Texas schools will teach about contraceptives, instituting the first new standards for teen sexual health education in more than 20 years.
, a reproductive health research organization, 39 states, plus the District of Columbia, mandate that sex ed classes provide information about abstinence, with 29 of them requiring that it must be “stressed.” Just 20 states and D.C. require that the classes provide information about contraception.Under Texas law, sex ed must still present abstinence as “the preferred choice.
The previous curriculum was “very scientific” and “very dry,” said Dustin Marshall, a member of the school district’s board of trustees, and left out basic information about contraceptives, like how to put on a condom. Under Texas law, parents have the ultimate say over not only whether their child receives sexual health education, but also what is covered in those lessons.school health advisory councils
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