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Purpose
South Carolina Standards for Health and Safety Education were developed to set rigorous expectations for student learning and academic performance in health and safety education in South Carolina. The standards define what students should know and be able to do in the content area of health and safety education and provide the foundation for the development of health and safety education curricula at the district level.
Required Minutes of Instruction
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The Comprehensive Health Education Act and 1986 Defined Minimum Program for South Carolina School Districts published by the South Carolina Department of Education in 1986 mandate the number of minutes health education is to be taught to students in grades kindergarten through twelve:
“The time required for health instruction for students in kindergarten through eighth grade must not be reduced below the level required during the 1986-87 school year. Health instruction for students in grades nine through twelve may be given either as part of an existing course or as a special course” (Comprehensive Health Education Act, 1988 §59-32-30(C)).
Students in grades kindergarten through six should receive 75 minutes per week of health instruction for 36 weeks or the equivalent, which must equal 45 hours per year. Students in grades seven and eight should receive 250 minutes of health instruction per week for nine weeks, which must equal 37.5 hours per year (South Carolina Department of Education, 1986).
“At least one time during the four years of grades nine through twelve, each student shall receive instruction in comprehensive health education, including at least seven hundred fifty minutes of reproductive health education and pregnancy prevention education” (Comprehensive Health Education Act, 1988 §59-32-30(A)(3)).
“The time required for health instruction for students in kindergarten through eighth grade must not be reduced below the level required during the 1986-87 school year. Health instruction for students in grades nine through twelve may be given either as part of an existing course or as a special course” (Comprehensive Health Education Act, 1988 §59-32-30(C)).
Students in grades kindergarten through six should receive 75 minutes per week of health instruction for 36 weeks or the equivalent, which must equal 45 hours per year. Students in grades seven and eight should receive 250 minutes of health instruction per week for nine weeks, which must equal 37.5 hours per year (South Carolina Department of Education, 1986).
“At least one time during the four years of grades nine through twelve, each student shall receive instruction in comprehensive health education, including at least seven hundred fifty minutes of reproductive health education and pregnancy prevention education” (Comprehensive Health Education Act, 1988 §59-32-30(A)(3)).
Health in Rock Hill Schools
K-5 Health in Rock Hill Schools is a shared responsibility. Where natural connections occur, Health is taught by classroom teacher integrated with the Science curriculum. The Science curriculum maps reflect these connections. Other health standards will be taught by our Physical Educations teachers, Guidance Counselors, and School Nurses. This matrix show which entity is responsible for each of the Health standards.
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