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20 Geo. J. Gender & L. 467 (2018-2019)
Sex Education in Schools

handle is hein.journals/grggenl20 and id is 478 raw text is: SEX EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS EDITED BY MELODY ALEMANSOUR, AUSTIN COE, AUSTIN DONOHUE, LAURA SHELLUM, AND SOPHIE THACKRAY I. INTRODUCTION ................................................ 467 II. VARIATIONS IN STATE SEX EDUCATION POLICY ........................ 468 A. CURRENT STATUS OF SEX EDUCATION POLICY BY STATE ......... 468 B. RECENT CHALLENGES AND PROPOSED CHANGES TO STATE STATUTES 478 C. DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ABSTINENCE-ONLY PROGRAMS ................................................... 479 D. DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION PROGRAMS ........................................ 481 III. LEGAL CHALLENGES TO SEX EDUCATION PROGRAMS ................. 483 A. OBJECTIONS TO LAWS THAT REQUIRE SEX EDUCATION ........... 483 B. LEGAL OBJECTIONS TO LIMITS ON SEX EDUCATION ............. 488 IV. POLITICAL CONTEXT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DEVELOPMENTS ............ 492 A. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SEX EDUCATION PROGRAMS ............. 492 B. TREATMENT IN THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CYCLE ........ 497 C. TREATMENT BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION .................. 498 V. CONCLUSION ...................................................... 498 A PPENDIX A ............................................... 500 APPENDIX B ............................................... 504 I. INTRODUCTION The teaching of sex education in the public-school system is a controversial topic. As a result, state statutes regulating sex education as well as methodologies used in sex education curricula vary widely. Topics covered by the law include general health education, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), HIV/AIDS, contraception, abortion, and human sexuality. The Trump Administration has made changes to the federal funding available for abstinence-only programs, including cuts to funding for organizations taking part in President Obama's Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program. The Trump Administration and current officials at the Department of Health and Human Services have emphasized the

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