SECTIONS 51200-51206 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 51200-51206

51200. Except as otherwise provided, the provisions contained in
this chapter are the requirements for courses of study in grades 1
through 12.

51202. The adopted course of study shall provide instruction at the
appropriate elementary and secondary grade levels and subject areas
in personal and public safety and accident prevention, including
emergency first aid instruction, instruction in hemorrhage control,
treatment for poisoning, resuscitation techniques, and
cardiopulmonary resuscitation when appropriate equipment is
available; fire prevention; the protection and conservation of
resources, including the necessity for the protection of our
environment; and health, including venereal disease and the effects
of alcohol, narcotics, drugs, and tobacco upon the human body. The
health instruction may include prenatal care for pregnant women and
violence as a public health issue.

51203. Instruction upon the nature of alcohol, narcotics,
restricted dangerous drugs as defined in Section 11032 of the Health
and Safety Code, and other dangerous substances and their effects
upon the human system as determined by science shall be included in
the curriculum of all elementary and secondary schools. Instruction
on the effects of alcohol, narcotics, restricted dangerous drugs as
defined in Section 11032 of the Health and Safety Code, and other
dangerous substances upon prenatal development as determined by
science shall be included in the curriculum of all secondary schools.
The governing board of the district shall adopt regulations
specifying the grade or grades and the course or courses in which the
instruction with respect to alcohol, narcotics, restricted dangerous
drugs as defined in Section 11032 of the Health and Safety Code, and
other dangerous substances shall be included. All persons
responsible for the preparation or enforcement of courses of study
shall provide for instruction on the subjects of alcohol, narcotics,
restricted dangerous drugs as defined in Section 11032 of the Health
and Safety Code, and other dangerous substances.

51204. Any course of study adopted pursuant to this division shall
be designed to fit the needs of the pupils for which the course of
study is prescribed.

51204.5. Instruction in social sciences shall include the early
history of California and a study of the role and contributions of
both men and women, black Americans, American Indians, Mexicans,
Asians, Pacific Island people, and other ethnic groups to the
economic, political, and social development of California and the
United States of America, with particular emphasis on portraying the
role of these groups in contemporary society.

51205. Pupils enrolled in a year-round school pursuant to Part 22
(commencing with Section 37000) shall have access, as necessary, to
an equal educational opportunity as provided during summer school to
pupils enrolled in regular school year programs.

51206. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the physical
fitness and motor development of children in the public elementary
schools is of equal importance to that of other elements of the
curriculum.
The Legislature further finds that, in order to improve the level
of physical education in the elementary grades, the Superintendent of
Public Instruction shall, through the regular budget process, employ
an elementary physical education specialist to develop model
curriculum standards in physical education for grades 1 to 8,
inclusive, provide technical assistance to teachers, and assist
school districts in the development of their physical education
programs.