Outline of the state of Texas
State
Texas
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Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Healthy Eating Nutrition—MS

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Healthy Eating Nutrition—MS

State law addresses healthy eating/nutrition.

Texas Administrative Code Title 19 RULE §74.1 Essential Knowledge and Skills

(a) A school district that offers kindergarten through Grade 12 must offer the following as a required curriculum:

  • (2) an enrichment curriculum that includes:
  • (B) health, with emphasis on the importance of proper nutrition and exercise;
Policy Type
Regulation

Texas Administrative Code. 115.23. Health Education Grades 7-8.

(b) Knowledge and skills.

  • (1) Health information. The student comprehends ways to enhance and maintain personal health throughout the life span. The student is expected to:
  • (A) analyze the interrelationships of physical, mental, and social health;
  • (B) identify and describe types of eating disorders such as bulimia, anorexia, or overeating;
  • (C) identify and describe lifetime strategies for prevention and early identification of disorders such as depression and anxiety that may lead to long-term disability;
  • (D) describe the life cycle of human beings including birth, dying, and death;
  • (E) identify and describe the three categories of prescription drugs and types of illegal drugs; and
  • (F) examine the relationship between prescription drugs and illegal drugs.
Policy Type
Regulation

Texas Education Code Sec. 28.002. REQUIRED CURRICULUM

(a)Each school district that offers kindergarten through grade 12 shall offer, as a required curriculum:

(2)an enrichment curriculum that includes:

  • (A)to the extent possible, languages other than English;

  • (B)health, with emphasis on:

  • (i)physical health, including the importance of proper nutrition and exercise; and

  • (ii)mental health, including instruction about mental health conditions, substance abuse, skills to manage emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and responsible decision-making; and

  • (iii)suicide prevention, including recognizing suicide-related risk factors and warning signs;

  • (C)physical education;

Policy Type
Statute