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The birds and the bees: Abstinence not the only form of sex ed talk in Texas
Community
Timothy.Stuckey on October 4, 2017
The birds and the bees: Abstinence not the only form of sex ed talk in Texas

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]bstinence based education remains the leading focus on sex education in Texas classrooms. However, programs that include information about condoms and other forms of contraception are increasing slightly in popularity across the state.

A quarter of Texas public school districts offered no sex education at all during the 2015-2016 school year, according to a new study released in February by the Texas Freedom Network.

Nearly 60 percent of districts used abstinence-only educat...

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