Sex Education in Schools Essay

Human Sexuality Assignment 3 Sarah Rollins Sexual education has been a controversial topic since some believe that it is harmful for students while others disagree (Carroll, 2009). Growing up in Northern Virginia, the Manassas City school system started sexual education in the fourth grade, which in their regards, was at the elementary level. Back then, parents were permitted to excuse their children from these classes if they opposed letting their children learn about sexuality at such…

In most Texas high schools it is not unusual to see a young girl walking around school pregnant. Many schools have taken the “shame” approach, where the girls take separate classes from their peers in order to learn how to be a fit parent. What sixteen year old is truly ready to raise a child, often times, by themselves? This is a problem that is easily avoided. The Texas education system seems to think that the method of strictly teaching abstinence is effective, however how can it possibly be…

Amongst us teenagers, how do we react when we hear the word “sex”? We speak with confidence towards sex but the false statements and myths come with it as well. High school students in most states are required to pass a sexual heath class, and parents are more opened to the idea of this knowledge. The eagerness to learn more about sexual diseases is answered through comprehensive sexual education. With this course teenagers are more informed about small details that play a big part of their…

Sexual activity in teens is on the rise and the school systems education on the subject is not preparing teens for their future mental and physical sexual lives. Students need to be educated, have the proper knowledge of how to take care of themselves, and need the proper education for the sex drive that is present in all human beings. The centers for disease control and prevention did a survey in which 47% percent of all teenagers have had sex and 60% of those teens did not use protection…

While the majority feel that this policy in sex education will make their child feel that it is okay to participate in sexual activities since they have been educated on how to protect themselves others feel that since the schools have a choice not to teach abstinence-only (and teach the teen to abide by biblical principles and restrain from sex until marriage) will override their Christian faith and belief. With the parents having this authority…

The Harmful Inaccuracies of Abstinence-Only Education For many reasons, including both moral and financial, “Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage” sexual education programs are taught all across America. These are programs that emphasize abstaining from sex until marriage, and generally tell students that this is the most effective way to avoid pregnancy and diseases. These programs often do not teach about other forms of contraception, with the belief that abstinence should be enough. Unfortunately…

can stop young teenagers from having sex, and abstinence only education program systems are not only ineffective, but unrealistic as well. Sexual behavior and the reproductive health of adolescents have emerged into radical public health matters (Danawi, 2016). For years, schools have aimed to save sex education for high school students, however, with the rising numbers in unintended teen pregnancies, there needs to be a transition into contraceptive education at an earlier age. There are…

such as hormones, dating at young ages, being victims of sex abuse, and using alcohol and drugs (Adolescent Pregnancy in America). In today’s society puberty is happening a lot sooner than it was in the past. With puberty happening earlier, more sexual experimentation is happening. Although there is no direct link between early puberty, and becoming pregnant, teens are around more peer pressure. Victims of sex abuse have altered views of sex (Adolescent Pregnancy in America: Causes and…

Two students, that attend different schools, walk into their health classes. At the beginning of the year, both students will learn all the normal types of ways to keep their body safe. However, by the end of the year, one student will have learned how to properly use contraceptives and the other will have learned ways to stay abstinent until marriage. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has found that sex education programs spend less than ten percent of class time encouraging…

birth rate of 26.5 per 1,000 women…”(Bartels, F.K.) This number could be decreased if teenagers were more informed about sex and the consequences of it. If teenagers were educated enough about sexual intercourse than it would decrease the chances of pregnancy and diseases. For one thing, sex education classes would create a great impact on teen pregnancy if it was taught in every school around the country. Teaching students about abstinence and contraception plays a major part in the pregnancy…