Health education curriculum; require school districts to incorporate instruction on domestic violence and dating violence prevention as component of.

HB 1443 requires Mississippi public school districts to add age-appropriate instruction on preventing domestic violence and teen dating violence to all K-12 health education curricula. The bill mandates content covering prevention strategies, warning signs, healthy relationships, consent, and community resources, with all materials required to be developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive. It also obligates the State Department of Education to provide training and resources for educators to deliver this instruction effectively. The bill died in committee in February 2026 and was never enacted.