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HIV/AIDS education implementation and opt-out data collection

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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.

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