JEFFERSON TWP — A Knoch parent wants the online version of a health class changed or eliminated — or parents should be notified of its content.

Cil Love told South Butler School Board on Wednesday night that the content of a health class aimed at teens is different in the classroom version than it is online.

Love said the classroom version is sexual abstinence-based and focuses on sexual risk avoidance.

But the online version, Love said, mentions Planned Parenthood twice and talks about protected and unprotected sex 12 times instead of identifying sex as a risk factor for sexually transmitted diseases.

“I think we are misleading our children into thinking they can protect themselves,” Love told the school board.

She said if contraception is going to be discussed in the online version of the health class, then the effects on health and side effects of contraceptives should also be taught.

Love claimed hormonal contraception can cause early abortion, “and that matters to some people,” she said.

She asked the board to find an alternative curriculum for the online health class or eliminate it altogether.

“I don't think the online program is necessarily the best for our children,” Love told the board.

She said at the end of the meeting that if the board members were not inclined to eliminate or change the online health class, a parent notification could at least be included in the curriculum guides the board approved Wednesday night for the middle and high schools.

Superintendent David Foley said a sentence or two would be added to the curriculum guides stating that the curriculum in the classroom and online versions are different and parents are welcome to see them.

Love countered that the differences should be outlined for parents, but Foley said inviting parents to look at the curricula would be sufficient because actual class curriculum is not included in the guides.

“We would be more than happy to share the information with the parents (if they ask),” Foley said.