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New Mexico’s State of Sex Ed New Mexico schools are required to teach sex education as part of their health education requirement. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile Sections Current Requirement RECENT LEGISLATION SHAPING THE STATE LANDSCAPE Advocates…
Arkansas’s State of Sex Ed Sex education is not currently mandated in Arkansas, but if offered, it must stress abstinence. If instruction on dating violence is taught, it must be evidence-based. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile Sections…
North Carolina’s State of Sex Ed North Carolina schools are required to teach sex education through “comprehensive health education”. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile Sections Current Requirement RECENT LEGISLATION SHAPING THE STATE LANDSCAPE In 2009, advocates successfully…
Arizona’s State of Sex Ed Sex education is not currently mandated in Arizona. As Arizona schools are not required to provide sex education to students, school districts are left to decide what, if any, type of sex education they provide…
California’s State of Sex Ed Culturally competent, comprehensive, and medically accurate sex education is mandated in California. While schools are not required to teach consent, they must include instruction on healthy relationships. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile…
Virginia’s State of Sex Ed Virginia schools are not required to teach sex education (also known as family life education). However, if they choose to teach sex education they may follow the Family Life Education Guidelines and Standards of Learning…
U.S. Territories: Puerto Rico and Caribbean Island State of Sex Ed There are currently two inhabited U.S. territories in the Caribbean Sea: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. People living in U.S. territories have a unique relationship to the…
South Carolina’s State of Sex Ed South Carolina schools are required to teach reproductive health education. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile Sections Current Requirements RECENT LEGISLATION SHAPING THE STATE LANDSCAPE Advocates have faced challenges during the 2022…
Kentucky’s State of Sex Ed While some sex education is currently required by proxy in Kentucky through their health education standards, it is not required to be medically accurate or include instruction on consent. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content…
Delaware’s State of Sex Ed Sex education is mandated in Delaware, although it must stress abstinence, and is not required to be medically accurate. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile Sections Current Requirement RECENT LEGISLATION SHAPING THE STATE…
Oklahoma’s State of Sex Ed Oklahoma schools are not required to teach sex education. However, they are required to provide HIV/AIDS prevention instruction and health education. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile Sections Current Requirement RECENT LEGISLATION SHAPING…
Oregon’s State of Sex Ed Oregon schools are required to teach sex education. Sex Ed Requirement Sex Ed Content State Profile Sections Current Requirement RECENT LEGISLATION SHAPING THE STATE LANDSCAPE Advocates in Oregon have achieved significant advancements for the state’s…
