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The Importance Of Sex Education In Schools

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Alondra Diaz
Mr.Rising
Foundation writing
25 January 2018 Should teens learn about sex education in High School? Many say you can prevent a pregnancy but many teens don’t have the right information or no information at all. In order to prevent a pregnancy at a early age you need to have the right information in order to prevent a pregnancy. All around the world parents are letting students learn about sex education. However back in the day no parent or very few parents let their child learn about se education. Sex education is instruction on issues relating human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity reproduction, age of consent, reproduction health, reproductive rights, safe sex, birth control and sexucal abstinence. Sex today is a big thing in a person 's life. Young teens learn more about sex education in school then in their own home. All around the world parents ask themselves what really is learn in a sex education class and will it benefit my child? 41% of high school students have been reported having sexual intercourse and something has to be done. Teens should learn about sex education in highschool because it encourages them to have sexual intercourse later in life, help young people avoid negative health consequences, and helps people to learn and adapt about the changes in their body. Sex education not only benefits teens but encourages them to have sexual intercourse later in

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