The Myth Of Abstinence In Schools

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3. I was personally surprised about this myth. The myth the abstinence programs work to reduce sexual contact, myth 22. In school from sixth grade they sally teach the students about abstinence and save yourself for marriage. This actually does not work. Students will still do the activity once they are old enough. With the students hormones running out of control and trying to discover who they are sexual they will eventually push the boundaries or even participate in sexual activity. We cannot stop them participating in these activates, even with lectures and demonstrations. By the age of 17 the students usually participate in sexual activity. They question is why do we waste money on programs in all schools that do not even work. The most