MO SB562

Permits school districts and charter schools to provide optional teen dating violence prevention education as part of health programs for grades 7-12, using school personnel or outside consultants.

Requires instruction to cover healthy relationships, identification of dating violence and sexual violence, and access to legal, medical, and mental health services for students choosing to participate.

Mandates all instruction be age-appropriate, medically accurate, teach respect for voluntary and healthy relationships, and avoid bias based on disability, gender, nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation.

Allows schools to establish domestic violence education curricula covering awareness of domestic violence, healthy relationship behaviors, victim and perpetrator identification, and risk factors for violence perpetration.

Permits schools to consult with the Department of Health and Senior Services, the Attorney General, and domestic violence and sexual assault prevention advocates when developing curricula.