State Health Mandates

Erin's Law

105 ILCS 5/10-23.13 (Erin’s Law) – Requires all school boards to adopt and implement a policy addressing sexual abuse of children that may include an age-appropriate curriculum for pre-K through fifth-grade students. Riverside School District 96 utilizes the Be Seen and Heard Presentations for kindergarten through eighth-grade students. Click the button and links below to learn more about the Be Seen and Heard Erin's Law Presentations.

Comprehensive Personal Health & Safety and Comprehensive Sexual Health

105 ILCS 5/27-9.1a (Comprehensive personal health and safety and comprehensive sexual health education) & 9.1b (Consent Education) – Sets forth criteria for all classes that teach comprehensive personal health and safety and comprehensive sexual health education. School districts have discretion over whether they provide sexual health education to students. School districts may also provide age and developmentally-appropriate consent education in kindergarten through 12th grades. See ISBE guidance on Public Act 102-0522 for additional information.

Riverside School District 96 utilizes the Candor Health Education Program to teach the following:

Information about Candor Health's programs, including the FAQ documents for each program: