Ventura County Grand Jury
• 2019-2020
Charter School Implementation of State Mandated Sex Education – AB 329
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Findings and Recommendations 8 findings
F01
Required Charter Schools must comply with the requirements of AB 329 and AB 1227. (Ref-01, Ref-02, Ref-03) Charter School Implementation of 3
No recommendations for this finding
F02
Five of the Required Charter Schools have implemented policies and procedures in keeping with AB 329. At the time of the survey, the governing boards of two of the schools were in the process of developing and approving a set of policies and procedures.
No recommendations for this finding
F03
Nine of the Required Charter Schools have a curriculum that meets the requirements of AB 329, but only three are introducing information concerning human trafficking as required by AB 1227.
No recommendations for this finding
F04
Three Required Charter Schools give notice to parents that no academic penalty will be imposed and that an alternative curriculum will be provided to a student whose parent/guardian opts their child out of the curriculum on sexual health and human trafficking.
No recommendations for this finding
F05
One of the Required Charter Schools provided information to the parents/guardians that their child could be excused from participation in part of the curriculum on sexual health and human trafficking, while participating in the rest of the curriculum.
No recommendations for this finding
F06
All Required Charter Schools provide the sexual health and human trafficking curriculum opt out notification to parents/guardians and the opportunity to review the curriculum prior to child participation.
No recommendations for this finding
F07
Two of the Required Charter Schools providing the sexual health and human trafficking curriculum opt out notification to parents/guardians, also provide an easily signed and returned form for a child to be excused.
No recommendations for this finding
F08
One of the Required Charter Schools gave notice that surveys of sexual behaviors by students may be taken and the opportunity for parents/guardians to excuse their child from participation in the survey by written submittal. Conclusions C-01. The Grand Jury concluded that none of the Required Charter Schools fully implemented the requirements of AB 329 and AB 1227. (FA-01,
No recommendations for this finding
Conclusions 2
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CL1 Page 6C-01. The Grand Jury concluded that none of the Required Charter Schools fully implemented the requirements of AB 329 and AB 1227. (FA-01, FA-02, FA-03, FA-04, FA-05, FA-06, FA-07, FA-08) C-02. The Grand Jury concluded none of the Required Charter Schools provided sufficient details of their sexual health education curriculum and surveys regarding sexual practices. This does not allow parents/guardians to easily access, understand and make informed decisions about whether to opt out their child from the curriculum or surveys. (FA-02, FA-03, FA-04, FA-05, FA-07, FA-08) 4 Charter School Implementation of
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CL2 Page 7C-03. The Grand Jury concluded that only one of the Required Charter Schools included a sign and return form with the notification of curriculum to make it easy for parents/guardians to opt out their child from participation in the sexual health curriculum or surveys. (FA-07)
Agency Responses 2
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No Responses Found 6
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Conejo Valley Unified School District
School District
Mesa Union Elementary School District
School District
Moorpark Unified School District
School District
Ojai Unified School District
School District
Ventura County County Superintendent of Schools
Elected County Office