How schools deliver sexual health education a quality school health education program helps youth develop skills and knowledge to promote healthy sexuality The curriculum should also address protective behaviors, aimed at reducing or avoiding sexual risks It is important that sexual health education promote and support skill development. A 2017 centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) survey indicates that nearly 40 percent of all high school students report they have had sex, and 9.7 percent of high school students have had sex with four or more partners during their lifetime. Here’s what you need to know to understand the different kinds of sex ed programs and what’s taught in your district What are the different types of sex education
There are four broad categories of sex ed Abstinence only, abstinence plus, sexual risk avoidance and comprehensive sex education. Sex education permeates the public school system, but in its current form it is failing to adequately teach students about sex and sexuality Rates of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections are far too high, particularly among lgbt+ students.
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