Parenting

I agree with you. Sexual education, especially in States where Abstinence Only education is implemented, is not only a bad joke but a health hazard. In those States, you see a rise in teen pregnancy and STD's in teenagers. The solution, I believe, would be to teach comprehensive sexual education. It is an in depth education that shamelessly teaches everything about sex, including diseases and ways to help prevent them and teaches them how to make healthy sexual choices. None of this "no sex until marriage" bullshit that teaches kids to "just say no" and teaches virtually nothing about actual sex.

As a 16 year old who lives in California, whose public schools teaches a mixture of Abstinence and comprehensive (But more leaning towards abstinence) I was shocked at the lack of information that was not being taught in the classroom, but that I already knew. After going through a HIFY (Health Initiatives For Youth) workshop on safer sex, I left thinking that this is the kind of thing we need to teach in the classroom, and ditch the old conservative ignorance about the reality of teen sex.