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The State of Tennessee defines "Family Life education" as an abstinence-centered sex education program that builds a foundation of knowledge and skills relating to character development, human development, decision making, abstinence, contraception, and disease prevention. Family Life law can be found in Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) 49-6-1304.

Parent Forum

You are invited to attend a parent forum to discuss the 2024-2025 Family Life Health Education curriculum for all students in fifth through ninth grades. The forum will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, at the Bristol Tennessee City Schools Administration Building, 615 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. If you plan to attend the forum on September 17, please park in the upper, back parking lot and enter through the second-floor entrance by crossing the footbridge. Please note that the main front entrance will not be open.

Click here to see a complete copy of the forum letter.

Opt-Out Information

If you want your child to participate in these classes, you will not need to do anything. If you do not want your child participating, you are able to opt your child out in a variety of ways. 

A digital opt-out form is available in the online Canvas Family Life course using your parent account. To access the Canvas course using your parent account, click here or type this link into your browser: https://btcs.instructure.com/enroll/687XNB. If you do not have a Canvas parent account, follow these instructions. You can also print an opt-out form below, pick up a copy at your child's school office, or contact the Secondary Curriculum office at (423) 652-9234 to have one mailed to you. Please return forms to your child's school. A form must be submitted prior to the start of your child's Family Life classes.

2024-2025 Opt-Out Form

Family Life Instruction Dates

Parent Communication

Forum Letter
Opt-Out Letter

FAQs

Family Life FAQs

 
Family Life Canvas Course, Curriculum, & Standards

A complete copy of Family Life health education curriculum materials is available for parents to preview in each school as well as in Canvas using your parent account. To access the Canvas course using your parent account, click here or type this link into your browser: https://btcs.instructure.com/enroll/687XNB. If you do not have a Canvas parent account, follow these instructions. The Canvas course also includes a digital opt-out form.

The Family Life Health Education curriculum includes age-appropriate topics based solely on Tennessee Health Education Standards.

In the state of Tennessee, Family Life standards are included in the Health Education standards. The document linked below provides the Tennessee health education standards which are specific to Family Life.

Grades 5-9 Family Life Standards

Click on the links below to find a comprehensive list of the Tennessee Department of Education Health Education Standards.

K-5 Elementary Health Education Standards

6-8 Middle School Health Education Standards

High School Lifetime Wellness Standards

Instructor Information

Please contact the below Family Life instructors for additional information.