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Contributor: RammaJamma RammaJamma
What is your opinion on the state of sexual health education in public schools?
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There needs to be better sex ed in public schools
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Sex ed should be kept out of the public school system
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Total votes: 75
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03/13/2011
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03/13/2011
Contributor: LadyEarlGrey LadyEarlGrey
My school had a great sex ed program but I know many schools are lacking for sure.
03/13/2011
Contributor: Ajax Ajax
Our sex ed class wasn't so informative and I'm sure it hasn't gotten much better over the years. I'd love to see better sex ed in the schools.
03/13/2011
Contributor: Stephanie Marie Stephanie Marie
MY shool showed us how to put condoms on bananas!
03/13/2011
Contributor: NaturalWoman NaturalWoman
I went to Catholic school and got absolutely no form of sexual education in school. From what I have heard from friends etc the regular school system wasn't necessarily that much better although at least they talk about it.
03/13/2011
Contributor: TumorCrunch TumorCrunch
Quote:
Originally posted by RammaJamma
What is your opinion on the state of sexual health education in public schools?
we need more affective sex ed, and they need to give out a lot more information. no BS abstinence ONLY crap. what happens when they don't listen and get an std or pregnant? should've taught them to be safe if they weren't going to obstain. and really...what teenagers do???
03/15/2011
Contributor: LavenderSkies LavenderSkies
Sex ed needs to be improved
03/18/2011
Contributor: indiglo indiglo
I think there needs to be more sex education EVERYWHERE. In the home and at school. Especially since you can't really teach values so much in school, more just convey information. Whatever values a parent wants to teach their child about sex should come from the parent, not just in the school.

I also think there needs to be more body education in general, and not just sex education. I think people need to know more about their own bodies, how they work, how your genitals change as you age, etc. Because I lot of folks get hung up thinking their genitals are "ugly" when they're perfectly normal.
03/18/2011
Contributor: I Wear The Pants I Wear The Pants
My school didn't give us any information about safe sex. The sex part of our health book was completely skipped over. Even the college I go to doesn't really talk about sex in the health class. It is the Women's Resource Center that gives out information about sex. It's rather sad. The less info the higher the rates of STDs and unwanted pregnancies.
04/13/2011
Contributor: Smitty Smitty
I only remember having sex ed in school at a time when it felt completely irrelevant to me because I wasn't really interested in sex. By the time I started having sex I was in college, and there didn't seem to be a lot of resources available. I think it's important for sex ed in school to be based on facts without having a moral slant, and to not be too focused on "abstinence"- especially when kids are being bombarded with so much information about sex from other outlets, they should be able to get the honest facts from a sex ed program without feeling guilty about being interested in sex.
04/27/2011
Contributor: charcat charcat
Needs to be better. Mine was pretty good (although it totally left out any mention of clitoris, orgasm, etc. which was sort of dumb) but I've heard some places have just HORRIBLE sex ed prgrams
05/08/2011
Contributor: big b big b
it was part of p.e.girls on one end of the gym boys on other and alot of pamphlets [ak] paper airplains
05/22/2011
Contributor: CuteDee CuteDee
I do think it would be good to have better sex ed in school, however I believe its the PARENTS responsibilty to teach their kids about sex!!!
07/06/2011
Contributor: anonymouse58 anonymouse58
I think oral sex and masturbation should be a bigger part of sex ed, it is too neglected
07/06/2011
Contributor: anonymouse58 anonymouse58
and parents should spend time on it, that is important as well
07/06/2011
Contributor: Lucky21 Lucky21
Quote:
Originally posted by anonymouse58
and parents should spend time on it, that is important as well
Oh totally agreed. But I would say that kids need to receive re-enforcement of positive sex ed from all communities in there lives. I also agree that every aspect of sex should be covered. The acts, how to do it safely, how to get tested, what diseases are actually out there. Go beyond the normal ones. What emotionally goes into relationships. What does all this new technology mean. Etc, etc.
07/16/2011
Contributor: Miss Anonymous Miss Anonymous
needs to be better sex ed in public schools
07/21/2011
Contributor: LostBoy988 LostBoy988
This should be an absolute requirement instead of the censorship that still claims most of the schools across America.
07/21/2011
Contributor: Lavendar Lavendar
better sex ed
09/18/2012
Contributor: travelnurse travelnurse
It is so lacking. Too many young people still coming up HIV positive
09/19/2012
Contributor: RedKyuubi RedKyuubi
It needs improvment
09/19/2012
Contributor: roskat roskat
I don't think I even received much of a sex-ed in school (not US).
09/19/2012
Contributor: Lioncub Lioncub
Sex Ed here is maybe 1-90minute class and it's very vague.
09/19/2012
Contributor: TiffyPixie TiffyPixie
This education they receive is limited but parents need to play their part too.
09/19/2012
Contributor: PepperPot PepperPot
Sex ed in my school was uninspiring. Fortunately my mom had a copy of Our Bodies, Ourselves lying around, which I read with great attention to detail
09/19/2012
Contributor: Sirena Sirena
I think that what the schools should do is allow parents to come during that week of Sex Ed and they have to stay quiet during it. This way the parents can see what is being said and discussed and can help supplement what is taught in class.

I am very honest with my children when they come to me with questions. Of course they are only 5 and 9 so I do keep it age appropriate. Just listen to them and be honest, never judge and leave your "OMG" eyes for when you are alone and reflecting on their curiosity. Always keep your cool in front of them with sex topics.
09/19/2012
Contributor: xxSuzakuxx xxSuzakuxx
I was born and raised in Florida and the only "Sex Ed" i remember is a the boys and girls being separated and watching a video about the chemical reactions that occur during puberty and how you will slowly develop during your teen years
01/23/2013
Contributor: Boyfriend Boyfriend
there needs to be more sex ed
01/23/2013
Contributor: noway noway
We need comprehensive sex ed in schools starting at a young age, and every year, until kids graduate.
02/16/2013