Implementation of Comprehensive Sex Education in High School

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This bill is established and designed to implement comprehensive sex education classes as a mandatory curriculum in high school of every state in the United States in order for every high school student to graduate. Section Two: Congress hereby finds and declares that the sex education curriculum has been wrongly denied of pursuing a thorough course in order for high schoolers to achieve a better understanding of anything sex related. Sex education, or sex ed, is an instructional course built to instruct issues relating to human sexualiy, sexual anotomy, sexual reproduction, sexual activity, reproductive health, emotional relations, reproductive rights and responsibilities, and contraceptives. Out of the 50 states in the U.S, only 18 of them are required by law to include a sexual education course available in all high schools. Of the 18 states that are required sex ed however, their curriculum differs. In some states such as Utah, youths learn about sexual education, STD’s, and abstinence until marriage, but are not provided information about contraception. In other states like Washington, teens receive information ranging from homosexuality to contraception methods. States like Utah that promote ‘abstinence-only’ sexual education courses are less effective than those like Washington, where a more in-depth sex ed course showed evidence of no encouragement of sexual activity. Washington used the comprehensive sex education program. The method that Utah used, “Abstinence-only” or “Just Say No” teachings, in spite of the fact that it educates youth on how to reject sexual advances, promote self-sufficiency, instruct the psychological health of youths who have had sex, etc. are biased and prejudiced. This bill will lower the teen ... ... middle of paper ... ... will not have fulfilled their high school graduation requirement and will not graduate until the curriculum is taken. Federal funding will be deferred from the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. This bill will be put into effect in August 2016. "Top 10 Reasons to Support Comprehensive Education in Schools." About.com Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 201 "Comprehensive Sex Education: Research and Results." Comprehensive Sex Education: Research and Results. Advocates For Youth, n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2014. "Yaws: Renewed Eradication Efforts." WHO. World Health Organization, n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. "Comprehensive Sex Education: Research and Results." Comprehensive Sex Education: Research and Results. Advocates For Youth, n.d. Web. 18 Feb. 2014. A Definition of Comprehensive Sexuality Education."

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