Report sharply criticizes sex education in Texas schools

[babylonsister]

Report sharply criticizes sex education in Texas schools
By MATT FRAZIER


The overwhelming majority of Texas schools use scare tactics and spread myths in place of teaching basic sex and health information that students can use to protect themselves and others, according to a report released today by watchdog group Texas Freedom Network.

TFN’s two-year study of education materials from 990 Texas school districts showed that about 94 percent of public schools use abstinence-only programs that usually pass moral judgments while either downplaying or ignoring contraception and health screenings.

Two percent ignore sex education, according to the report, written by David Wiley, professor of health education at Texas State University, and Kelly Wilson, assistant professor of health education at Texas State.

They put much of the blame on school administrators’ fear of controversy and religious groups that teach that sex is shameful.

Texas continues to have one of the nation’s highest teen pregnancy rates despite receiving more federal abstinence funding than any other state.

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[zbdent]

1. and when the kids find out you lied about x, they won't believe you when you tell them about y ...

gee, I thought that lying was so bad, they impeached a president or something over it ...

[Mr. Blonde]

2. What is that saying about stupid questions?

It may need to be re-thought.

"Then last year a sincere male student asked aloud, 'What is my risk for cervical cancer?"

Although I guess it could be blamed on an awful biology teacher.

[T Wolf]

3. Everyone knows that FOOTBALL is the ONLY thing that matters in Texas schools. Why be surprised?

[Hello_Kitty]

4. K and R. eom