Two upcoming meetings will be held in order for parents and legal guardians to preview state-mandated HIV prevention education program and videos Sequim students might see.

The first meeting begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, in the Helen Haller Elementary School Library, 350 W. Fir St. The second meeting begins at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, in the Greywolf Elementary School Library, 171 Carlsborg Road.

Grade levels will be presented at both meetings as follows:

Fifth grade from 5-5:30 p.m., sixth grade from 5:30-6 p.m., seventh and eighth grades combined from 6-7 p.m. Ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th grades combined from 5 -7 p.m.

Curriculum and videos will be available for preview in the school libraries. Parents/legal guardians will be asked to sign in, and after previewing the materials, parents who wish to have their child excused from participation in the HIV prevention program may sign a release form provided at the meeting.

State law provides that a parent or guardian must attend such a meeting before they can have their child or legal ward excused from participation in the HIV prevention program.

For more information about this event, contact Sonja Bittner, RN, Sequim School District nurse, at sbittner@sequim.k12.wa.us.