Break the silence on sex education

Young: Break the silence on sex education
John Young, WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD

I totally agree with the article. Abstinence only is a good approach, but not good enough, what about the kids who don’t want to use that approach? What about them? Are they in trouble because our school system failed to educate them on being safe from getting pregnant and safe from STD’s? There are more teens that are going to experiment and how are we going to help them? Teens are usually not as smart as they seem in these matters. They need direction and guidance from experienced and informed teachers and researchers. I think it's important to learn about sex and for kids to get all the facts about sex and about abstinence so they can make their own decisions. So they want get any stupid mistake like getting pregnant such a young age. I guess we should have one certified health professional or educator on the health education councils that the state mandates for each district and they can find their past issues about AID’s and STD’s. I believe that Texans should demand real biology education, meaning real sex education. Do the math and see that our kids have shown they can multiply — all too well. I believe this editorial needs to be read by parents and others because it could be their kids or relatives that being in this situation and I think that kids should know the facts and from then on be able to make a personal choice what to do with their bodies.

http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/03/01/0301young_edit.html