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Title IX and Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Modules for Grades 9 and 10 Now Available

July 1, 2025: The Virginia Department of Education has released new student training modules on Title IX and sexual harassment for students in grades 9 and 10. In accordance with the Code of Virginia § 22.1-23.5, each school board may adopt policies requiring students in these grades to complete the training. Each school board shall also: 1) allow all such students to opt-out of participating in the completion the training modules by request of the student's parents if such student is under the age of 18, or by request of the student if such student is 18 years of age or older; and 2) ensure that all such students are provided information about school counseling services and the supportive measures and formal complaint procedures available to them, as required under Title IX (20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.), in the school they attend as part of the training modules developed pursuant to subsection B of § 22.1-23.5. 

The modules are designed to help students understand what constitutes sexual harassment, how to recognize prohibited conduct, and how to report concerns. The modules also explain students’ rights and schools’ responsibilities under Title IX. Students will explore the importance of consent, learn strategies to prevent sexual harassment, and understand how to report incidents effectively.  

This resource is available through Virtual Virginia and may be integrated into local school division instruction. 

Self-enroll through Virtual Virginia: Title IX and Sexual Harassment Prevention Instructional Resources. These modules are available for download through Canvas Commons.

Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response Instructional Resources Available 

In accordance with § 22.1-206.01 of the Code of Virginia, the VDOE, in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Health, has provided a repository of instructional resources intended to inform the development of division programs of instruction for Grades 9-12 on recognizing the signs of opioid overdose and the use of opioid antagonists (naloxone, Narcan) to reverse potentially life-threatening overdoses.  

Self-enroll through Virtual Virginia:  Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response Instructional Resources.

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