Sex Education Efforts Lagging in Schools, CDC Says

April 5th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

THURSDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) — There’s been little
progress in recent years in boosting the number of American secondary
schools that teach students how to prevent pregnancy and protect
themselves against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

That’s the finding from researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention who analyzed 2008 and 2010 data from 45 states
taking part in biennial surveys of school health practices.

The surveys assessed the percentage of schools in each state that teach
specific topics related to HIV, STD and pregnancy prevention. The topics
differ in middle schools and high schools, but generally include basic
information on the transmission and diagnosis of HIV and other STDs, as
well as pregnancy risk reduction. Condom use is one of the topics that’s
covered only in high schools, the CDC said.

The surveys revealed few indications of progress between 2008 and 2010.
For example, the percentage of middle schools that taught all essential
topics to grades 6, 7 and 8 declined in 11 states and did not rise in any
of the other 33 states.

In high schools, the percentage that taught all eight essential topics
to grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 declined in one state and increased in two
states. And the percentage of high schools that taught three
condom-related topics fell in eight states while increasing in only
three.

Broken out by states in 2010, the report showed that the percentage of
middle schools that taught all topics ranged from 12.6 percent in Arizona
to 66.3 percent in New York. The percentage of high schools that taught
all topics ranged from 45.3 percent in Alaska to 96.4 percent in New
Jersey. And the percentage of high schools that taught all three
condom-related topics ranged from 11.3 percent in Utah to 93.1 percent in
Delaware.

Education on avoiding infection with HIV and other STDs is critical,
especially for children in middle schools who most likely have not begun
sexual activity, experts said in an editorial accompanying the new
study.

“HIV prevention can also address misperceptions about how HIV is
transmitted,” they noted. For example, they say, one poll conducted in
2011 found that “20 percent of persons aged 18-29 believe incorrectly that
a person can become infected with HIV by sharing a drinking glass, or are
unsure of whether this statement is true or false.”

Schools remain integral to educating young people about ways they can
keep themselves and others safe, the experts added.

“Families, the media, and community organizations, including
faith-based organizations, can play a role in providing HIV, other STD,
and pregnancy prevention education,” the editorialists pointed out.
“However, schools are in a unique position to provide [this education] …
because almost all school-aged youths in the United States attend
school.”

The study appears in the April 6 issue of Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Report, published by the CDC.

More information

The American Academy of Pediatrics has more about teen sexuality.