At this age most teens have not started having sex yet, but typically will start in the next five years. Although abstinence is ideal for teens, it is not realistic. With how open media is about sex and nudity, it is hard to keep that from youth. Therefore, these sexual education courses have a large impact on the teens. I suggest Germantown Hills Junior High switch to a comprehensive sexual education course. The current sex education course does nothing more than try to scare kids out of having sex by showing them pictures of diseases. This is no way to be teaching teens about their bodies and how intercourse works. Germantown does not explain how to use contraception or how sex affects people physically and emotionally. I believe it is important for young people to get information that could help them protect their health physically and
At this age most teens have not started having sex yet, but typically will start in the next five years. Although abstinence is ideal for teens, it is not realistic. With how open media is about sex and nudity, it is hard to keep that from youth. Therefore, these sexual education courses have a large impact on the teens. I suggest Germantown Hills Junior High switch to a comprehensive sexual education course. The current sex education course does nothing more than try to scare kids out of having sex by showing them pictures of diseases. This is no way to be teaching teens about their bodies and how intercourse works. Germantown does not explain how to use contraception or how sex affects people physically and emotionally. I believe it is important for young people to get information that could help them protect their health physically and