Adding Birth Control Into The School Curriculum

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“Teen pregnancy went way down in the ‘90s, and 75 percent of it was because of an increased use of contraception.”(Al Franken). If teenagers learn about methods of birth control they can use it to their advantage if these actions are what they choose to apply themselves to. Many parents think if students learn about birth control they will start engaging in intercourse, birth control should become part of the school curriculum because once students understand how to prevent pregnancy and STD’s than the rates in teens will decrease and students should know all the options of prevention.
Many parents believe that once a teenager learns about methods of contraception they will immediately start having sex. If that’s true then these teenagers are only being taught abstinence only programs through school and the parents think this is the way to go. Statistics say otherwise. “Ninety-four percent of Texas high school students receive abstinence-only education. More than half of these teens are losing their virginity.”(Texas Monthly). Abstinence only curriculum in schools is not working according to this statistic. Also in the same article it states: “surveys showed that more than half of texas students were losing their virginity in high school and a startling amount weren't using condoms.”(Texas Monthly). If these parents think that not teaching them about contraceptives in school is the right decision, after seeing this statistic would they still like the idea of their children having unprotected sex? I would think not. Parents should be most concerned about the safety of their children. If the teenagers are engaging in sexual activity the should at least know how to protect themselves. “Students who participate in absti...

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...ll being? Do you want our teenagers becoming parents when they are still children?

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