Babies Having Babies: Why Sex Education is Needed

Babies Having Babies: Why Sex Education is Needed.

Do you remember your first crush? How about the butterflies in your stomach every time they walked by? Wishing they would see you in hallway and maybe say hello. Every adolescent goes through this crucial period in his or her life. That is why middle schools and high schools in California need to teach Comprehensive Sex Education Programs. Comprehensive Sex Education provides complete, accurate, positive and developmentally appropriate information on human sexuality.

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Many teens are faced with questions about why their body is changing and why they feel as they do. Many parents are afraid to talk to their children about sex and their changing bodies. Leaving teens unaware of the consequences of sex. That is why I propose that all California public schools teach comprehensive sex education twice, once when an adolescent is in middle school and then once again while in high school. California recognizes the important role that schools can play in protecting the sexual health of young people. Since “1992, the state has required all public schools to teach HIV/AIDS prevention education”(Burlingame). But the State still doesn’t require a complete sex education experience to students.

Because of this, many school are teaching different things. Some students learn about abstinence and decision making while other school’s emphasize sexual transmitted disease’s, totally ignoring issues like what a healthy relationships is or contraceptives and condoms. In California “71% of all middle schools omit to teach about contraceptives, condom effectiveness, or abstinence,” all extremely important topics in sex education (Burlingame). Even when schools are providing information on sexual transmitted disease’s and pregnancy to students, many of the school information are out of date (Brener). 31% of all California schools teaching sex education are using the same curriculum from eight years prior (Brener). A school even incorrectly stated that the state mandates that the schools are not allowed to teach the students about condoms and contraceptives (Brener).

Some schools are so uninformed that they are not even aware of the sex education laws already in place by the State of California. Because of these misconceptions and complete neglect to some of the topics, many students are finding themselves completely unaware of the consequences from unprotected sex. Guttmacher Institute, a institute advancing in sexual and reproductive health through research and public education, reported that because of the low number of informed teens, recent statistics show that over one million teenage girls become pregnant each year (Brener). It is no wonder teens are becoming pregnant when “only 49% of students receive information of how to put a condom on correctly” (Burlingame). Along with only 62% of schools teaching the difference between HIV and AIDS (Burlingame).

It is fundamental for teens to receive correct and accurate sexual information in order to keep them safe. Many opponents to mandating comprehensive sex education in California schools say that they might not want their child learning some of things being taught. As part of the proposal, all students are sent home with a parent consent form. This form will state in extensive detail what is to be taught to their student during their experience. If any parent feels they do not want their child learning something, the child can be taken out of the class for a specific day or not participate in any of the program. This proposal is not me…………………