Mandate Comprehensive Sexual Education Programs in schools in all 50 states.

Mandate Comprehensive Sexual Education Programs in schools in all 50 states.

The Issue

According to the information handout by Demystifying Data Toolkit, Comprehensive Sexual Education programs seek to educate youths with knowledge surrounding reproduction, body image, mental health, sexually-transmitted diseases, abuse, and a variety of other topics with similar themes. The programs seek to not only provide accurate medical information but also teach positive attitudes and decreasing stigmas among the community. (Guttmacher Institute) 

Currently, only 27 states mandate general sex education and HIV education. Within those states only 17 of those states mandate that the education is medically correct. On top of that, 29 states require abstinence being the main topic/only option and 7 of those states require attitudes that homosexuality is immoral. Only 3 states require that there is no religious involvement within sexual education. (Guttmacher Institute) 

THE NEXT STEP - Using the participant-observation field studies, it can be concluded that implementing comprehensive sexual education programs is a step in the right direction for the safety of the youth. Not only will the children of America be better equipped with medically correct knowledge on their body and organs, and STDs but also have the right information on the mental aspects, such as body image, self-esteem, decreasing stigmas etc. America needs to have this intervention program in order to properly educate the youth and prepare them for adult life.

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The Issue

According to the information handout by Demystifying Data Toolkit, Comprehensive Sexual Education programs seek to educate youths with knowledge surrounding reproduction, body image, mental health, sexually-transmitted diseases, abuse, and a variety of other topics with similar themes. The programs seek to not only provide accurate medical information but also teach positive attitudes and decreasing stigmas among the community. (Guttmacher Institute) 

Currently, only 27 states mandate general sex education and HIV education. Within those states only 17 of those states mandate that the education is medically correct. On top of that, 29 states require abstinence being the main topic/only option and 7 of those states require attitudes that homosexuality is immoral. Only 3 states require that there is no religious involvement within sexual education. (Guttmacher Institute) 

THE NEXT STEP - Using the participant-observation field studies, it can be concluded that implementing comprehensive sexual education programs is a step in the right direction for the safety of the youth. Not only will the children of America be better equipped with medically correct knowledge on their body and organs, and STDs but also have the right information on the mental aspects, such as body image, self-esteem, decreasing stigmas etc. America needs to have this intervention program in order to properly educate the youth and prepare them for adult life.

The Decision Makers

Cindy Marten
Cindy Marten

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