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Sex education varies widely in Oklahoma schools

Many don't go beyond the state-mandated HIV/AIDS education.

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Posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014 12:00 am | Updated: 11:23 am, Mon Jan 27, 2014.

Correction: This story contained incorrect information about Putnam City Public Schools. It has been corrected.


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12 comments:

  • Dana Asher posted at 8:04 pm on Sun, Jan 26, 2014.

    dana-a-179 Posts: 5414

    nothing will stop Oklahoma's "race to the bottom" on any subject!

     
  • Mert Rozman posted at 6:26 pm on Sun, Jan 26, 2014.

    myrtle-214 Posts: 12900

    [thumbup]

     
  • Gerry Smythe posted at 5:17 pm on Sun, Jan 26, 2014.

    glsmyt-154 Posts: 1325

    Gordon, Perhaps "mandate" was a poor choice of words, but…

    The parents have completely failed to educate their children about sex.
    The schools have miserably failed to teach this curriculum.

    The evidence to prove these statements lies in the article documenting that Oklahoma is the 4th worst in teen pregnancy.

    I am anti-ignorance. This problem could be reduced with education.

    Do you have any other solution?

     
  • Gordon Mills posted at 4:20 pm on Sun, Jan 26, 2014.

    d-v94g-454 Posts: 5602

    GS, there's that word 'mandate' again. Apparently you believe that all decisions regarding behavior should be taken from the hands of the citizens and mandated by those who wear black dresses.

     
  • Gerry Smythe posted at 4:02 pm on Sun, Jan 26, 2014.

    glsmyt-154 Posts: 1325

    Considering that Oklahoma is 4th worst in the nation, anyone capable of deductive reasoning should be able to conclude that the current programs have been a total failure.

    This state needs to mandate a comprehensive sex education program. It is the only PROVEN way to reduce teen pregnancy.

     
  • Bernie Cremin posted at 3:04 pm on Sun, Jan 26, 2014.

    altern-183 Posts: 6609

    What is the teen pregnancy rate in Oklahoma? Any one know?

    Females aged 15-19--- 47.8% per 1,000 and it is 31% in the United States.

    by race, ethnicity

    Non-Hispanic white 3,261
    Non-Hispanic black 825


    Sexual behaviors among high school students (grades 9-12), 2011
    Percent of high school students who have ever had sexual intercourse Oklahoma


    Total 51%
    Male 51%
    Female 50%

    Birth control use among sexually active high school students (grades 9-12), 2011

    Percent of high school students who used a condom during last sexual intercourse

    Oklahoma
    Total 57%
    Male 61%
    Female 54%

    Regardless of what you think should be taught, Oklahoma teens are having sex. Not all teens, but many teens.

    Why shouldn't schools teach teens about reality, about options. If not the schools, parents should be doing it.

    If it isn't a parent or teachers, then it will be a peer, who may not have the correct information, and or misleading information.

    Of course, you think that your children are all going to be virgins until they marry, but that isn't the truth. Some teens and some adults for that matter are going to have sexual intercourse or some other form of sex before they are married.


     
  • Gordon Mills posted at 2:34 pm on Sun, Jan 26, 2014.

    d-v94g-454 Posts: 5602

    If you check all the stories on the Tulsa World website today, it would seem they have an inordinate amount of sex on the brain.

     
  • Jean Taylor posted at 1:12 pm on Sun, Jan 26, 2014.

    Jeanie Posts: 3744

    Schools teaching birth control is same as condoning teen sexual promiscuity. If the public school system feels they should teach sex education, Jenk's "Worth the Wait" sounds like their school program might be on the right track.

     
  • Jean Taylor posted at 1:04 pm on Sun, Jan 26, 2014.

    Jeanie Posts: 3744

    Gordon, [thumbup] I like OKC's change, too. And if a school is going to teach sex education to their students, Jenk's "Worth the Wait" sounds like it puts the emphasis where it should be.

     
  • Bernie Cremin posted at 12:02 pm on Sun, Jan 26, 2014.

    altern-183 Posts: 6609

    Just place a dime between your knees and fight the natural urges. Abstinence.

     
  • Mert Rozman posted at 9:26 am on Sun, Jan 26, 2014.

    myrtle-214 Posts: 12900

    The thinking seems to be that if we don't tell kids about s-e-x, they won't discover it on their own until they are much older.

    Sounds reasonable.... [huh]

     
  • Gordon Mills posted at 6:42 am on Sun, Jan 26, 2014.

    d-v94g-454 Posts: 5602

    I like the Oklahoma City Public Schools emphasis on academic preparation.

     

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