Sex Ed Squad is a fun after school program where youth learn and build skills around various sensitive health topics. Squad members are trained peer health educators and present Condom and Barriers and Healthy Relationship lessons to their peers every semester and are also trained to distribute free condoms on JUHSD campuses.
Squad has several fun events and activities that happen throughout the year, our most popular being SQUAM squad prom. Sex Ed Squad recruits new members every fall from August to mid-September. Young people ages can get free condoms from the Daly City Youth Health Center; just ask for a brown bag. Everyone else can go to teensource. In California, teens have the right to access sexual health care and information without parental approval or notification once they turn the age of This includes STI testing, birth control, pregnancy testing, and abortion care.
These rights are protected by California law under AB However, if you choose to have one we will connect you with local abortion services. All teens over the age of 12 have the right to access confidential sexual health appointments during school hours. Each school has a different release policy around this, and unfortunately some schools are unaware of these rights.
Make sure to check in with your school about what is needed to get released for your sexual health appointment. JUHSD students - get a special pass from your wellness counselor and bring it to your sexual health appointment. Have it signed and returned back to your school attendance office to make it an excused absence.
Friends cannot attend the appointment with you. Q: How do I know what is the right birth control for me? There are a lot of birth control options out there! To help you determine which is the best for you, talk to your health care provider and also ask yourself these questions:.
