Q&A
HIV/AIDS education implementation and opt-out data collection
1:08:13
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Council Member Farah N. Louis inquires about the percentage of students receiving HIV/AIDS education and the opt-out rates. The DOE representatives provide information on current practices and data collection methods.
- 65% of students in grades 6 through 12 received the required number of lessons in HIV/AIDS education
- Opt-out data is only captured at the school level, not centrally by the DOE
- The council member suggests that centralized opt-out data collection could be beneficial for overall data analysis
- DOE representatives agree to consider the suggestion of centralized opt-out data collection and discuss it in their upcoming meeting
Farah N. Louis
1:08:13
the most recent report submitted to the Council on Local Law 14th of 2016, 65% of students, grades 6 through 12, received the required number of lessons in HIV and education.
1:08:26
I think you highlighted some of this earlier.
1:08:28
How many and what percentage of students opted out of HIV AIDS instructions in 2023, 2024?
Despina Zaharakis
1:08:36
So, opt outs are only captured at the school level.
1:08:41
We don't capture them centrally.
Farah N. Louis
1:08:42
And why is that?
Despina Zaharakis
1:08:43
So we, that's practice.
1:08:49
You know, I'm I
Farah N. Louis
1:08:51
Like, wouldn't that help with your data?
Despina Zaharakis
1:08:53
Sorry?
Farah N. Louis
1:08:53
Wouldn't that help with your data as well if you all were collecting that information as well?
Despina Zaharakis
1:08:58
I think look.
1:08:59
That's something for us to think about because, you know, again, as a former principal, you know, it was with me and my families.
1:09:06
That's where the opt out level was, and that's where it stayed.
1:09:09
Mhmm.
1:09:10
I know that there's been interest in the council questions, the submitted questions.
1:09:15
There is interest in sort of understanding the data, Mhmm.
1:09:18
How many kids are opting out?
1:09:19
So I think that's something that we can take back to, you know Take
Farah N. Louis
1:09:23
it to your meeting on December 9th.
Despina Zaharakis
1:09:25
And let's see, you know yeah.
1:09:27
But I understand the interest, not wanting to know, like, how many students are not getting the or the full lesson sort of compliment.
