What should public schools teach our children about sex? It can be a complex question, especially when dealing with morals, social norms, pop culture, hormones and health. When students sit down for their sex education, should teachers embrace an abstinence-only policy?
Where is the evidence of “a clear national consensus” that teens should be provided with information about contraception? To the contrary, what the American public wants is a strong abstinence message: 94 percent of teenagers believe that teens should be given a strong message from society to abstain from sex until at least after high school.
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