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AIDS Instruction Letter

August 2026

Dear Parent/Guardian,

In accordance with the regulations of the Commissioner of Education for New York State, West Babylon Junior High School will undertake appropriate instruction concerning infectious diseases including Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). No child shall be required to receive instruction in prevention of AIDS at school. If necessary, alternative activities will be planned.

If you wish your child to be removed from instruction on the prevention of AIDS, please complete the form below and have your child return it to school by September 18, 2026. Unless you specifically request that your child not receive instruction in the prevention of AIDS and sign the commitment form to instruct your child at home, your child will receive appropriate instruction as scheduled.

Should you have any questions, please call the guidance office at 631-376-7290. For your convenience, a copy of the curriculum is on the back of this letter.

Sincerely,

Dr. Carlos Falcón

Principal


 

HIV/AIDS Functional Knowledge Curriculum (English)

Source resource: Guidelines for Effective School Health Education to Prevent the Spread of AIDS, Centers for Disease Control, MMWR Jan 29, 1988/Vol. 37/S-2; 1-14

Elementary

Intermediate

Commencement

 

HIV.E.1 HIV/AIDS is a disease that is causing some adults to get very sick, but it does not commonly affect children.

HIV.E.2 HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

HIV.E.3 Individuals cannot get HIV/AIDS by being near or touching someone who has it.

HIV.E.4 Some viruses cause disease and can be transmitted from an infected individual to an uninfected individual through various means.

HIV.E.5 HIV/AIDS is caused by a virus that weakens the ability of infected individuals to fight off disease.

HIV.E.6 Scientists are working hard to find a way to stop individuals from getting HIV/AIDS and to cure those who have it.

HIV.I.1 Individuals who are infected with HIV may not have any signs or symptoms but can transmit the infection to others.

HIV.I.2 The risk of becoming infected with HIV/AIDS can be virtually eliminated by avoiding contact with another individual's blood; practicing abstinence from sexual contact and not sharing needles to inject drugs, vitamins or steroids.

HIV.I.3 HIV can be transmitted through blood to blood contact; sexual contact with an infected individual; by using needles and other injection equipment that an infected individual has used; and from an infected mother to her infant before or during birth or through breast milk.

HIV.I.4 HIV/AIDS cannot be transmitted by touching someone who is infected or by being in the same room with an infected individual.

HIV.I.5 A small number of individuals including some doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel have been infected with HIV/AIDS when they were directly exposed to infected blood.

HIV.C.1 The risk of becoming infected with HIV/AIDS can be virtually eliminated by practicing abstinence from sexual contact and not sharing needles to inject drugs, vitamins or steroids.

HIV.C.2 Sexual transmission of HIV is not a threat to those uninfected individuals who engage in a mutually monogamous sexual relationship.

HIV.C.3 An individual is at greater risk of HIV infection by having one or more sexual partners who are at increased risk by engaging in sexual contact that results in the exchange of body fluids (i.e., semen, vaginal secretions, blood); and/or by using unsterile needles or paraphernalia to inject drugs, vitamins or steroids.

HIV.C.4 The risk of becoming infected with HIV from blood transfusions and from blood clotting products is nearly eliminated.

HIV.C.5 Individuals who engage in sexual contact need to properly use a latex or polyurethane condom to reduce the likelihood of becoming infected.

Conocimiento Práctico del VIH/SIDA (Español)

Recurso informativo: Guidelines for Effective School Health Education to Prevent the Spread of AIDS, Centers for Disease Control, MMWR Jan 29, 1988/Vol. 37/S-2; 1-14

Educación Básica

Intermedia

Inicio

 

VIH.E.1 El VIH/SIDA es una enfermedad que hace que algunos adultos se pongan muy enfermos, pero no suele afectar a los niños.

VIH.E.2 El VIH es el virus que causa el SIDA (Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida).

VIH.E.3 Las personas no pueden contraer el VIH/SIDA por estar cerca o tocar a alguien que lo tenga.

VIH.E.4 Algunos virus causan enfermedades y pueden transmitirse de un individuo infectado a otro no infectado a través de diversos medios.

VIH.E.5 El VIH/SIDA está causado por un virus que debilita la capacidad de los individuos infectados para luchar contra la enfermedad.

VIH.E.6 Los científicos se esfuerzan por encontrar una manera de evitar que de contraer el VIH/SIDA y para curar a los que lo tienen.

VIH.I.1 Las personas infectadas por el VIH pueden no presentar ningún signo o síntoma, pero pueden transmitir la infección a otras personas.

VIH.I.2 El riesgo de infectarse con el VIH/SIDA puede eliminarse prácticamente evitando el contacto con la sangre de otro individuo; practicando la abstinencia de contactos sexuales y no compartiendo agujas para inyectarse drogas, vitaminas o esteroides.

VIH.I.3 El VIH puede ser transmitirse por contacto de sangre a sangre; por contacto sexual con un individuo infectado; por el uso de agujas y otros equipos de inyección que haya utilizado una persona infectada; y de una madre infectada a su hijo antes o durante el parto o a través de la leche materna.

VIH.I.4 El VIH/SIDA no se transmite por tocar a una persona infectada o por estar en la misma habitación con una persona infectada.

VIH.I.5 Un pequeño número de personas, incluidos algunos médicos, enfermeras y otro personal médico se han infectado con el VIH/SIDA al estar directamente expuestos a sangre infectada.

VIH.C.1 El riesgo de infectarse con el VIH/SIDA puede eliminarse prácticamente practicando la abstinencia del contacto sexual y no compartiendo agujas para inyectarse drogas, vitaminas o esteroides.

VIH.C.2 La transmisión sexual del VIH no es una amenaza para aquellos individuos no infectados que mantienen una relación sexual mutuamente monógama.

VIH.C.3 Una persona corre un mayor riesgo de infección por el VIH si tiene una o más parejas sexuales que corren un mayor riesgo al mantener un contacto sexual que da lugar al intercambio de fluidos corporales (es decir, semen, secreciones vaginales sangre); y/o por el uso de agujas no estériles o parafernalia para inyectarse drogas, vitaminas o esteroides.

VIH.C.4 El riesgo de infectarse con el VIH a partir de transfusiones de sangre y de productos de coagulación de la sangre es casi nulo.

VIH.C.5 Las personas que mantienen contacto sexual deben utilizar adecuadamente un preservativo de látex o poliuretano para reducir la probabilidad de infectarse.

 


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