Sex Education Collaborative

(This is a social progressive website that actually has correct information as of 1/4/23)

State Sex Education Policies and Requirements at a Glance

• Florida schools are not required to teach sex education. However, they are required to teach comprehensive health education that includes instruction on teenage pregnancy.
• Curriculum is not required to be comprehensive.
• Curriculum must include the benefits of abstinence as the expected social standard.
• If a school chooses to teach further instruction on HIV/AIDS, instruction must emphasize the benefits of heterosexual marriage.
• Curriculum is not required to include instruction on consent.
• Parents or Guardians may submit a written request to remove their children from instruction on reproductive health or any disease. This is referred to as an “opt-out” policy.(link is external)
• Florida has no standard regarding medically accurate sex education instruction.