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Missouri

  • Missouri state law does not mandate the teaching of sexuality education. However, health education — including HIV/AIDS prevention education — is required. This instruction must be medically accurate.
  • All sex ed curricula must present abstinence as the preferred behavior.
  • All sex ed curricula must include instruction on consent.
  • Sex ed curricula are not required to include instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity.
  • All sex ed instruction must teach that teenage sexual activity places them at a higher risk of dropping out of school because of the consequences of STDs and unplanned pregnancy. Other requirements are included in Missouri Revised Statute § 170.015.
  • Parents and guardians can remove their children from any part of their sex education instruction. This is referred to as an “opt-out” policy.
  • School districts and charter schools cannot allow anyone who provides abortion services to “offer, sponsor, or furnish” course materials related to human sexuality and STDs.
  • Missouri provides the Health Education Grade-Level Expectations to guide schools in developing a health education curriculum.

For more detailed information on how various districts in the state have been implementing these standards — and for recent legislation — you can read SIECUS’s Missouri profile.

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