Sex Education Program

Superintendent Charles Wilson provides this letter to parents about Bulloch County Schools' sex education program.

These are key points to know about Bulloch County Schools' sex education program:

• An initial district committee formed in February of 2019, collaborated with the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University to choose course topics and curriculum, which are based on national and state health education standards. 
• A Sex Education committee meets annually to review proposed updates and revisions based on data from teacher and student surveys.
• State law and Bulloch County Board of Education policy now require implementation of a sex education program.
• The sex education program is for grades six to nine and focuses on sex definitions, sex violence prevention, and preventative health measures. It does not teach sex choices, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
• Curriculum can be reviewed by parents and an option to opt their child out of the 10-day unit is available.
• Abstinence is the basis of all lessons; however, facts about contraception for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases are provided to students in grades eight and nine.
• The curriculum does not influence values or choices related to sex. Those are the responsibility of the individual students and their families.. If students have questions about topics which are not covered in the curriculum, teachers will refer students to a trusted adult (parent, counselor, school nurse) to have a one-on-one conversation.
• The topics, while sensitive, are meant to give students age-appropriate terms and factual information to help them understand what they are already seeing and experiencing in the world around them.
• If you have questions, email Debbie Sarratt .

Bulloch County Schools acknowledges that parents and guardians are the primary sex educators for their children. Our educators are committed to partnering with you to provide supplementary resources to support you in this role. Use these Parent Tool Kits to be informed about the sex education instruction in grades six through nine.

Find a the scope and sequence of courses for our sex education program here.

Each school year, your child will receive human trafficking awareness education. Georgia's Senate Bill 287 mandates that all students in grades 6 to 12 receive instruction concerning trafficking prevention and awareness.

Students in grades six to nine  will receive the human trafficking awareness lesson as part of their sex education curriculum. Students in grades 10 to 12 will receive a separate human trafficking awareness lesson.

All communities, whether urban, rural, or suburban are vulnerable to this injustice. Students are one of the highest-risk populations and traffickers are targeting them to become both victims and perpetrators. We can save lives by teaching students how to recognize the warning signs of human trafficking and who to contact for assistance.

This lesson will be taught in your child's Social Studies class either first or second semester depending on each individual school's schedule. To review this single lesson prior to instruction, parents are invited to attend parent review nights at the school district's Central Office, located at 150 Williams Road, Suite A, in Statesboro.

Parent Review Nights

• You may attend a parent review night. No registration for the session is necessary. This is for both our Human Trafficking and Sex Education lessons.
• You may also contact Debbie Sarratt at the Central Office for more information: By Phone: (912-212-8566) or By Email
• Parents and guardians have the option of excluding their child from this single-day lesson. If this is your decision, please complete the opt out form and return it to your child's teacher. Students who are opted-out will be sent to a supervised location with an alternate assignment.

Before choosing to opt your child out of instruction, we recommend that you attend an upcoming Parent Review Session. No pre-registration is necessary. At these sessions, parents have an opportunity to review the approved curriculum prior to instruction and learn more about the topics that will be taught. No registration for the session is necessary. This is for both our Human Trafficking and Sex Education lessons.

Parents also have the right to opt their child out of sex education. An opt out form is posted on this website. Parents also have the right for their child to participate in instruction, but may choose to opt them out of the pre and post survey that is given to students as part of the lessons.

Forms to Opt Out of Instruction