UPDATE FEED:

May 24, 2018

Early this morning, the Fremont Unified School Board voted to bring back 6th grade sex ed for the 2017-2018 school year. Before they head out for summer vacation, 6th graders in Fremont will get quality, inclusive sex ed that covers topics like STI prevention, boundaries, and how to think critically about gender stereotypes. This is vital information at a time when STI rates in California are at record highs, nearly 12% of California teens experience dating violence, and 61% of Fremont 7th graders have heard slurs and negative comments about gender and sex.

We’re immensely grateful for the leadership of Trustees Berke and Crosbie for bringing this motion to the floor and for Trustee Campbell and new Student Board Member Pallas Chou for standing up for the rights of Fremont students to get quality, inclusive sex education.

6th grade sex ed classes will start in the coming weeks. According to staff during last night’s meeting, if parents already submitted an opt-out request to the district, those requests will still apply and parents will have an opportunity to continue opting out up until instruction begins.

But our work isn’t done! We’re looking forward to the 2018-2019 school year and the sex ed curriculum task force the district is setting up. If you’d like to stay involved with our fight, subscribe for email updates or follow us on Facebook.

May 22, 2018

Compare Fremont’s sex ed curriculum for grades 6-8 against the opposition’s claims - read our factsheet, available in English and Chinese.

May 5th, 2018

#SaveFremontSexEd Press Release

We are a coalition of parents, students, and community members from Fremont Unified who are fighting to save our sex ed and make it better.

What’s Going On?

• Starting July 2018, the school board will establish a task force to review and recommend a sex education curriculum for Fremont students in grades 4-9.

• On May 23 the school board brought back sex education for 6th grade for the 2017-2018 school year. The votes were:

• Trustee Yang Shao - NO
• Trustee Larry Sweeney - NO
• Trustee Michele Berke - YES
• Trustee Desrie Campbell - YES
• Trustee Ann Crosbie - YES

• On May 2, the school board voted to eliminate sex education in 4th-6th grades, for at least the next year. The votes were:

• Trustee Desrie Campbell - NO
• Trustee Yang Shao - NO
• Trustee Larry Sweeney - NO
• Trustee Michele Berke - YES
• Trustee Ann Crosbie - YES

• Fremont Unified will move forward with sex ed in 6th, 7th-9th grades based on the 3Rs curriculum. The 4th-5th grade curriculum would also have been based on the 3Rs.

• The 3Rs curriculum was selected by district staff after a thorough review by a committee of Fremont teachers and parents
• Fremont parents, students, and teachers, had over two months in fall 2017 to review the curriculum and provide feedback.

• What was at stake? View the proposed curriculum guide and lessons for grades 4-8 and grade 9.

• Compare the proposed curriculum against the opposition’s claims (also available in Chinese)
• Read myths and facts about Fremont’s proposed sex ed (also available in Chinese)

• View media coverage of Fremont sex ed and videos of previous board meetings here!

Now What?

• Sign up for our email list.

• Check back frequently for updates! We are not giving up. This will be an ongoing fight and we will add more information and updates to this page as we get them.

• Email the board members who voted FOR sex ed in 6th grade to say thank you!

• Send your emails to:

• Get the word out!

• Share these graphics on your Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, or Facebook.
• Use our hashtag #SaveFremontSexEd

Additional Resources

• Evaluating Fremont’s curriculum against the opposition’s claims - English and Chinese

• Common myths and facts about Fremont sex ed - English and Chinese

• Why is early sex education important?

• Think Progress - Sex ed classes should start as early as age 10, researchers recommend

• Click here to read the underlying study from Georgetown University

• The Conversation - Worried about the sexualisation of children? Teach sex ed earlier
• Psychology Today - Sex ed: too much, too soon?
• Mashable - Want to prevent sexual violence? Teach kids everything they need to know about sex

• Who else support comprehensive sex education?

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists 
• American Medical Association
• American Public Health Association
• United Nations Population Fund
• California Teachers Association - read this article--featuring Fremont Unified--from the April 2016 edition of their magazine, The California Educator, to find out more.

• What makes good sex education?

• California State Board of Education, Health Content Standards
• FoSE, National Sexuality Standards
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Criteria for Sexual Education Topics

• What are the benefits of teaching sex education in gender inclusive classrooms?

• Gender Spectrum & GLSEN - Webinar: Making Room for Gender Diversity in School-Health Services & Sex Education (relevant discussion starting at 42:37)

• What does the law say about sex education in California?

• California Education Code sections 51930-51939
• California Department of Education, Frequently Asked Questions
• ACLU of California, Grades K-6 Factsheet

If you have any questions, you can contact us at savefremontsexed@gmail.com or on Facebook.

This website is maintained by alums and advocates of Fremont Unified.