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Article: Support for school-based sexuality education among South Carolina voters.
- Article from:
- Journal of School Health
- Article date:
- May 1, 1998
- Author:
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What should we teach our children about sexuality? "Just say no." "Use condom sense." The debate over sexuality education in America's public schools continues to endure as it has for many years. On one side, proponents of comprehensive sexuality education believe sexuality "comprises an essential part of a person's identity," that adolescents are sexual beings, and withholding any information from young people regarding sexuality is an "attack against individual freedom."[1] These proponents believe sexuality education should be comprehensive, meaning instruction should begin in kindergarten and taught each subsequent year through the 12th grade.[2] in addition, ...