Sex Education & Reproductive Health
Paw Paw Public Schools has a sex education advisory board (SEAB) composed of students, parents, district educators, health care officials, and clergy. Members apply to serve on the committee for two-year terms, and the next application process will take place in May, 2024. The application can be found at this link.
The SEAB has 17 members including two co-chairs. The 17-person membership of the PPPS SEAB is as follows:
Nine (9) members are parents of students currently enrolled at PPPS. Eight (8) members are not parents of students currently enrolled at PPPS. Nine (9) members are not employees of PPPS. Eight (8) members are employees of PPPS.
One (1) member is a pastor at a Paw Paw area church. Two (2) members are health-care professionals. One (1) member is a mental health clinician. Four (4) members teach health/sex ed courses for PPPS. Two (2) members are students.
One (1) member was inactive during the 23-24 school year.
The Sex Education and Reproductive Health program at PPPS is outlined in the Sex Education Handbook, and this will be available after it is updated in Spring, 2024 at this link: PPPS Sex Education Handbook (May, 2024).