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What reasons would help justify providing Sex Education in the Mississippi Public High Schools?

What reasons would help justify providing Sex Education in the Mississippi Public High Schools?. Sex Education at School?. Who’s responsibility is it to educate our children about sex? What type of lessons should be taught? Safe sex practices or abstinence?

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What reasons would help justify providing Sex Education in the Mississippi Public High Schools?

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  1. What reasons would help justify providing Sex Education in the Mississippi Public High Schools?

  2. Sex Education at School? • Who’s responsibility is it to educate our children about sex? • What type of lessons should be taught? Safe sex practices or abstinence? • When should these classes be offered? What grade? • Where, if not at school?

  3. Sex Education and Mississippi Public Schools Elizabeth White

  4. Today’s Sex Issues • Parents and teen conversations • Teens and their body • Mississippi has highest teen pregnancy rate • Diseases • House Bill 999 signed February 2011

  5. Parents and Teen Conversation Who starts the conversation What do we talk about Does the child understand Does the parent get it

  6. Teens and Their Bodies Boys Girls • How do boys perceive themselves • What do they know about girls • Do they know correct terms • What do they really understand • How do girls perceive themselves • What do they know about boys • How much do they know about their body • Do they know correct terms

  7. Pregnancy Rate • Mississippi has the highest teen pregnancy rate • Do teens know the risk

  8. Diseases • Other issues besides pregnancy • Life threatening • Protection

  9. House Bill 999 • States Sex Education will be taught • School Board to decide about contraception • Abstinence or abstinence-plus • http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/extrel/leg/2011/2011HouseEdBills.html

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