Outline of the state of Rhode Island
State
Rhode Island
Addressed

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Violence Prevention—HS

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Violence Prevention—HS

State law addresses violence prevention

200-RICR-20-10-1.2.1 A Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum

  1. Each LEA shall ensure that the coherent and coordinated K-12 curriculum for health includes a. Instruction in all content areas: personal health, mental and emotional health, injury prevention (including violence prevention), nutrition, sexuality and family life, disease prevention and control, and substance use and abuse prevention - including specific topic areas required by state statute; b. An emphasis on developing the key skills (i.e., accessing information and services, analyzing social influences on health, assessing personal risks, goal-setting, decision making, communication, negotiation, and advocacy) that cut across all health content areas and on practicing health-enhancing behaviors; c. Sequential, comprehensive, and developmentally appropriate instruction K-12; d. Medically accurate information; and e. Compliance with statutory requirements for instructional time as well as with other requirements in the Rules and Regulations for School Health Programs.
Policy Type
Regulation

216-RICR-20-10-4.7 Mandated Health Instructional Outcomes

b. Teen Dating Violence (grades 7 through 12): defining dating violence, recognizing dating violence warning signs and characteristics of healthy relationships, as stipulated in R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-22-24, and as defined in this Part.

Policy Type
Regulation

State of Rhode Island General Laws § 16-22-24. Dating violence education.

(a) Each school district shall incorporate dating violence education that is age-appropriate into the annual health curriculum framework for students in grades seven (7) through twelve (12).

Policy Type
Statute