Scope And Sequence Of Consent In Ohio's Sexual Health Education

In closing, this high school-level scope and sequence on consent and healthy relationships serves as a much-needed resource for comprehensive sexual health education. This scope and sequence addresses the specific sexual health education needs of Ohio due to its lack of state standards and current abstinence-focused laws. Additionally, the scope and sequence’s focus on consent addresses a gap within Ohio’s sexual health education laws, while still connecting to the state’s requirements on healthy relationships and sexual assault prevention instruction. To achieve this, the National Health Education Standards (NHES) is used as a guide for this scope and sequence to ensure the sexual health education content presented can be easily added into current Ohio teachers’

Consent is among those underdeveloped and misunderstood skills, with many adolescents not fully understanding/respecting the concept and wanting more instruction on the topic. Thus, this scope and sequence also addresses this broader issue by fulfilling the need for comprehensive resources on important concepts such as consent and healthy relationships. The impact of this scope and sequence will benefit teachers by providing a useful and comprehensive resource for use in their classrooms, providing these teachers with an opportunity to better instruct their students. The benefit for students results from their instruction from a quality, comprehensive resource, leading to improved health behaviors and outcomes within their lives. Although this scope and sequence provides a valuable resource for both teachers and students alike, there are still significant limitations. Namely, this resource only covers the concepts of consent and healthy relationships, which only represent a portion of sexual health