Should schools teach more about sex education? Would it help boys and girls be safer? Would there be less Sexually Transmitted Diseases or more? The truth is if teens learned more about sex then there would be less teen pregnancies and less STDs. "5 Reasons Schools Should Adopt LGBTQ-inclusive Sex Ed." I think teen pregnancies are unfortunate and teens should really think more about the consequence and how it can affect your life. Most students, however, do not receive any instruction until 9th or 10th grade, by which time many have already became sexually active. "Implementing Sex Education." Ages 15 to 24 makeup 25 percent of the sexually active population, but acquire half of all new Sexually Transmitted Infections which is about 9.8 million new cases a year. “FACTS ABOUT SEX EDUCATION." …show more content…
Although I believe others think sex education shouldn’t be taught because it may influence them to have sex earlier rather than waiting. There’s also the fact that it costs more for books and teachers to teach sex education, plus there’s reports of teachers finding it weird to talk about diseases, and dangers of sex to their students. "Sex Education: Politicians, Parents, Teachers and Teens." Another reason is some parents want to teach their own kid about these things and not the school do it for them.
Some facts about sex is in 2011 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey indicates that more than 47 percent of all high school students say they have had sex, and 15 percent of high school students have had sex with four or more partners during their lifetime. About 3.2 million adolescent females are infected with at least one of the most common STIs. "Sex