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To: narses
The 'sex-ed' curriculum is covered in Family Life Education. It is an 'abstinence only' curriculum with no discussion of alternative life styles, or methods of birth control. Parents can, and do, opt their children out of the program entirely. My 2 children never attended a single class.

I do not know the stats of the other questions. I suppose anyone can look those up on the web. I can see if those stats are available for my county and freep mail you with them.

289 posted on 02/09/2008 4:46:47 PM PST by SoftballMominVA
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See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/12/AR2007111201716.html

RICHMOND, Nov. 12 — Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has cut off state funding for abstinence-only sex education programs, citing recent studies finding that teenagers should also be taught about birth control and condoms to protect against pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

Kaine (D) submitted plans last month to close a budget shortfall in part by eliminating a $275,000 matching grant for a federal program that provided funds for 14 nonprofit groups that taught abstinence only.

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Planned Parenthood of Virginia, which had lobbied for the change in policy, sent out a statement Monday praising Kaine for joining its nationwide campaign to eliminate abstinence-only programs, which urge youths to refrain from sex until marriage.

“There is no evidence that abstinence-only programs equip teens with the education they need to delay sexual activity or prevent unintended pregnancies or the spread of sexually transmitted disease,” said Becky Reid, an organizer for Planned Parenthood Health Systems.


294 posted on 02/09/2008 5:13:24 PM PST by narses (...the spirit of Trent is abroad once more.)
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