Changing Sex Education in Illinois
Location
A116
Document Type
Presentation
Type
EnACT
UN Sustainable Development Goal
UNSDG #4: Quality Education
Start Date
24-4-2024 9:50 AM
End Date
24-4-2024 10:05 AM
Abstract
School curriculums should be required to prioritize students’ safety and well-being, as such, sex education should be made mandatory to protect students and their futures. Rather than focusing on abstinence, sex education classes should emphasize safe sex. Teenagers who are going to engage in sex are unlikely to be stopped by sex education classes that emphasize abstinence, which is why schools should work to prevent teenage pregnancy and sex-related health issues by encouraging students to practice safe sex if they plan on having intercourse. There are also cases in which children don’t choose to be sexually active and should have access to abortion and other resources. Sex education shouldn’t be focused around grades, as many students skip or repeat years and will either be unnecessarily ahead or dangerously behind their peers. As such, students from the ages of 10 to 18 should have sex education classes. Children who skip several grades and end up in classes with peers much older than them shouldn’t need to take sex education simply because it is part of the curriculum, just as those who repeat several years shouldn’t be left without such important information. Sex education should be mandatory in all districts and states. Leaving children clueless as to their own bodies is not only pointless but also dangerous. Several teenage pregnancies could have been easily prevented with contraception and basic knowledge of the human reproductive system. If kids are educated, they can protect themselves and their futures better, and that is why sex education should be mandatory.
Changing Sex Education in Illinois
A116
School curriculums should be required to prioritize students’ safety and well-being, as such, sex education should be made mandatory to protect students and their futures. Rather than focusing on abstinence, sex education classes should emphasize safe sex. Teenagers who are going to engage in sex are unlikely to be stopped by sex education classes that emphasize abstinence, which is why schools should work to prevent teenage pregnancy and sex-related health issues by encouraging students to practice safe sex if they plan on having intercourse. There are also cases in which children don’t choose to be sexually active and should have access to abortion and other resources. Sex education shouldn’t be focused around grades, as many students skip or repeat years and will either be unnecessarily ahead or dangerously behind their peers. As such, students from the ages of 10 to 18 should have sex education classes. Children who skip several grades and end up in classes with peers much older than them shouldn’t need to take sex education simply because it is part of the curriculum, just as those who repeat several years shouldn’t be left without such important information. Sex education should be mandatory in all districts and states. Leaving children clueless as to their own bodies is not only pointless but also dangerous. Several teenage pregnancies could have been easily prevented with contraception and basic knowledge of the human reproductive system. If kids are educated, they can protect themselves and their futures better, and that is why sex education should be mandatory.