Should Sex Education Be Taught In Schools

Teenage girls should be able to obtain contraceptives without parental consent because they have a right to privacy when it comes to their sexual life. Teenagers are known for being secretive and are most likely to hide personal information from their parents, but when it comes to safe sex, keeping this from their parents would not be all that negative. There is a difference between secrecy and privacy, teenagers keeping their sex life private is mature and adult like, preparing themselves for the future. Privacy to teenagers is an extremely big deal especially when the topic is sex, they should the have a right to either tell or do not tell their parents.

Not all families have the best home life, for their children to be open with about sex.

Sex education is an important tool kids of all ages will have under their belt that will help them understand LGBTQ, sexuality, how the body works, sex, etc. Parents are worried that introducing sex to their children at such a young age will make them eager to have sex earlier which is not true. Teaching sex at a young age prepares children and teens for what they will soon face in the future and gives them a clear understanding of what sex actually is. Many schools do not teach sex ed and a majority of the states where sex ed is not taught have high rates of pregnancy. If children are taught about sex at a young age chances are they will be more open to talk to their parents about difficulties they face with sex, relationships, sexuality, etc. Sex ed is so vital as children get older they will start to understand how important and serious sex

Children and teenagers are receiving their information about sex from online pornography, magazines, and other sources. These sources give false information and expectations of what sex actually looks like. Pornography plays a key role in altering the way kids think sex is supposed to be like, pornography is an unrealistic fantasy. Properly taught sex education informs children on what happens to the body during sex, relationships, sexual identification, etc. These topics are all equally important in shaping who teenagers turn out to be. Talking about sex with a teacher gives children an easier advantage of coming to their teachers for help when an issue is present. Sex education notifies children and teenagers about the reality of sex which is why it is important for sex education to be taught to children in their early years to give them a clear understanding of what sex actually