NEWS RELEASE
    January 7, 2008
    For more information:
    Robert Polk, 425-385-4260
    Mary Waggoner, 425-385-4049
    District parents invited to preview HIV/AIDS program
    Parents interested in reviewing HIV/AIDS program materials used in the district are invited to a review session on Monday,
    Jan. 14 from 6-7 p.m. in the Cascade High School library. All student instructional materials will be available for parents to
    review and will give families an opportunity for family discussions before classroom presentations begin.
    Following a preview of the materials, parents/guardians who wish to have a child excused from participation in a classroom
    HIV/AIDS prevention program may sign a release form. State law provides that a parent or guardian must attend such a
    meeting before they can have their child or legal ward excused from participation in the school district HIV prevention program.
    In 1988 Washington State Legislature mandated schools present HIV/AIDS information to students each year beginning in the
    fifth grade. Everett Public Schools has adopted an appropriate program for HIV/AIDS prevention education for students not
    enrolled in a health class. Typically, such students are in grades 10-12. Ninth-grade students receive HIV/AIDS prevention
    education in their health class.
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