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Jessica Chester Sex Education Case Study

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Jessica Chester was a high schooler in Garland, Texas. Chester had decided to attend the University of Texas-Dallas and to become a doctor. She was at the top of her class with a full tuition scholarship to UTD and a 4.5 GPA. Chester had a bright future ahead of her, but that was all till one day before her senior year when she missed her period. Chester went to buy a pregnancy test and took it quickly. When both lines had popped up, she started crying in her mother’s arms. After giving birth Chester had gotten pregnant again. Only after three months, Chester and her boyfriend (now husband) didn’t know that she could get pregnant so soon after giving birth. All those classes she took in school never prepared her or taught her about sex education …show more content…

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