SummaryTwo hundred and four teachers responded to a questionnaire which sought information on their support, or not, for the teaching of AIDS‐related topics in schools, the isolation of AIDS‐infected students from schools, and their preference for three AIDS prevention messages as prepared by the Botswana Ministry of Health. Results indicated that the vast majority of the teachers favoured the teaching of AIDS‐related topics to students and the use of condoms while all of them frowned at the isolation of AIDS‐infected students from schools. It was concluded that the curriculum developers should help design a curriculum relevant to the teaching of AIDS and the need for parents and other members of society to ensure an epidemic‐free environment.