Sex Education: Should Sex Education be Taught at School?

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Should sex education be taught at school? Sex education is a very controversial topic, and it can be a challenging topic to approach. Religion and morals are all parts of why some parents are against sex education being taught in school; they believe abstinence from sex until marriage is the only way of education. Religions are against from schools substituting parents on the role of imparting sexuality information to children. Moreover, religions claim children minds are not ready for getting the information. Culture has also shaped people beliefs, concerning sex education, some cultures, make people regard sexuality issue as taboo which should not be discussed in public (Whitaker, 2015).
However, sex education should be taught at schools because it helps reducing unplanned pregnancy and avoidance of diseases. Moreover, sex education informs teenagers about safe sex practices; and helps teenagers recognize what is right and wrong. Myths surrounding sex, such as people cannot get pregnant when they engage in sexual activities for the first time have misled children. Believing in such myths has led to increase in unexpected pregnancies among children. In addition, myths such as people can know if their partner has STDs has increased the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Inadequate children understanding on safe sex practices have led to high rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence among children. Children get invalid information from their friends about safe sex practices, which misinform them in making wrong decisions. Parents are tasked with the responsibility of providing sex education to their children, however, due to different perceptions by parents on sexuality topic they fail to play the sex educator role (Lee, 2013).
Whitaker, (2015) argues that a debate exploded after parents discovered that district officials were planning to include more content on sex education. The parents recommended abstinence only program. The parents pointed that the adoption of comprehensive program that district officials planned to introduce would corrupt the minds of their young children. On the other hand, the students wanted adoption of comprehensive program, they argued that the program would enable them have deeper understanding of sex education which would dispel the myths they had surrounding sex.
Religion is categorical to the issue of teaching sex education in schools. The church argues that a person’s body is a holy temple of God; hence sexuality education would corrupt children’s minds. Religious leaders hold the role of imparting sex education should be left to parents who understand the amount of information to be given to their children. Whitaker, (2015) argues that adoption of sex education will inconvenience children from families that avoid conversations about sex. Moreover, some cultures advocate the sexuality issue not to be discussed between adults and children.
According to the University of Southern Alabama, (2015) research conducted to establish parents’ attitude on adoption of sex education, 80% of parents supported inclusion of sex education while 16.5% opposed. The res...