Sex Education in School

Sex Education in Schools

ENG 102

Abstract

Teenage sex education is a topic of much debate in America's schools because sex and its health related issues are prevalent in the lives of so many adolescents. Teenagers' engagement in sexual activities has led to an increase in sexually transmitted diseases, emotional and psychological injuries, and out-of-wedlock childbearing (Rector, 2002, para. 1). Therefore, schools across the nation have been charged with implementing programs that will educate the young about the risks of engaging in sexual activities before marriage. America's schools use one of the two commonly known approaches in hopes to deter premarital sex. These approaches are abstinence education and comprehensive sex education. Abstinence education is a...