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October 10, 1988 Costa
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Proclaiming October as National Family
SUBJECT: Sexuality Education Month
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Proclaim the month of October 1988 as National Family Sexuality
Education Month in Contra Costa County and encourage all families
to consider the responsibility of parents to provide education to
their children in the facts of sexuality, physical development
and the need to communicate with their children their views on
sexuality in order to educate their children and cement their
role as parents.
BACKGROUND:
The Family Planning Network in Contra Costa County has asked the
Board of Supervisors to proclaim October as National Family
Sexuality Education Month in Contra Costa County. Attached .is a
brochure which explains in more detail the intent of this
proclamation.
The purpose of this proclamation is to remind parents of and
educate# parents to their fundamental responsibility to
communicate with their children regarding sexuality so that
children understand and incorporate their parents ' values
regarding sexual behavior before the child learns more
destructive behavior from his or her peers, or others who have
less regard for the family values which are such an important
part of our heritage. Parents are encouraged to communicate with
their children and teenagers are encouraged to communicate with
their parents on this most confusing subject to many teenagers.
There is no effort here to impose external values on families.
The real effort is clearly to encourage communication within the
family that will lead to trust, the communication of information
and values, and which will foster a closer relationship between
teenagers and their parents.
The attached brochure includes a bibliography of suggested
reading for both parents and teenagers which may help in this
communication effort.
The Family Planning Network recommends that the Board take the
above recommended action.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _X YES SIGNATURE: /
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE X OTHER
SIGNATURE(S): O
ACTION OF BOARD ON October 18, 988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT -- AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED October 18 . 1988
Health Services .Director PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Family Planning Network (via Health Services) ;7�RVIS RS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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