Is s*x education not taught in schools anymore?

Question

I only ask because there are soooo many people (and I don't just mean under 16's but 17/18/19 year olds too!) asking if they can get pregnant if they:

missed a pill

aren't using contraception

aren't using contraception but he *pulled out before he came*

had s*x the a few days/a day before their period

and so on and so forth...

If you have s*x, there is a risk of getting pregnant and/or catching and STD, whether you're using protection or not.

End of story.

So is s*x Education not being taught in school anymore?

Answer 1

When I was in the 8th grade in Catholic school we had a class one day in which one of the parents, whose field apparently was counseling in this regard, was to come in and teach us about s*x.  Before she arrived we were all laughing at what we thought was going to be a funny subject.  

What did she do?  Using an overhead projector, she spoke the words in quotes below and wrote the last words down:

"s*x within marriage"--HOLY

"s*x outside of marriage"--UNHOLY

She then proceeded with her talk as we sat there in stunned silence.  I don't know if it worked with everybody, but I can tell you there was no more laughing.  That was over 24 years ago.

Answer 2

I had s*x Ed 5 times through public school. And am in college now. So yes. But I know from all those times that they teach (*cough*preach) abstinence. And they do it by the book. It's really not the best. They don't teach a whole lot about the stuff that is important and is something that comes up in real life practice. I had a few of those questions myself even after having s*x ed so often.

Of course now with Bush's new rule, you won't have to worry about pills, a lot of pills will be banned. So, you won't have to worry about anyone asking stupid questions after that! >(     (not happy about it) http://www.plannedparenthood.org/issues-...

Answer 3

I think it might depend on the school. I learned it last year at my old school, and I'm also learning it again this year (it said on our syllabus).

Answer 4

s*x education hasn't been taught for decades. All that is taught is abstinence is the only way to not become pregnant and if you have s*x you will catch various diseases and, ultimately, die alone and unloved. Because schools are afraid of upsetting sue-happy parents they don't want to even suggest having s*x to teenagers even though everyone in their right mind knows it happens so all forms of birth control plus what can and cannot make you pregnant are glossed over or skipped.

However, also remember that the majority of students DO know of condoms but some choose to forgo them because "he'll pull out" or "it'll never happen to *me,* I could never get pregnant!" And because they want their parents to continue lying to themselves and believe their children are innocent virgins they are too frightened to ask for any other type of birth control.

The people who ask those sort of questions are, frankly, idiots. They rush headfirst without researching anything and figure it is better to stay with the moment than stop and ask questions and find out answers. They let their hormones get the better of them and even though some s*x education teachers may stress the importance of birth control and go through actual lessons that detail every single birth control method it's either too late or missed by the student.

The only time a teacher ever went step-by-step with my class about birth control and everything else involving s*x--including dispelling stupid myths some teenagers seem to believe--was my last year of high school. One boy in my class (who had a long-term girlfriend) was honestly shocked to find out having s*x in a pool/hot tub doesn't stop you from getting pregnant.

Answer 5

omg hahaha some girl asked me of getting kissed on the cheeks will get her STDs  lulz

i know they do teach it in classes, but people don't pay attention because they think they know everything about it >_>  

Answer 6

haha, yes there is still s*x ed classes going on at school..but you see the thing is, it happened a while ago that the school board had decided this, it's at first a couple of years ago kids where being taught about condoms and birth control and ways to not get pregnant or contract a disease....the parents had complained because they had said the school board was encouraging their kids to have s*x and that it is okay to just as long as you are protected........since the parents had complained the school board changed and now kids are JUST taught on how a baby is made and all the s*x organs of a male and female, and the only way not to get pregnant is to practice abstinence...so so so......yep that's how it was and this is how it is now......which do you think is better? : P

EDIT:

oh, and also, i'm in 10th grade and i had s*x ed classes when i was in 8th grade and just last year in 9th, and each class i took we had to get a permission slip signed by our parents saying that it was okay for us to be taught s*x...if you did not want your kids to have the classes the teachers gave you another assignment and sent you to another room.

Answer 7

It was taught to me when I was in the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades in Kansas. But my family lived on a military base and the schools on the military base aren't subject to the stupid rules of the normal public school systems.

Unfortunately, the backlash of parents believing that their children can do no wrong and that it's the schools fault that their child has had s*x with more people in 1 year than they have in their entire life. So, if it is taught anywhere, you're lucky.

Yes there is always a risk of pregnancy and STD. Every method of birth control and STD prevention is 99% effective because they cannot absolutely guarantee that nothing will happen. To be honest, and this is going to sound a little gross, there's only 3 fool proof methods of avoiding pregnancy and that's abstinence, oral s*x, and anal s*x.

The pull out method does not work BTW. Guys have pre-***. There's *** going inside you the entire time that he's inside you. Ejaculation is just a larger release of sperm.  

Answer 8

I know that in some places in the US it isn't taught. But I thought everyone in the UK was. I learnt the basics in year 6 (age 10/11) from a nurse who came in and talked to us all (except...we all already knew what s*x was). And then later on some slightly more sciencey stuff, a load of stuff about contraception and also quite a lot about HIV and AIDS.

Answer 9

at my middle school

it was taught in 6th 7th and 8th

and as the years progressed they got into a little more detail

and the teachers were straight forward with us

but they also gave you the option to not attend

so the people who are still asking questions

probably didn't attend

Answer 10

Its because the students are more experienced than the teachers.

Answer 11

We had it first year, with our teacher who mumbled all the 'bad words'

Answer 12

yes it is but the sort of people asking these questions probably didnt go to the lessons!

Answer 13

It is still taught - usually under Citizenship with the title s*x and Relationship Education.