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Should sex education be taught at anytime before high school?
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Yes, sex education should begin well before high school, as many children are at least curious about changes in their bodies long before they reach high school.
By the time children reach high school age, it may be too late to provide effective sex education. Sex education should begin in elementary school, and should include instruction on basic biology. Children begin to enter puberty younger and younger these days, which can be a horribly confusing and painful period of their life even IF they have some intellectual understanding of the basic biological changes that are occurring. It is also completely imperative that children be instructed on birth control so that they will be able to prevent not only pregnancy, but the spread of STDs. This is an important public health issue.
Yes DeadEmanuelBecause an increasing number of children are becoming sexually active before high school, I do feel that sex education should be taught at an earlier age.
Because sex education is designed not only to make children aware of their changing bodies, but also to help them to protect themselves when they become sexually active, I do think it should be taught at a younger age, so they have that information when they start considering being sexually active, instead of after the fact, when they have already put themselves in danger.
Yes ToughEfrain26Yes, because kids are having sex and fooling around, even during middle school.
More and more kids are experimenting in middle school and having sexual activity. Part of it is due to the media and entertainment of today's society. But, that does not mean we have to ignore it, and pretend kids are innocent at that age. It's time to let them know what's up, else they may do something unintended, and have bad consequences as a result.
Yes TickoNest
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No. The teaching of sex in schools has led to the total corruption of children in many communities. When you teach sex, no matter how good the intention is, you create an interest and curiosity in children. Teaching sex to children is as good as advertising it. Ever since sex was taught in schools there has been an increase in teen pregnances and child sex. They better see no evil and hear no evil.
No Anonymous
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