Health

In the middle school, all students in grades 6 - 8 participate in health education classes. Health skills that students will develop include decision-making, analyzing influences, accessing valid information, interpersonal communication, goal setting, self-management, and advocacy for self and others.

Health classes provide the opportunity to acquire accurate information and develop positive attitudes and behavior patterns to encourage a healthy lifestyle.  The curriculum provides age-appropriate information that includes mental and emotional health, substance use prevention, healthy eating, disease prevention and control, safety and violence prevention, and family life and human sexuality.

A Family Life Advisory Committee reviews all curricular resources for the Family Life and Human Sexuality unit. Parents may choose between two instructional frameworks for the Family Life and Human Sexuality unit, or they may opt their child out entirely. If no response is received, your child will automatically take part in the Maryland State Department of Education Family Life and Human Sexuality unit in the Health Education class. If your child enrolls in the Health Education class after the electronic selection timeframe has closed, or as the parent/guardian you would like to change your response, please contact your child's school for a paper copy.  The Family Life and Human Sexuality curriculum is taught in accordance with the Carroll County Board of Education abstinence-based education policy.