The Petersburg School Board approved the sex education curriculum for Petersburg High School at their regular meeting on Tuesday to comply with HB 156.

The house bill requires that the sex education instructor and the curriculum be approved each year, according to the PSB. The instructor will be science teacher Alice Cumps and sex education will be part of the overall curriculum for the ninth grade health class.

PHS Principal Rick Dormer said the curriculum for sex education at the high school is nearly identical to the curriculum last year.

"By far the best way to completely prevent unwanted...