SEX EDUCATION
Chapter 9: Fact Sheet
DID YOU KNOW
- In the U.S only 10 states have instruction on consent or sexual assault
- Religious conservatives support abstinence-only programs
- Twenty-four states require sex education in schools
- Courts have upheld school rights to offer sex education classes
- One-half of teenge mothers said they hadn't used any form of birth control
Effects of sex education classes in school
Advocates argue that schools should be responsible for ensuring that all students have access to accurate information about their bodies and their sexuality.
The evidence shows that high-quality classes in sex and relationship education can not only help unplanned pregnancies but sexual harrasment.
45%
45%
Pregnancies for women ages 15 and up were unplanned
Students have had sex by the time they graduate High School
86%
57%
Women recived formal instruction before they first had sex
Students used some form of birth control
SOURCES: Kauchak, D., & Eggen, P. (2021). Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional, 7 th Ed. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2018); National Education Association (2018); Salary.Com (2018).
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SEX EDUCATION
Chapter 9: Fact Sheet
DID YOU KNOW
Effects of sex education classes in school
Advocates argue that schools should be responsible for ensuring that all students have access to accurate information about their bodies and their sexuality.
The evidence shows that high-quality classes in sex and relationship education can not only help unplanned pregnancies but sexual harrasment.
45%
45%
Pregnancies for women ages 15 and up were unplanned
Students have had sex by the time they graduate High School
86%
57%
Women recived formal instruction before they first had sex
Students used some form of birth control
SOURCES: Kauchak, D., & Eggen, P. (2021). Introduction to Teaching: Becoming a Professional, 7 th Ed. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2018); National Education Association (2018); Salary.Com (2018).
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