Massachusetts § 100 - Age-appropriate media literacy skills instruction in schools; use of content from educational diversion program
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§ 100. Age-appropriate media literacy skills instruction in schools; use of content from educational diversion program
Section 100. The department shall encourage school districts to implement instruction in age-appropriate media literacy skills at all grade levels, including in any of the core subjects under section 1D of chapter 69, life skills programming or other subjects, to equip students with the knowledge and skills for accessing, analyzing, evaluating and creating all types of media. The instruction shall use content from the educational diversion program developed under section 36 of chapter 12.
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