/STIs and pregnancy;

    (M) explain that HPV vaccines can help prevent the transmission of the most common types of HPV, a virus that can cause genital warts and cervical cancer and other cancers in males and females;

    (N) research and explain the benefits of abstinence from sexual activity such as increased self-esteem, self-confidence, and student academic achievement;

    (O) define legal implications of teen pregnancy, including the legal effects of acknowledgement and proof of paternity;

    (P) describe legal aspects of sexual activity with a minor person, including the legal age of consent, statutory rape, aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, sexual abuse, and indecency with a child; and

    (Q) examine the legal ramifications of sexual offenses such as sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and sexual assault.


Source Note: The provisions of this §115.27 adopted to be effective August 1, 2022, 46 TexReg 2756

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