We identified and analyzed state statutes, administrative regulations, and state court decisions that mandated sexual education in public schools in every us state and the district of columbia We bring together research and other scholarship on sexual health and respectful relationships education to challenge 'pressured' sex. A quality sexual health education curriculum includes medically accurate, developmentally appropriate Content should focus on key behavioral outcomes and promote healthy sexual development Quality curriculum gives students the skills and confidence they need to navigate healthy sexual development and avoid or reduce sexual risk behaviors or experiences. 5 strategies with resources to support students teaching sex education can make us weak in the knees
Think back to how you learned about sex and you may recall awkward conversations, cringey explanations, and the feeling of wanting to fall through the floor (as in, disappear!). Rationale how do we teach, and why do we teach that way • people deserve access to complete, accurate and skillfully delivered information about all aspects of sexuality
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