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Start Sex Ed Early, Or It's Just a History Lesson

By Martha Kempner, SIECUS

August 24, 2009 - 8:00am

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We know, unfortunately, that the younger the intended audience the more likely it is that there will be disagreements over whether they should learn about sex and sexuality at all.

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Indian Government Says No to Sex Education in Schools

By Ramona Vijeyarasa, RH Reality Check, Southeast Asia

August 11, 2009 - 7:00am

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Rather than recognizing the need for sex education, India's government has responded with a deplorable decision to eliminate all sex education in schools, one that has been criticized extensively.

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Supreme Court Rules Strip Search of Female High School Student Illegal

By Emily Douglas

June 25, 2009 - 11:50am

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File this under "Phew": the Supreme Court ruled today that the strip search of an Arizona high school student was unconstitutional.

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Getting Real About the REAL Act

By Christopher White, National Sexuality Resource Center

May 5, 2009 - 8:00am

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A disease prevention model of sexuality education does little to address the real issues that young people face on a daily basis.

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Lessons of Hate in the Bible Belt

By Debra Taylor

April 27, 2009 - 7:00am

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Teaching about intolerance in my high school Ethics class in a small town in Oklahoma lead to a real life lesson for my students when I was forced to resign for insubordination.

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A Closer Look at Utopia: Strengths and Weaknesses of Sex Ed in Sweden

By Jenny Sjöö Saers, RH Reality Check

April 23, 2009 - 1:22pm

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Imagine this: Sweden's school-based sexuality education is so strong that a yearly national youth poll shows that the majority of young people report that they get the best information on contraception and STIs from school.

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Strip-Searching at Schools

By Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check

April 23, 2009 - 9:00am

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In 2003, Savana Redding, a 13-year-old honor student at Safford Middle
School in Arizona, was suspected by school administrators of carrying
and distributing illegal drugs after a fellow student alleged that she
was guilty.


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Addressing Sexual Violence through Sexuality Education

By Karen Rayne

April 20, 2009 - 7:00am

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Parents and teachers need to have lots of difficult conversations about sex with their teens, where the "right" answer isn't clear.

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Student Suspended For Using Birth Control at School

By Joe Veix, RH Reality Check

April 13, 2009 - 12:11pm

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In Fairfax, VA, a high school student received the same punishment one gets for possession of a illegal drugs or guns, for taking her birth-control during lunch.


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What Anti-Gay Hate Should Be Telling Us in Oklahoma

By William Smith, SIECUS

March 26, 2009 - 7:00am

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Public school teacher Debra Taylor's resignation over teaching "The Laramie Project" to Oklahoma high schoolers is but one instance of a hostile environment for LGBT youth across the country.

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