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Wyoming

State Information

State Policy Information

State Sex Education Policies and Requirements at a Glance

  • Wyoming schools are not required to teach sex education. However, sexuality is an included topic in the state’s mandated Health Education Content and Performance Standards.
  • Curriculum is not required to be comprehensive.
  • Wyoming has no standard regarding instruction on abstinence.
  • Curriculum is not required to include instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity.
  • Curriculum is not required to include instruction on consent.
  • Wyoming has no standard regarding the ability of parents and guardians to remove their children from sex education instruction.
  • Wyoming has no standard on medically accurate sex education instruction.

State Law

Wyoming statute § 21-9-101 requires each school district within the state to provide education in accordance with uniform standards and rules and regulations promulgated by the state board. On November 14, 2016, through authority granted in Wyoming Statute §21-2-304, the Wyoming Content and Performance Standards became an effective rule, which includes the health standards required for graduation.

State Profiles provided by SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change. For more information regarding your state’s sex ed policy, visit https://siecus.org/state_profile/wyoming-state-profile/