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Who’s responsible for teaching sex ed?

Posted by on Apr 30, 2010 in Blog | 1 comment

Whose responsibility is it to teach our young people about sex? Is it up to parents, who are often uncomfortable and sometimes unprepared to discuss this topic with their kids? Is it the religious groups, who often exclude those topics with which they do not agree and may only discuss abstinence as the "right" choice? Is it the responsibility of teachers, many of whom are also uncomfortable discussing sex with young people, and may be lacking enough information to really teach the subject? Or should we skip sex ed all together and let kids learn from their friends and older siblings, or "figure it out for themselves"?

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