In NY state, at least, there's a 2 year mandatory Health class requirement (at least when I was there) That encompasses everything from fitness, to yes, a long drawn out sex-ed.
We were taught everything from 'abstinence is best, but if you're gonna have sex..."
Hell the instructor even showed how to put a condom on a banana (was a guy too, we all thought he was a little fruity btw... and he was also the male Wrestling team coach.. go figure) Also included was Devlar's picture book of STD's.. Hospital Film footage of STD's, a Live birth, etc etc etc etc etc.. Trust me. it was ALL ENCOMPASING..
the ONLY downside to this program... was that you needed a signed permission slip to be in it, and if you didnt get one, you spent like 2 months doing something else (dont remember what, but i remember it sucked, so as people would TRY to get the slip signed instead of blowing it off, and only kids whose parents REALLY didnt want them to go, didnt)
Suprisingly, there were a few kids that did that 'other thing' most, i recall from those 'religous fanatical' famlies... Oh.. I remember what one of the the 'other things' was.. You had to Write a Sex-Ed report.. the teacher said 'if your parents dont want you in my class, then they probably want to teach you themselves, so write me a (5? i dont remember) Page report encompassing everything related to abstinence, Safe sex, & STD's'
I commend this (possibly gay) man for his actions there.. He really wanted to make sure everyone got the full dish.. maybe even a little too full.. he said 'penis' wayyyy to often, like he was talking about his favorite thing..
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