Sex Education 3 Sex Education in Schools In today's society there is an on going debate over sex education and its influence on our children. "The question is no longer should sex education be taught, but rather how it should be taught" (DeCarlo). With teenage pregnancy rates higher than ever and the imminent threat of the contraction of STD's, such as HIV, the role of sex education in the school is of greater importance now then …showed first 75 words of 294 total…

…showed last 75 words of 294 total…and physical changes in the body begin without warning and a child needs to know why these changes are occurring. (Lindsell 2) Students are taught about the anatomy of the human body and how and why it works the way it does. Knowing and understanding how ones body works is a fundamental part any person’s life and ability to gain this knowledge should not be removed. At the beginning of puberty hormones start ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**