Most Mississippi districts choose abstinence for sex ed
More than half of Mississippi’s school districts have chosen an abstinence-only approach to sex education, starting in the upcoming school year.
Eighty-one districts have chosen that approach, according to a list released Friday by the state Department of Education. Seventy-one have chosen abstinence-plus, which could include the mention of contraception — but still without any demonstration of condoms.
Three districts are taking a split approach, with abstinence-only for younger grades and abstinence-plus for older grades.
AP
7/29/12
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