Putting facts — like rising teen pregnancy and STD rates — together with some common sense, Texas school districts are beginning to ditch abstinence-only education programs.
Texas has the third-highest teen pregnancy rate in the US and it also spends the most on abstinence-only education. One school district official explained the decision to step away from an abstinence-only approach:
"We don’t think abstinence-only is working. . . Both approaches to sex education teach that refraining from sexual activity is the safest choice for teens. But abstinence-only gives limited information about contraceptives and condoms and tends to downplay their effectiveness, while abstinence-plus stresses the importance of using such protection if teens are sexually active."
Focusing on "abstinence-plus" education sounds like a healthy compromise that will keep students, well, healthy and help them avoid unwanted pregnancies. Do you agree?
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as published in the magazine "No Freaking Duh".....
1Wow! Soo glad to see that Texas is seeing the light.
2Wait a gosh darn minute!! You tell teenagers not to DO something... and they DO it ?!
3It certainly can't be any worse.
Now we just need to get them to teach about safe sex practices that don't just involve penis-in-vagina sex.
4FINALLY!!
Wow it took them a while. Hopefully the other places that teach "Abstinence Only" will catch on and teach safe sex as well.
5Could it be Texas or could it be reality?
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